which MBP 15 was last that can be used with snow leopard?

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which MBP 15 was last that can be used with snow leopard?

I am trying to buy a used one. Most sellers unhelpfully upgrade to 10.7 or 10.8 & even when it wa supplied with 10.6,they have lost their install discs

so (a) do I need to draw the line at i5, or were some early i7 ones 10.6 native

(b) if a model WAS supplied 10.6 native but has no install discs, might I be able to erase & install from either standard Snow Leopard disc or from Super-duper bootable external HD backing up my dead early 2008 Core 2 duo

(c) if there is a workaround for (b) is there anything one can't do apart from harware test

Macbook pro 15, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 4GB RAM 2.4GHz

Posted on Apr 18, 2013 10:26 AM

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Answer 1

Apr 18, 2013 10:29 AM in response to abderite

2010 Macbook Pro came with Snow Leopard

Early 2011 Macbook Pro came with Snow Leoaprd. ( i have a early 2011 15 Inch Macbook Pro that came with Snow Leopard Install DVD)

you can order snow leopard from apple for $20 and use it to reinstall it if you decide to buy a used Macbook Pro.

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Kappy

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Apr 18, 2013 10:32 AM in response to abderite

Early-2011 was the last - 10.6.6 or 10.6.7. Must get the original discs because there is no retail version for Snow Leopard after 10.6.3. You can also purchase replacement originals from Apple:

Apple Store Customer Service at 1-800-676-2775 or visit online Help for more information.

To contact product and tech support: Apple - Support - Contact Apple Support.

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