I have 10.6.8, can I skip Lion and go straight to Mountain Lion?

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I have 10.6.8, can I skip Lion and go straight to Mountain Lion?

I'm confused because what I read says i can upgrade for $19.99 but isn't Mountain Lion brand new? It's usually way more expensive for a new OS. I did research this on my own but I'm a little confused by what I read.

I bought my imac around '08.

I am so behind so sorry for the stupid questions but I also want to know if apple still sells the os disks or is everything digital download now? I really like having the disk. I just haven't had any problems with my iMac so I haven't been to this board in a long time so I'm kind of behind on everything.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Firefox 3

Posted on Dec 3, 2012 9:00 PM

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dustinjack

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Dec 3, 2012 9:03 PM in response to MsMercury01

Hello MsMercury01

Yes if you have the app store you can download mt. Lion.

and yes that is the correct price for the OS $19.99!

Good Luck

Dustin

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MsMercury01 Author

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Dec 3, 2012 9:07 PM in response to dustinjack

I only have the app store through this website if that's what you mean. Thanks so much for you answer! Now I just want to know if OS disks are still available and if not, when did they stop selling them?

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Dec 3, 2012 9:16 PM in response to MsMercury01

Hey MsMercury01

The OS is only avalible Via App Store, it can be found in your applications folder.

Good Luck

Dustin

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MsMercury01 Author

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Dec 3, 2012 9:15 PM in response to dustinjack

No. When I got Snow Leopard I bought the actual OS disk for it. Can you still do that? I mean like buy a brand new OS disk.

***Ok I just read where all new macs come with internet recovery and if your mac doesn't have that you can create a bootable on a usb stick. So I'm guessing the answer to my question is no, they no longer off the OS on disks.

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den.thed

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Dec 3, 2012 9:15 PM in response to MsMercury01

Snow Leopard, Lion and Mountain Lion were all released at $19.99

Yes you can skip Lion and go to Mountain Lion providing your Mac meets the spec's.

see > Apple - OS X Mountain Lion - Read the technical specifications.

Althought 2 GB of RAM is the Minimun Requirement, you will be much happier with 4GB or whatever the maximum RAM your iMac can take.

see > iMac: How to remove or install memory

For recomended RAM suppliers, go to either Crucial or OWC (eshop.macsales)

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MsMercury01 Author

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Dec 3, 2012 9:19 PM in response to den.thed

Thanks, Den. But I think I may have just answered my own question about the disks.Looks like buying a disk is no longer an option.

I was so confused about the $19.99 price mark. When I bought my last brand new OS I paid $100 for it so I had a hard time believing I could get a totally new OS for $19.99. I think all I have is 2gb of memory on my imac and it doesn't look like I can get into it to change that. I'll look at your link though.

Thanks so much for the help!

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Dec 3, 2012 9:22 PM in response to MsMercury01

You can add and remove memory from the bottome of your mac, where the speakers are... Just unscrew the screws, Pop the cover off and install your ram... I recomend Crucial ram!

Good Luck

Dustin

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MsMercury01 Author

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Dec 3, 2012 9:37 PM in response to dustinjack

I just went and checked my imac and it says I only have 1 GB of Ram on it. Does that mean I can only double it to 2? Thanks for that tip. I'll look at that. Is Crucial Ram a type or a brand name?

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Dec 3, 2012 9:44 PM in response to MsMercury01

What model do you have, and Yes it is the name of the ram. make sure you get the right ram for your computer.

Good Luck!

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MsMercury01 Author

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Dec 3, 2012 9:46 PM in response to dustinjack

I never knew about that access at the bottom! I'm looking at the link about removing and installing memory. All I know is under type the system profiler says it's DDR2 SDRAM. Is that how I look for the right ram?

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MsMercury01 Author

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Dec 3, 2012 9:50 PM in response to dustinjack

I believe mine is the early 2008. Under the model identifer it says iMac8,1. 2.4 Intel processor with 1GB Ram 800mhz

No Apple store anywhere near here so can you recommend a website where I can buy the ram?

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Dec 3, 2012 9:49 PM in response to MsMercury01

If you click the apple on the menu bar and then click "about this mac" It should say what ram you have. Like mine is 1067 Mhz DDR3

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Dec 3, 2012 9:53 PM in response to MsMercury01

http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=iMac%202.4GHz%20Intel%20Core%2 02%20Duo%20(20-inch%20-%20800MHz)%20MB323LL%2FA

The link above should help when buying ram! 🙂

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Csound1

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Dec 3, 2012 10:02 PM in response to MsMercury01

MsMercury01 wrote:

I believe mine is the early 2008. Under the model identifer it says iMac8,1. 2.4 Intel processor with 1GB Ram 800mhz

No Apple store anywhere near here so can you recommend a website where I can buy the ram?

Don't guess, go to the Apple Menu (top left of screen) click on About This Mac and read what is fitted, how much and what speed (Mhz)

You should be able to fit up to 6GB of Ram, buy 1 x 2G and 1 x 4G chip. It will cost $50.00 or less.

Buy the Ram from OWC

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MsMercury01 Author

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Dec 3, 2012 10:03 PM in response to dustinjack

I'm confused because clicking on the apple I get this that says DDR but when I look in the actual system profiler it says the empty is Bank/0 DIMM1. You can only run one or the other, right?

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