Many blogs are reporting that one person in Japan received next generation Mac OS X Snow Leopard installation disc with his new Mac mini. The image of the disc shown above clearly states “Mac mini – Mac OS X Install DVD”. The image also shows Mac OS version 10.6 and disc version 1.0. We have added a screenshot showing the Snow Leopard installer below from the same user.

It has been rumored that Apple will ship Snow Leopard earlier than previous announced September release. Few days back Apple UK posted on its website that Mac OS X Snow Leopard Up-to-Date disc will ship on August 28th.

In another Snow Leopard related news, few customers who ordered Snow Leopard Up-to-Date disc are reporting that their order status now shows “PREPARED FOR SHIPMENT” and they are not able to make any changes to the order.  It’s now almost certain that Apple will ship Snow Leopard by end of this month. You can pre-order Mac OS X Snow Leopard on Amazon for $29 with free shipping.