Apple Mac OS X 10.3 Panther

4 stars

Why did I Install Panther?

by bassman97 on April 30, 2005

Pros: Cool GUI, like the brushed metal look as oppose to the old bars.

Cons: Has the stability of Windows.

7 stars

I guess it is better then os.9

by k9calamity on April 2, 2005

Pros: GUI is nice. The apps are sweet and there is tons of open source code for it. Flash, Photoshop, and Dreamweaver are mad fast!

Cons: I liked the look of os. 9 better. It crashes alot.

8 stars

Jaw-Dropping, Rock-Solid, Feature-Filled Operating System

by Smotchberry on March 1, 2005

Pros: Beautiful, simply beautiful OS! Loads of useful features, Much more secure than that 'other' popular OS : ), Easy to use

Cons: Might make more sense to wait a little bit more for Tiger (10.4), Easier and greater linux support would be great!, Expensive if not bought with a Mac, Doesn't run on PCs

7 stars

Good Value if upgrading from 10.1

by on January 29, 2004

Pros: Panther is noticeably faster than Jaguar on an iMac SE G3 @400mhz. New finder window is easier to use despite the dark metallic look.

Cons: Not dramatically better or different to justify spending $100 on Panther if you already have Jaguar. Better to wait for the next release

4 stars

a backwards step in the mac evolution

by on January 11, 2004

Pros: Expose is awesome. I've heard there is a speed increase but cannot confirm this since I have it running on a completely new computer (my wife's).

Cons: I am a huge die hard mac addict. So it pains me to say that panther is not one of Apple's shinning moments. Networking, which was very simple and reliable is Jaguar, is now difficult and unreliable. The gui has lost some of its elegance. Hopefully t

2 stars

Ultra modern, runs on my old iMac

by on December 22, 2003

Pros: nice GUI, built in BSD is sweet, rock solid. Can't say any of that about Windows XP.

Cons: Doesn't support a lot of hardware. My two year old sony external USB CD-RW is unsupported ;-(

7 stars

Worth it...if you're buying a new Mac...

by on December 16, 2003

Pros: Panther really seems to speed up basic finder processes and lightens the CPU load when compared to Jaguar. Older machines running OS X will benefit greatly from Panther, if they have enough ram to utilize it. Expose does its thing, and it does it well

Cons: Lot of ambiguity regarding specifics in Panther (look at the apple boards to understand that better). Also, it seems that Panther has done a lot of damage in the time it has been out. Apple really should have picked up on a few of these things before r

5 stars

A leap back for networking.

by on December 2, 2003

Pros: Exposé, Performance issues fixed, other eye candy added.

Cons: For someone who needs frequent access to a network, this has gotten exceptionally worse than Jaguar. Connecting to a server with the Go menu has gotten more difficult, and when you connect to servers via the Network folder in Finder, it doesn't mount serv

3 stars

copy of windows xp

by on November 25, 2003

Pros: Color folder are back

Cons: It's an copy of windows xp, apple has messed up there easy finder windows opting for a windows look alike. The Expose F key need to be moved for anyone that uses the system for professional work because they interfere with other programs. Over all not wor

5 stars

Networking flaws & not worth the price

by on November 24, 2003

Pros: The Sidebar and Expose are good interface improvements. Other minor tweaks are nice, too.

Cons: Way overpriced for an essentially minor upgrade. New brushed metal interface is less elegant than Aqua. The networking interface is confusing and barely functional. Mounting AFP OS X servers only works properly if they are accessed by IP address. File s