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my mac pro is brought before 2008, I cant update to os X mountain lion, can i update my mac without buying a new one ?
MAC pro, Mac OS X (10.5.3)
You can update to Mountain Lion, but first you must upgrade to 10.6.8, and then followthese steps.
Make sure you are able to divorce yourself of PowerPC applications before you proceed, unless you want to take these steps.
Don't bother upgrading your 10.5. era Mac to 10.7 or 10.8, it's just not worth it on a older machine.
Stick with 10.6.8 max, your software will work using Rosetta.
If you want 10.8, then yes, buy a new machine and prepare for some radical changes.
I disagree, I have an iMac 5,1 which came with 10.4.4, and it is running 10.7.3 high and pretty, and is very usable as a machine to telework wtih and connect up to Windows 7 remotely. And there is a lot of old software that I can use to help others in migrating. So if you are really in the transition state, upgrading an older machine offers more of the best of both worlds, but do so slowly, so you have access to everything you need. Partitioning offers the benefit of that.
my mac pro is brought before 2008, I cant update to os X mountain lion, can i update my mac without buying a new one ?
