Updating Mac OS X V10.4.11 to Mac OS X10.5.1

I'd like to know how I can update my current operating system to one that is compatible with the operating systems that Leopard run on. Do I need a new MacBook with a newer operating system? Or can I just find updates through the Downloads section of apple.com?
Thank you.

Leopard will run on older architectures, G4s and G5s, so you don't need to go out and buy a new intel mac. Not sure whether it will run on G3s or not. Believe I recall reading that it takes 512 MB RAM just to run the OS, so you'd probably want at least 1.5GB RAM in order to be able to do any work. It also wants a CPU clock speed of at least 867 MHz or it won't install, although if you have a second machine that meets the CPU and clock requirements, you can hook slower machines up to the fast-enough one via firewire and boot up the slow one into target disk mode, then install Leopard onto that slower machine. But, as stated previously, it is an upgrade, not an update, so you have to pay for it.

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