How do I upgrade my mac book to play The Sims 3?
I just bought The Sims 3 and received it today. Unfortunately, it only works with Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard and higher!!!! My computer wouldn't even open the 'install' icon. I have the 13 inch Mac book version OS X 10.4.11 and I'd like to upgrade so I can play this game. Can I even do that? And I need about 2 GB more of memory, can I get a card or something for that?
I'm so lost and disappointed.. Please help.
There was a question on exactly this topic a few days ago. I suggest you search past topics.
If it says it needs Leopard then very, very likely you have to have Leopard. You might get away with an earlier version of Leopard (no reason to though, since once you buy Leopard the updates are free).
My link to Leopard system requirements now shows Snow Leopard which isn't even for sale yet so maybe somebody else has a specific system requirements link for Leopard.
For hardware suggestions (more RAM) I suggest you post on the hardware forum for your computer. I think RAM upgrades are usually relatively easy to do yourself, though you have to make sure you get the right RAM (Macs can be pretty picky). Get advice from others users of your computer model on the hardware forum for your model.
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