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In case if I upgrade from snow leopard to mountain lion is this will result in slowing the computer?

In case if I upgrade from snow leopard to mountain lion is this will result in slowing down the computer?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Mar 27, 2015 9:29 AM

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Mar 27, 2015 9:33 AM in response to Bassimhanna

Yes, but it shouldn't be noticeable.


Upgrading to Mountain Lion


To upgrade to Mountain Lion you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Purchase a redemption code at the Online Apple Store: OS X Mountain Lion. Mountain Lion is $19.99 plus tax. Use the code to redeem a download of Mountain Lion from the App Store. The file is quite large, over 4 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.


OS X Mountain Lion - System Requirements


Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion


1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or later.

2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model

Identifier 5,1 or later.

3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later.

4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later.

5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later.

6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later.

7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later.


To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.


Are my applications compatible?


See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.

In case if I upgrade from snow leopard to mountain lion is this will result in slowing the computer?

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