singerfromwales

Q: Mac 10.5.8 update?

I have an older version Mac 10.5.8 which no longer supports Safari or internet security software. (Processor 2.66 GHz intel core duo / memory 2GB 800 MHz) Is it possible to update the operating system?

Posted on Sep 26, 2016 3:09 AM

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Q: Mac 10.5.8 update?

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  • by Clive Bruton,Helpful

    Clive Bruton Clive Bruton Sep 27, 2016 12:26 PM in response to singerfromwales
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    Sep 27, 2016 12:26 PM in response to singerfromwales

    You are not really being clear about what Mac you have, but you would probably be able to update to 10.7/10.8 (Lion/Mountain Lion) at least, and perhaps as high as 10.11 (El Capitan). If you look on a site like Every Mac you can look up your serial number and specs, it should tell you what the maximum system is that you can run: http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/

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    singerfromwales singerfromwales Sep 27, 2016 12:30 PM in response to Clive Bruton
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    Sep 27, 2016 12:30 PM in response to Clive Bruton

    Thank you very much for this advice, I will do as suggested. I'm not sure how else I should have described the Mac I have - apologies.

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    Clive Bruton Clive Bruton Sep 27, 2016 11:42 PM in response to singerfromwales
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    Sep 27, 2016 11:42 PM in response to singerfromwales

    No worries, it's just that what you have described could be an iMac, mini, MacPro, Xserve, MacBook or MacBook Pro (ok, someone will pull me up on it and say "they never made a 2.66GHz blah…"), so to give the right answer we need to know what model it is (support for later operating systems will also vary by year of introduction of the exact model - even if specs for some other model look almost identical).