Snow Leopard Up To Date Program and wallpaper are available

Mac OS X Snow Leopard is on track to ship this September, according to Apple, but users eligible for the Up To Date program can order it as soon as today (in fact, I just did). According to Apple’s site, anyone who purchased a qualified computer on June 8th or later (I got lucky as I purchased mine on June 8th), is able to get Snow Leopard for a slim $9.95; the cost of shipping. That said, this isn’t much of a discount as Snow Leopard will only be $29 for everyone else, but any discount is a nice discount. You can find out more details at the Snow Leopard Up To Date page.

In other Snow Leopard news, the stock wallpaper that will be shipped with the operating system is already available for download courtesy of Macenstein. It is a nice and large image, so it should appear very sharp on any sized Mac screen. It looks much like the current Leopard wallpaper, with its purple and sparkly space appearance, but it offers a refreshing twist. Check it out!