I have a MacBook running OS X v10.6.8 and I'm trying to upgrade to Mouton Lion but I can"t download it from the app store. It says I need a intel core duo which i have. does anyone know whats happening here?

Core 2 Duo is required.

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)

I have a macbook from August 2007. Core2 Duo, 2Ghz processor. Does this mean I cannot upgrade to the OS required to run itunes 11? Isnt itunes 11 required to sync iOS7 to your Mac? In other words, if I update my phone, will I have to buy a new computer when this one runs perfectly?

Check that your computer is compatible with Mountain Lion.

To check the model number hold down the option/alt key, go to the Apple menu and select System Information.

• MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) model number 5,1 or higher
• MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) model number 3,1 or higher

Your Mac needs:

• OS X v10.6.8 or OS X Lion already installed
• 2 GB or more of memory (More is better - 4 GB minimum seems to be the consensus)
• 8 GB or more of available space

If your computer isn't compatible, you might be able to upgrade to Lion.

Check to make sure your applications are compatible. PowerPC applications are no longer supported.

Application Compatibility

You can also check which applications are PowerPC by going to the  menu, select About this Mac, click on More info…, then click System Report and select Software/Applications.

iTunes 11.1 runs in Snow Leopard. I installed it yesterday.

iiTunes 11.1.0

Your Mac needs:

OS X v10.6.8 or OS X Lion already installed

Nope. You can go to ML directly from Snow Leopard, 10.6.8. From there, you can purchase and download it from the App Store. EDIT sorry, didn't see the Snow part of your post.

Besides that, I already posted the System requirements, directly from Apple.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5444

Message was edited by: WZZZ

I saw that, but I have noticed a lot of people don't really know the age of their Mac. They either don't remember when they bought it or while they bought it in 2008 (for example), the computer is really a 2007 model. The model number tells you when it was actually manufactured.