Advice on buying Snow Leopard Pls.

I do not have snow leopard yet and i was wondering if someone might be able to tell me what the main differences are and their benefit's?
Thank you

Before deciding to install SL, here's a couple of lists of 3rd-party apps, with info about compatibility (accuracy unknown):
http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/
http://www.macintouch.com/specialreports/snowleopard/slcompat.html#d31aug2009-21 56
And Apple's list: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3258
Also, Snow Leopard Printer and Scanner software: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669
If something you need is on those lists as "incompatible" (or not listed at all), check with the maker.

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