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What is the most recent desktop Mac that will run Snow Leopard?

I have a late 2006 iMac that I use for old apps that won't run on newer models, but I don't think it's long for the world at this point. What is the most recent old desktop Mac I could buy to replace it that would be able to run Snow Leopard?


MA589LL,

Hardware Overview:


Model Name: iMac

Model Identifier: iMac5,1

Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo

Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz

Number Of Processors: 1

Total Number Of Cores: 2

L2 Cache: 4 MB

Memory: 2.5 GB

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on May 6, 2015 5:13 PM

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Posted on Dec 1, 2015 12:30 PM

According to the MacTracker database, the last iMacs where all the variants shipped with 10.6.8 were the mid 2011 models.

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What is the most recent desktop Mac that will run Snow Leopard?

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