Iphone 5 and mac os x 10.5.

Hi All
I am having trouble syncing my new iphone 5 with my mac book pro which is running os x 10.5.8
Now the iphone5 said i needed itunes 11. so i downloaded the .dmg of itunes 11 and when i tried to install it, a notification came up stating i needed os x 10.6.8.
Soooooo, then i borrowed my friends 10.6 dvd to install the new operating system, and a notification came up saying os x 10.6 can not be installed on this computer.
Do i actually need to buy a new mac???!!! surely not. please could someone put me out of my misery
many thanks for listening to my dilemma
Ryan

Is your friend's 10.6 DVD a retail copy or the one that came with his computer? If it is the one that came with his computer it cannot be used with another Mac. You will need to purchase a retail copy from Apple: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
Also make sure your computer meets the 10.6 system requirements: http://support.apple.com/kb/sp575

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