Lightroom b/w 2 Computers Question

Hi, I have Lightroom 5 on my iMac, and Lightroom 4 on my MacBook Pro. I want to make the two Lightroom catalogs the exact same. How do I do that? Also, do I have to purchase Lightroom 5 on my laptop (even if I've already purchased for my desktop)?

Your best choice is to install LR5 on the laptop (you are allowed to do this under the LR license as long as the software is not in use on both computers simultaneously)
The easiest way to make sure the catalogs are the same on both is to put the catalog file and all photos on an external HD, and move the external HD from computer to computer.

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