Updating macbook pro (pro's vs con's)

My macbook pro is 10.5 and I'm finding many things just don't work for sharing with my iMac 10.9.4.....the range between the two is just horrible. I don't want to sell my laptop and wanted to know what is the best way of going about updating it. I'm not sure that it will be even with my iMac but want something that is much closer. What do you all think?

The earliest MacBook Pro model should have no issue with an upgrade to
at least Snow Leopard 10.6.8, then it could be used to look into further
upgrades that involve new systems from the Mac App Store online...
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
A retail Snow Leopard 10.6 DVD is still available online or perhaps in an
official Apple Store, these cost about $20. to buy, then once installed, the
next step would be to run Software Update in the booted new system to
get the Combo update for Snow Leopard 10.6.8 v.1.1 from Apple servers.
And then, after that's installed & running the computer see what else the
in-system Software Updates will show.
•How to identify MacBook Pro models
Of course, if the computer is still running the original hard disk drive and
also has not seen a RAM upgrade to more capacity memory chip totals,
these two items can help an aging Mac work more like new. A replacement
hard disk drive can be of greater storage capacity, as more internal space
is always better than running low; and the RAM memory helps the OS X
run better and give it resources to function while also running applications.
You'd have to better identify the computer model and build identifier you have
so as to closely match any upgrades of hardware and software, for exact fit.
So, it can be done. A few reputable sources for hardware upgrade include
macsales.com (aka OWC) and you can find the parts based on exact Mac
product information. The need to get correct exact RAM is essential, btw.
Good luck & happy computing!

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after 10.7.4 update, macbook pro won't sleep.

Test after each of the following steps that you haven’t already tried:
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 ▹ System Preferences ▹ Energy Saver ▹ Power Adapter ▹ Wake for network access: uncheck. You may need to unlock the preference pane by clicking the lock icon in the lower left corner and entering your administrator password.
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Boot in safe mode and log in. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Be sure your Mac is shut down.
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Model Identifier: MacBookPro3,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
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Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
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