Amazon sells Mac OS X Leopard for just $109

By Alexandros Roussos

Created 2007-10-17 03:41

At the occasion of the announcement [1] of Mac OS X Leopard's official release date by Apple on Friday, Amazon.com, has started a promotion on both Single-user and Family Pack versions of the company's major operating system upgrade.

The Single-user [2] and Family Pack [3] versions of Leopard are both available for pre-order [4] and are respectively priced $109 and $189, instead of $129 and $199 which represents a 16% and 5% price cut.

Mac OS X Leopard will start shipping in both Single-user and Family Pack editions on October 26, the two items are eligible for Amazon's "free Super Saver Shipping" :

- Apple Mac OS X Version 10.5 Leopard [5]
- Apple Mac OS X Version 10.5 Leopard Family Pack [6]

Leopard features over 300 new features and enhancements, including a new Desktop and Dock, a redesigned Finder, the Time Machine ultra modern backup feature, a new version of iChat, multiple-desktops with Spaces, advanced file preview with QuickLook among many others.

A server version of Leopard which features setup made easier, iCal server, Wiki-based collaborative server and Podcast Producer is also available for pre-order in 10 Client [7] and Unlimited Client [8] editions for $499 and $999, respectively.

Amazon also offers a 5% price cut on iLife '08 [9] and on iLife '08 [10].

The online retailer has historically been offering very attractive prices for major Apple software launches.

Links:
[1] http://www.macscoop.com/articles/2007/10/17/apple-announces-mac-os-x-leopard-october-26
[2] http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FApple-Mac-Version-10-5-Leopard%2Fdp%2FB000FK88JK%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dsoftware%26qid%3D1192410988%26sr%3D8-1&tag=macosxrumorsc-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325
[3] http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FApple-Version-10-5-Leopard-Family%2Fdp%2FB000BR0NPO%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dsoftware%26qid%3D1192410988%26sr%3D8-2&tag=macosxrumorsc-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325
[4] http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FApple-Mac-Version-10-5-Leopard%2Fdp%2FB000FK88JK%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dsoftware%26qid%3D1192410988%26sr%3D8-1&tag=macosxrumorsc-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325
[5] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FK88JK?ie=UTF8&tag=macosxrumorsc-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000FK88JK
[6] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BR0NPO?ie=UTF8&tag=macosxrumorsc-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000BR0NPO
[7] http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FApple-Server-v10-5-Leopard-Client%2Fdp%2FB000BX7JLE%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dsoftware%26qid%3D1192590400%26sr%3D1-1&tag=macosxrumorsc-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325
[8] http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FApple-Server-Leopard-Unlimited-Client%2Fdp%2FB000BX7JM8%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dsoftware%26qid%3D1192590400%26sr%3D1-2&tag=macosxrumorsc-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325
[9] http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2FB000BX5JQG%3Fpf%5Frd%5Fm%3DATVPDKIKX0DER%26pf%5Frd%5Fs%3Dcenter-41%26pf%5Frd%5Fr%3D1HCAFFBTJMNA4VAW3316%26pf%5Frd%5Ft%3D201%26pf%5Frd%5Fp%3D309530501%26pf%5Frd%5Fi%3DB000BX7GIA&tag=macosxrumorsc-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325
[10] http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2FB000BQXTSS%3Fpf%5Frd%5Fm%3DATVPDKIKX0DER%26pf%5Frd%5Fs%3Dcenter-41%26pf%5Frd%5Fr%3D1HCAFFBTJMNA4VAW3316%26pf%5Frd%5Ft%3D201%26pf%5Frd%5Fp%3D309530501%26pf%5Frd%5Fi%3DB000BX7GIA&tag=macosxrumorsc-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325