My MacBook is 5 years old running on an Intel 2Ghz Core Duo with 1GB of memory and these days it's just not keeping up. Does anyone know about updating? I'd love to bring it current to Mountain Lion but realize I need a few new updates to get there. Does anyone know what steps to take and if it's worth trying to update at this point or just start all over new(not really an option).
Thanks.
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.4)
I don't think a Core Duo (vs Core 2 Duo) can do Lion or Mountain Lion. Snow Leopard yes, if you have the RAM.
General post on upgrading from Tiger to Lion - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3920259?answerId=18281569022#18281569022
OS X Lion (10.7) Technical Specifications - http://support.apple.com/kb/SP629
Snow Leopard 10.6 Technical Requirements - http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575
Upgrading to Mountain Lion - http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade
Mac OS X: System requirements for Mountain Lion (10.8) - http://www.apple.com/macosx/specs.html
Lion and Mountain Lion application compatibility - http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
To get hold of Lion or Snow Leopard you will need to call Apple as these things are not available online.
Yes, I believe you are correct about my Intel processor not supporting Lion as is. Do you know if it's possible to update to a Core 2 Duo or is this a hardware issue? Another silly question, how do I know if I'm running on Snow Leopard v. an older system?
Thanks.
RAM can be upgraded, as well as hard drive (best double checked on the Macbook hardware forum). Processors are soldered in and cannot be replaced.
To get more information about your computer, go to the Apple in the upper left corner of any window, then "About This Mac". It will say which version you are running.
Updating and "antique" MacBook OSX10.4.11.
