Macbooks Running Leopard - My thoughts

After watching the WWDC keynote, reviewing the material that was posted on the Apple.com, and reading concerns about the Macbooks ability in running Leopard...
It is quite obvious that the Macbook, even at its most basic configuration, will run Leopard effectively and efficiently, in fact, the Mac Mini is able to run tiger almost flawlessly and it's able to generate the various graphic effects in Tiger, therefore I doubt there will be any issues with Macbooks running Leopard.
The Macbook line is very new, only a year and ~ month old, I'm sure Apple will be able to support the Macbook line with its future OSes for many years to come. Look at the various iBooks of the past, they are still able to run Tiger and even Leopard after almost 5-6 years of use and they are only equipped with PPC processors.
Speed?
Any new OS loves RAM, that is a fact, however, I'm sure Apple is sensible enough to accommodate those who have less RAM than others, such as those who have about 512 MB. A recommended amount for any modern OS is at least 1GB, but preferably more. However, based on past OS upgrades, Apple has been able to make OSes run faster on the SAME hardware, therefore I'm sure Leopard + Macbooks will run at least efficiently, if not flawlessly, (hopefully the latter).
Installing the OS
Apple has in the past been able to allow users to either install the OS as an update and allow the users to keep all data, archive-install, or do a clean sweep where users can basically wipe the HD and start with a clean slate. This is up to you, however the time it takes to upgrade should not take too long, I was able to do a system OS upgrade in the past as fast as an hour or so.
Closing Thoughts
Don't fret! The Macbooks will be able to run Leopard fine! However, if you want to speed up the experience, maybe clean out the HD, run disk utilities, and up the RAM a bit. But ultimately, the Macbook, even in its most basic of configurations is equipped to run the next-gen Mac OS and many revisions after that.
2.0 GHz C2D Black 1GB 120GB Mac OS X (10.4.9)

yeah, even the intel core duos can run leopard. Just not the 64 bit versions of apps, which, there arnt many AT ALL.
By the time 64 bit apps really start hitting the market, you'll probably already have a new computer.

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