MacBook Pro running OS 10.4.11 Want to upgrade
Have a first generation MacBook Pro running OS 10.4.11. How far up can I upgrade and how do I go about that? Where can I find the needed upgrades
vjbunny,
how far you can upgrade depends upon which model you have. If you have an Early 2006 model, you can upgrade to Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6); if you have a Late 2006 model, you can upgrade to Lion (Mac OS X 10.7); all other models can upgrade to Mavericks (OS X 10.9). You’ll need to purchase a white retail Snow Leopard DVD, install Snow Leopard, and run Software Update to get to Mac OS X 10.6.8 before you can run the Mac App Store, which (if your model allows) will then let you purchase and download Lion or Mountain Lion, or download Mavericks gratis. Note that you might need to increase the amount of RAM in your MacBook Pro to run the newer version of OS X well. Also note that if you currently run any Mac OS apps (as opposed to Mac OS X apps) in the Classic environment, that you will no longer be able to do so using any version of OS X newer than Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4); and that if you currently run any PowerPC apps, that you will no longer be able to do so if you upgrade to Lion or newer.
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