I have a 17inch MacBook Pro (2006) with OS X 10.6.8. I can barely search on the internet because it is very outdated. I can't even check my gmail or go on Google Drive. What can I do to update my mac?
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Unfortunately, your Mac can't upgrade to the newest OS X v10 Yosemite. That requires a MacBook Pro 2007 or newer > How to install OS X Yosemite on your Mac - Apple Support
Even if your Mac can run v10.7 Lion > System requirements for OS X Lion and Mac OS X v10.6which is the next upgrade from v10.7 Snow Leopard, you'd still have an outdated system.
Google Drive requires v10.7 Lion or later > System requirements and browsers - Drive Help which is why you can't access Google Drive.
Time for a new Mac.
I have a 2006 17" MBP with 10.6.8 installed. I use Firefox with no problems. As Carolyn Samit has pointed out, there are limitations with this MBP and you have to accept them or get a newer one.
Ciao.
Updating old MacBook Pro with OS X 10.6.8
