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 2012-12-13 8:58 AM |
Elite  3491     In The Peleton |  Subject: Macbook OS Upgrade OptionsI'm trying to figure out my options for an OS upgrade on my computer. It's a Macbook 3.1, four or five years old. It's one of the white Macbooks. Current OS is OS X 10.5.8. Mountain Lion is only $20, but I'm not sure it can run on my machine---here's what the Mac site says it requires: Your Mac must be one of the following models: iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) Xserve (Early 2009) And, since I don't have Leopard or Snow Leopard, I think I'd need to upgrade to Leopard, and then Snow Leopard, before I could get Mountain Lion. And I'm not even sure it would run on my machine! I just want to be able to use the cloud (which is not possible with my current OS) and have a current version of Flash (latest update not compatible with my OS). Is that so much to ask? Any advice appreciated. I'm tempted to just buy a new Mac for the family for Christmas, but don't want to spend the bucks if I don't have to. |
| 2012-12-13 9:05 AM in reply to: #4533500 |
| Subject: RE: Macbook OS Upgrade Options Doesn't look like you can run Mountain Lion: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/specs/macbook-core-2-... Pre-Installed MacOS: X 10.5 (9A3111) Maximum MacOS: X 10.7.5* Details: *This system can run the last version of OS X 10.7 "Lion" if upgraded to at least 2 GB of RAM. It is not supported booting into 64-bit mode when running Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard." It does not support "OpenCL" either. Please also note that OS X Lion is not capable of running Mac OS X apps originally written for the PowerPC processor as it does not support the "Rosetta" environment. |
| 2012-12-13 10:36 AM in reply to: #4533500 |
Pro 4174 Keller, Texas | Subject: RE: Macbook OS Upgrade Options I had to upgrade the RAM on my older macbook to upgrade. I went from 1mg or RAM to 4. Pretty cheap to do. |
| 2012-12-13 5:26 PM in reply to: #4533500 |
| Master 2083 Houston, TX | Subject: RE: Macbook OS Upgrade Options I run snow leopard on my Powerbook G4 and it doesn't run iCloud, so snow leopard is not an option for you. You'd have to skip up to Lion. It looks like you may be able to run lion, but I suspect you won't be happy with the results. You would need to upgrade a few things and if you call Apple you can buy a Lion OS disk from them (that's how I got Snow Leopard). IMO you need to call them and talk to them. I have found them to be very helpful in the past (and you won't have to pay to talk to them). For what it's worth, I tried to keep my powerbook going for as long as possible, but within 6 months of installing Snow Leopard, I went ahead and just bought an iMac anyway. It was worth it for me. Disclaimer: Siginificant difference though is that my power book was the last processor they made prior to the intel chips. You have an intel chip so you are slightly more relevant than I was at the time. |
| 2012-12-13 6:06 PM in reply to: #4533500 |
Pro 9391 Omaha, NE | Subject: RE: Macbook OS Upgrade Options I've only been a mac user for a year and a half so I'm not sure, but I'd try calling the local apple store to see if it would work or not. |
| 2012-12-13 10:23 PM in reply to: #4533500 |
Iron Donkey 38643 , Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Macbook OS Upgrade Options I know it sucks to consider, but I would recommend getting the new device with the latest OS version. |
| 2012-12-13 11:44 PM in reply to: #4533500 |
Pro 4909 Hailey, ID | Subject: RE: Macbook OS Upgrade Options Is your mac a Core 2 Duo or a Core Duo? This matters on if you can get 10.7 or not (Lion) which supports iCloud. Click on the Apple icon in the top left of the screen and click on About this Mac. It should say what kind of processor your have and how much RAM. Report back on what you have and I can give you more advice. |
| 2012-12-18 11:34 PM in reply to: #4533500 |
Elite 3491 In The Peleton | Subject: RE: Macbook OS Upgrade Options Thanks for the feedback all. Machine is now rocking 4gb of ram and 10.6.3. Total cash outlay was $90, and it's so much faster, and everything works. My machine is a Core 2 Duo, so I may spend another $20 and get 10.8 which I think will work. Brad, any additional info would be appreciated! |
| 2012-12-19 12:28 AM in reply to: #4540637 |
Pro 4909 Hailey, ID | Subject: RE: Macbook OS Upgrade Options Peter, I'd go to 10.7 Lion where you can get iCloud. I don't think you could get 10.8. That should give you what you need and have you about as up to date as you can get with that machine. |
| 2012-12-19 7:41 AM in reply to: #4533500 |
Elite 3491 In The Peleton | Subject: RE: Macbook OS Upgrade Options Thanks Brad! |
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