I have a powerbook g4, 1.33Ghz, can I upgrade the OS?

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I have a powerbook g4, 1.33Ghz, can I upgrade the OS?

Hi all, does anyone know if I can upgrade from OSX 10.4.11 to OSX 10.5 or later? I have a powerbook G4 with 1.33Ghz processor with 1.25 Gb ram

PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Jul 3, 2013 3:20 PM

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Niel

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Jul 3, 2013 3:25 PM in response to Geoff O

Yes, you can. Buy a retail Mac OS X 10.5 DVD from a source such as Amazon or eBay.

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Klaus1

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Jul 3, 2013 4:28 PM in response to Geoff O

Note that Leopard is as far as your G4 Mac can go (all further versions of OS X require an Intel processor) and that Leopard will set you back around $200.

You might consider that putting that towards a modern Mac is a better investment. A G4 Mac is officially obsolete and cannot be repaired by Apple.

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