I want to update from snow leopard 10.6.8 but the app store won't let me purchase mountain lion. I'm not sure how old my macbook pro is, how do I find out? Would there be any other reason why the app store is telling me my computer is not compatible with mountain lion?
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
You need to update to Lion prior to updating to Mountain Lion.
Hope this helped!
Thank you! I thought that it said somewhere that you could upgrade to mountain lion directly from snow leopard.
Actually you were right. I read wrong somewhere else. You have 10.6.8, which confuses me. From Apple:
Step 2:
Make sure you have Lion or the latest version of Snow Leopard.
While you have the About This Mac window open, check what version of OS X your Mac is running.
If you are running Lion (10.7.x), you’re ready to update to Mountain Lion. Go to Step 3. If you are running Snow Leopard (10.6.x), update to the latest version of OS X Snow Leopard before you purchase OS X Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store. Click the Apple icon and choose Software Update to install Snow Leopard v10.6.8, the latest version.
Can I buy lion from the app store or do I have to purchase a disc? I thought I saw it in the app store recently but I can't find it now.
actually, you can upgrade from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion......
click here for more info and see if your Macbook meets the system requirements.
good luck...
https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do
Enter your machine's serial number and you should see the remaining warranty coverage as well as the purchase data.
yup that's exactly what I saw.
First, check out the list on http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade/
Make sure you can update there by using your model.
To find your model, click the About this Mac window, or click here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4132
ronnie2374 wrote:
I want to update from snow leopard 10.6.8 but the app store won't let me purchase mountain lion.
If it won't then it has already determined your machine is too old for Mnt Lion, in fact it's likely too old for 10.7 Lion too.
Your best option is to stay on 10.6.8 and save your pennies for a new 10.8 hardware coming out next release cycle or when that 10.6.8 machine dies.
10.7 was Apple's "Vista" anyway, you don't want it nor 10.8 that won't run your presently installed PPC based software and drivers for hardware.
I'm not sure how old my macbook pro is, how do I find out?
Apple Menu > About this Mac > more information and scroll down until you get a model like MacBook Pro 3,1.
Next download the free MacTracker and search for your model.
Would there be any other reason why the app store is telling me my computer is not compatible with mountain lion?
You might not have enough RAM installed on the machine and thus don't meet the specifcations for 10.7 or 10.8 on that.
The same process abouve will tell you the RAM (aka memory) amount) or you can use Activity Monitor in your Utilities folder.
Word is 10.7 and 10.8 like 4GB of RAM, despite Apple saying it can do with 2GB.
You don't need Lion to upgrade to Mnt Lion, Snow Leopard to Mtn Lion upgrades can accur no problem.
I entered the serial number but it just told me everything was expired with no mention of purchase date. I'm not sure if I bought it in 2007 or not. It is a silver macbook pro.
click on the apple logo top left - about this mac - more info....
Then you could go here - http://support.apple.com/specs/ - scroll to the 2007 models and check it by the specs in the detailed "About this Mac" tab on your desktop.
If it is a mid or late 2007 model, you should be okay.
why would apple make my computer eligible for the next 10.8 hardware if it won't let me use mountain lion? Is 10.8 just an updated snow leopard? Sorry I'm not super tech savvy (obviously). I love my macbook pro and I can't believe how long it's lasted me so far. I hope it never dies!!!
Thank you so much for the help.
how do I find the age of my macbook pro?
