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Jul 23, 2014 1:55 PM in response to jmandirigmaby dalstott,All MacBooks can run at least 10.6.8 and quite a few can use 10.7, 10.8, and 10.9. Go to the EveryMac link and look up your particular mMacBook to find out how far you can go. At the very least you will need to purchase a retail disk of 10.6 from Apple, but it is only $19.99. From there the upgrades to 10.8 and 10.9 are free.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
Also see this discussion.
My MacBook purchased in May 2009 has OSX version 10.5.8 What version should I purchase to upgrade?
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Jul 23, 2014 3:01 PM in response to dalstottby mns579,"From there the upgrades to 10.8 and 10.9 are free."
Small correction: The Mountain Lion (10.8) upgrade is another $19.99--beyond the $19.99 for Snow Leopard (10.6) that you'll need as a minimum to upgrade to Lion (10.7), Mountain Lion (10.8), or Mavericks (10.9). From Snow Leopard directly to Mavericks is a free upgrade.
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Jul 24, 2014 5:20 AM in response to mns579by a brody,Free is relative. A lot of software that is 10.5.8 compatible is not compatible with 10.7 or later.
Read this tip:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6271
And make sure anyone who is upgrading beyond 10.6.8 is aware of the loss of Rosetta.
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Jul 24, 2014 5:27 AM in response to a brodyby a brody,Note, future questions should be addressed to the non-Classic forums, as Mac OS X is not Classic:
10.9: OS X Mavericks
10.8: OS X Mountain Lion
10.7: Mac OS X v10.7 Lion