Amazon lowers prices on Snow Leopard pre-orders - save up to 17% off list price

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Amazon lowers prices on Snow Leopard pre-orders - save up to 17% off list price

Aug
25

By: switchtoamac at: 3:57 PM on August 25, 2009 | Comments (0)

Amazon has lowered the pre-order price of Mac OS X Snow Leopard (version 10.6), the new version of the Mac operating system that will be officially released on Friday August 28, 2009. Amazon has the following versions: Single User Upgrade is now $24.99 (down from $29), Family Pack Upgrade $43.99 (down from $49), Mac Box Set $149.99 (down from $169), Mac Box Set Family Pack $199.99 (down from $229) and Server $444.99 (down from $499).

These are the same versions being sold by Apple and other authorized resellers and offer buyers a chance to save money on the list price as follows (percent listed is compared to the list price shown above):

Upgrade Path Information for Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Only Apple OS X Leopard users are eligible for the Snow Leopard upgrade. Mac computers running Mac OS X Tiger & earlier OS users will need to purchase either versions of the upgraded Mac Box Set. Additionally, Snow Leopard will only run on Intel-based Mac models.