Upgrade OS for MacBook Pro (17-inch Core 2 Duo) produced from October 2006 through June 2007 is using Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard.

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Alfred V Author

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Upgrade OS for MacBook Pro (17-inch Core 2 Duo) produced from October 2006 through June 2007 is using Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard.

I wish to update to a later, or latest, Operating System. Is there anything I can do other than buying a new device?

MacBook Pro 2.1 (17-inch Core 2 Duo) produced from October 2006 through June 2007 using Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard.

Model Identifier: MacBookPro2,1

Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo

Processor Speed: 2.33 GHz

Number Of Processors: 1

Total Number Of Cores: 2

L2 Cache: 4 MB

Memory: 2 GB

Bus Speed: 667 MHz

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Intel Core 2 Duo

Posted on Jan 21, 2016 10:51 AM

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Niel

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Jan 21, 2016 10:56 AM in response to Alfred V

Click here and order a download code for Lion 10.7; you should install more RAM in the computer.

Back up your data and check your applications for compatibility before upgrading. In particular, Mac OS X 10.7 and newer don't support PowerPC programs such as versions of Microsoft Office prior to 2008.

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Alfred V Author

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Jan 21, 2016 6:18 PM in response to Niel

Thank you Niel,

This helpful information is greatly appreciated.

I am currently using Microsoft Office 2004. MS Word is used to email letters to others. Does Lion 10.7 contain word processing and data base applications that can be received and opened by PC users?

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