Can't upgrade to Lion. Should I give up on iCloud?

Question

I use an iMac, MacBook, iPad and iPhone.When I try to upgrade to Lion on my iMac, I get the message "Mac OS X 10.7 Lion requires a Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor."  Details of my iMac and MacBook are below.If I can&#x27;t upgrade, do I need to get an brand new iMac in order to use iCloud?  I am not willing to dump a fully-functioning computer, so what are my alternatives? I don&#x27;t use my mac.com email address; I only use MobileMe for:ContactsiCaliDiskFind my iPhone.Should I switch to Google and DropBox?Model Name:          iMac  Model Identifier:          iMac4,1  Processor Name:          Intel Core Duo  Processor Speed:          2 GHz  Number Of Processors:          1  Total Number Of Cores:          2  L2 Cache:          2 MB  Memory:          2 GB  Bus Speed:          667 MHz  Boot ROM Version:          IM41.0055.B08Model Name:          MacBook  Model Identifier:          MacBook4,1  Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo  Processor Speed:          2.1 GHz  Number Of Processors:          1  Total Number Of Cores:          2  L2 Cache:          3 MB  Memory:          1 GB  Bus Speed:          800 MHz  Boot ROM Version:          MB41.00C1.B00  SMC Version (system):          1.31f1

babowa · Answer

Well, the screenshots show that your Macbook is a Core 2 Duo, so that should work - but, you would need to add more RAM (minimum is 2 GB, but it&#x27;ll run better with 4 GB and yours can handle 4 (or, as tested by OWC, even 6 GB):http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/stats/macbook-core-2-duo-2.1-white -13-early-2008-penryn-specs.htmlBut, you wouldn&#x27;t be able to have iCloud on your iMac; however, as far as I know, you may be able to access it via icloud.com from the Mac. - so you could have a partial success so to speak.I can&#x27;t help with anything MobileMe or mac.com since I never had an account or used it.