upgrade OS X 10.6.8

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upgrade OS X 10.6.8

it seems I cannot use iCloud because I use OS X 10.6.8, how can I upgrade? The apple page says the best is Mountain Lion, but comments say this makes you macbook very slow, Can I upgrade to 10.7.4? how?

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Mar 6, 2013 6:24 PM

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Answer 1

BGreg

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Mar 7, 2013 4:42 AM in response to thomaspijnenburg

You can still upgrade to OS X 10.7 Lion if you want, by contacting the online Apple store, which in the US is at 800-MY-APPLE. They will sell you a code to download OS X10.7 Lion from the App store.

For either OS X 10.7 or 10.8, while the minimum memory required is 2GB, 4GB is recommended. It's possible any comments about poor running comes from people with 2GB of memory.

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Answer 2

Mar 7, 2013 4:44 AM in response to thomaspijnenburg

As long as your MacBook is compatible with Mountain Lion AND you have "at least" 4 GB of RAM in your MacBook, you should be good to go and will be able to use iCloud:

OS X Mountain Lion system requirements

To install Mountain Lion, you need one of these Macs:

iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
Xserve (Early 2009)

Your Mac needs:

OS X v10.6.8 or OS X Lion already installed
2 GB or more of memory
8 GB or more of available space

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