Syncing iphone 5 on an old macbook

Hi All
I recently upgraded to an iphone 5. Unfortunately the backup for my old iphone 3 is on my old macbook (circa late 2007/early 2008) running on Leopard 10.5.8 which doesn't support itunes 10.7 (necessary for syncing the iphone 5). What is the solution for syncing my new phone without getting a new macbook?
As far as i'm aware my macbook doesn't have the necessary requirements for Mountain Lion but even if it did I can't purchase it as you can only buy it through the Appstore (which isn't on Leopard). If I bought a copy of Snow Leopard would this solve my problems? If so where can I get Snow Leopard? It doesn't appear to be on sale at a normal price anywhere.
Alternatively my housemate has a newer Macbook. Could I transfer my iphone backup to his itunes and sync it on his computer as a short term solution?
Thanks
Sam

if your computer support snow leopard then yes it would solve the problems

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About backups and what's saved:iTunes: About iOS backups
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