Buat para penggemar Mac yang sudah tidak sabar dengan update OS X terbaru, penantian Anda terbayar sudah. Dengan biaya $19.99 saja, OS X Mountain Lion yang merupakan OS X generasi kedelapan sudah bisa diunduh. Total ukurannya adalah 4.05 GB jadi pastikan koneksi Internet yang dimiliki stabil sepanjang malam supaya besok pagi sudah bisa dinikmati. Tentu saja harga segitu adalah murah karena dibandingkan dengan Windows misalnya, membeli paket starter Windows 7 bisa berharga jutaan.
Ada spesifikasi minimal supaya bisa memperbarui OS Anda ke Mountain Lion. Seperti dikutip dari Ars Technica, berikut adalah syarat minimumnya:
- iMac (Pertengahan 2007 atau lebih baru)
- MacBook (Akhir 2008 Aluminium, atau Awal 2009 atau lebih baru)
- MacBook Pro (Pertengahan/Akhir 2007 atau lebih baru)
- Xserve (Awal 2009)
- MacBook Air (Akhir 2008 atau lebih baru)
- Mac mini (Awal 2009 atau lebih baru)
- Mac Pro (Awal 2008 atau lebih baru)
Buat yang membeli Mac sesudah (atau pada tanggal) 11 Juni 2012, Anda berkesempatan untuk memperbarui OS X secara gratis melalui program Up-to-Date. Patut dicermati bahwa TNW melaporkan sejumlah pengguna program Up-to-Date mengalami error dan mendapati pesan seperti “This code has already been used”.
Mountain Lion memiliki lebih dari 200 fitur baru yang sangat cocok bagi pengguna awam dan kasual yang selama ini terbiasa dengan kegiatan di iPad dan menginginkan kemampuan komputasi yang lebih baik lagi. Mountain Lion memiliki DNA iOS yang lebih banyak ketimbang pendahulunya. Berikut adalah sejumlah fitur baru Mountain Lion:
Messages
- Send messages from your Mac to friends with an iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
- With iMessage, you can start a conversation on your Mac and pick it up on your iPhone or iPad.
- Messages also supports traditional instant messaging services like AIM, Yahoo! Google Talk and Jabber.
iCloud
- Documents in the Cloud lets you create and edit your documents on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
- The new Reminders app makes managing tasks easy. Jot down your thoughts with the new Notes app. And iCloud keeps your Reminders and Notes up to date across all your devices.
Safari
- Type both searches and web addresses in the new Smart Search Field.
- Pinch to see tabs with Tab View and swipe to switch between them.
- iCloud Tabs makes the last websites you looked at accessible on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Notification Center
- New notifications appear in the top right corner of your screen.
- Open Notification Center from anywhere in OS X to see recent notifications.
- Configure your notifications to receive just the ones you want.
Sharing
- Share links, photos, videos, and other files right from the app you’re in.
- Share with Mail, Messages, and AirDrop.
- Sign in to Twitter, Flickr, and Vimeo once to start sharing.
- Tweet right from your apps with the Tweet sheet.
Game Center
- Play live multiplayer and turn-based games against friends on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.
- Log in to the Game Center app to see friends in your gaming network.
- Check out leaderboards and achievements.
- See what games your friends play and track your progress against them.
Other great Mountain Lion features
- Dictation lets you talk anywhere you can type—no setup or training required.
- AirPlay Mirroring shows your Mac screen on your HDTV with Apple TV.
- Power Nap keeps your Mac up to date while it sleeps so it’s instantly ready to go.
- Gatekeeper makes it safer to download apps from the Internet by giving you control over which apps can be installed on your Mac.
- New features for Chinese users include improved text input, leading search engine Baidu as an option in Safari, sharing to microblogging service Sina Weibo and video websites Youku and Tudou, eight new fonts, and a new Chinese dictionary.
