I have an older Should I update by operating sysyem on a Macbook Pro 2 GHz Intel Duo Core running OS x 10.6?

I have an older Macbook Pro 2 GHz Intel Duo Core with 2GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM running OS x 10.6.8 Should I update the software to Snow Leopard or any later versions. Or will that just cause slow performance or other issues?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on May 28, 2016 4:55 PM

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May 28, 2016 5:58 PM in response to leemiddleman

OS X Upgrades -

A Mac that can run OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard can usually run OS X 10.7 Lion. And a Mac that can run OS X 10.8 Mt Lion can also run OS X 10.9 Mavericks. Lion, Mt Lion and Mavericks can all be installed over OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8, so you may upgrade from Snow Leopard directly to any of the other three. Snow Leopard, Lion and Mt Lion are paid upgrades, while Mavericks is a free upgrade. You may also upgrade directly to Mavericks from either Lion or Mt Lion.


System requirements for OS X Snow Leopard & OS X Lion

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4949


System requirements for OS X Mountain Lion

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5444


System requirements for OS X Mavericks

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5842


Late 2012 Mac mini, OS X El Capitan 10.11.6;  Watch, 38 mm silver AL, Watch OS 2.2.1; iPad Air 2 & iPhone 6+, iOS 9.3.3;  Apple Airport Express

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