Q: 10.6.8 upgrade
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Aug 1, 2014 5:04 AMby Ralph Landry1,How far you can upgrade depends on the machine. If you have at least an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, or above, you can go to Lion, Mac OS X 10.7.5, by purchasing the download code from the Apple on-line store.
If your computer is in the compatible hardware list at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5842, you can go directly to Mavericks, Mac OS X 10.9.4, by the free download from the Mac App Store.
So, the first question is, what Mac do you have?
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Aug 1, 2014 5:16 AMby WZZZ,A caveat: you should know that if abandon 10.6 completely none of your older PPC applications will continue working, if you have any.
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Aug 1, 2014 8:41 AMby Eric Root,Check that your computer is compatible with Mountain Lion/Mavericks.
To check the model number hold down the option/alt key, go to the Apple menu and select System Information.
- iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) model number 7,1 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
Check to make sure your applications are compatible. PowerPC applications are no longer supported after 10.6.
Applications Compatibility (2)
Do a backup before installing.
The 2 places I’ve seen recommended most to buy reliable RAM are below. I have purchased RAM several times from Other World Computing and have always been very satisfied with the product and service. They have on-line instructions on how to replace the RAM. OWC has also tested RAM above what Apple states is the maximum. I now have 6GB installed on a machine supposedly limited to 4 GB.
One option is to create a new partition (~30- 50 GB), install Mavericks, and ‘test drive’ it. If you like/don’t like it it, you can then remove the partition. Do a backup before you do anything.
