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AlanSteven · Oct 7, 2007, 12:23 PM

I'm about to install OS X.4. Yes, I know that X.5 is right around the corner, but I prefer to wait until it's about to, say, 5.4 or 5.5. Anyhow, my Tiger installation disk comes with X.4.6, and I'm wondering whether there is any reason to upgrade to 4.7, 4.8, or 4.9. According to the posts, there seems to be all sorts of problems with 4.10, so I assume one of the others would be better. Thanks for the help. Alan

Cold Warrior · Oct 7, 2007, 12:28 PM

The newer versions include security, software, and performance improvements, but 10.4.6 always worked fine for me, so if you're a normal user with normal hardware, it probably won't matter if you don't upgrade. Read the release notes in detail; that'll help you determine if you need anything in the small point upgrades.

.Neo · Oct 7, 2007, 03:49 PM

Just upgrade to the latest version. Apple distributes those upgrades to improve the OS, not to sabotage it.

adamfishercox · Oct 7, 2007, 04:57 PM

10.4.10 never gave me trouble.

Cadaver · Oct 7, 2007, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by adamfishercox

10.4.10 never gave me trouble.

Agreed.

AlanSteven · Oct 12, 2007, 03:41 PM

Thanks to all you who replied. It looks as if 4.10 is the way to go.
Alan

driven · Oct 14, 2007, 10:41 AM

This sounds like Microsoft paranoia. MS manages to screw something up with the OS with each build so you need to bench-test it for a while to find out what breaks and take corrective action.

Example: Windows NT 4.0 SP2 ... disabled a ton of systems at install. I had another "security patch" that would peg the processor to 100% making it nearly impossible to log in. 4 weeks later they had a fix for the fix.

Worse: Windows XP SP3 is supposed to add Vista's DRM to Windows XP. (Meaning that I won't be installing it, and probably leaving myself vunerable.)

DogGone · Oct 14, 2007, 02:19 PM

I also have not had any trouble with 10.4.10.

If fact I never had any trouble with 10.4.0-10.4.10. I can understand being cautiuos and waiting for 10.5.1 before upgrading but to wait for a year or two before updating to Leopard makes no sense to me.

If you are concerned with having problems with upgrade to Leopard then I recommend you back up all your data (including the library folder) before hand. I typically have a copy of my home folder in case something goes wrong.

The only time I've had trouble is when the hard drive fails. Not the OSes fault in this case.

P · Oct 14, 2007, 02:45 PM

Best one for me was probably 10.4.8, but all from about 10.4.4 and on were OK. 10.4.9 or 10.4.10 changed something in the way that removable and network disks are handled. If the machine has gone to sleep on its own (not if I push the button) with a disc in and I push eject directly after waking, the disc will come out after about 10 minutes and the machine is really sluggish until then. As soon as the disc comes out, the log is filled with notes about how diskarbitrationd isn't responding. Ought to downgrade, but I've learned to work around it.

It's also less reliable when using burnfolders. When using Disk Utility (or Toast), it correctly identifies the speeds that that particular disc and burner can handle. When using the Finder, it says 2x and 4x for every single disk I put in, and if the disk I use doesn't have that as an option (some 16x disks want to burn at 2.4x in my old 4x burner), either speed will result in a coaster.