Would I be upgrading, downgrading or is it a lateral move?

I'm considering the 20" Core Duo iMac w/1.5 GB of ram.
I currently have a 20" Apple Cinema Display (Clear Enclosure) and the Power Mac Dual 1.25 MDD. It's maxed out at 2 GB of ram, an extra 80 GB HD, a second CD-RW on the bottom optical and lastly, USB 2.0 PCI card.

You probably won't see much performance benefit with the Adobe CS suite or Quark over your G4 since both will have to run in the Rosetta emulation. Most iLife functions, though, should be faster, some significantly so. I'd agree that 1.5GB of RAM would be beneficial; some reports indicate that 2GB would be even better, but without head-to-head benchmarks, using the same system running the same apps, just with differing amounts of RAM, it's all anecdotal.

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Service Product Upgrade/Downgrade functionality

Just wanted to ask a question about the eCommerce functionality on BC. My client has a service/support product that they sell to Members. They have various levels of this product eg. Pro, Regular & Basic.
One of the features of this service is that Members can upgrade/downgrade between these products as they need to. What I need to know is whether BC can handle that type of request, here are a couple of examples:
Customer on Pro level, wants to downgrade to Basic for 3 months, therefore they should get a discount for that perdiod of time. How would that work?
Customer on Regular level, needs to upgrade to Pro but has already paid for a certain amount of time at Regular, so therefore thay should only pay the balance between the Regular subscription and the Pro subscription for the time left in their current subscription and after that they would pay the full Pro subscription fee?
I hope the above makes sense, I’m a designer more that a eCommerce guru..
Does anyone know whether this functionality is easy to achieve in BC?
or whether I should be looking elsewhere...
thanks, Kieran.

=> A service product "INVESTIGATION" has to be created.

Need help with upgrading/downgrading info.

Ok, this is a bit complicated for me, so bare with me as I try to get out the relevant info.
My girlfriend currently has a LG Ally, due for an upgrade in less than a month. I have a HTC Rezound I got fairly recently. As far as data usage, we use very little; as in, usually less than 1gb a month, but are currently on a grandfathered unlimited data family share plan (forgot the phone minutes, but it's the smallest one with unlimited texts). I have several other phones, including a Droid and a couple of "dumb" phones.
We recently have been looking to get a tablet. The thing is, if we have another "smart" device, I'm not seeing the need for having two smart phones. In fact, a big deterrent for me using my Rezound to it's capacity is I simply like browsing the internet on a larger surface.
So ultimately, to get the best bang for our buck, I'm wondering if it's possible to give my girlfriend my Rezound and I use a flip phone and a tablet with LTE capability. Is is possible to upgrade her while downgrading myself?
Also, there are other possibilities to consider. I could upgrade her phone, keep my phone and use only wifi on the tablet that I purchase (which, to be honest, I'd rather not be dependent on the phone in that way.) According to my calculations, it should be approximately the same with the Share Everything Plan. We could simply switch our phones and buy a tablet separate.
Ultimately, the end result should be my girlfriend gets an upgrade, I get a tablet, and I don't care what happens to my phone (whether upgrade, downgrade, or neither) as long as I have one.
What are my possible options? Things to note: the Ally is a 3G phone, the Rezound is a 4G with a simcard.

Ok I will try to cover everything I can...
Elmakai wrote:
Ok, this is a bit complicated for me, so bare with me as I try to get out the relevant info.
My girlfriend currently has a LG Ally, due for an upgrade in less than a month. I have a HTC Rezound I got fairly recently. As far as data usage, we use very little; as in, usually less than 1gb a month, but are currently on a grandfathered unlimited data family share plan (forgot the phone minutes, but it's the smallest one with unlimited texts). I have several other phones, including a Droid and a couple of "dumb" phones.
Do to the recent changes made this month if you change devices on the account that has the unlimited data plan YOU WILL LOOSE IT unless you buy another smartphone at full price or from another source.
Also if you switch to a non-smartphone you will loose it also because they use a different data plan and when you activate it you will have to get a data plan supporting the non-smartpone device.
We recently have been looking to get a tablet. The thing is, if we have another "smart" device, I'm not seeing the need for having two smart phones. In fact, a big deterrent for me using my Rezound to it's capacity is I simply like browsing the internet on a larger surface.
The Tablets are not looked at as a smartphone so Verizon will require you to pay a termination fee to switch from a smartphone to a table but if you add a line this shouldn't effect the account.
So ultimately, to get the best bang for our buck, I'm wondering if it's possible to give my girlfriend my Rezound and I use a flip phone and a tablet with LTE capability. Is is possible to upgrade her while downgrading myself?
Since you already have the Rezound you can transfer it to your girls account without issues but you still have understand you may loose unlimited data and if you go to a non-smartphone have to change data plan for that device.
Also, there are other possibilities to consider. I could upgrade her phone, keep my phone and use only wifi on the tablet that I purchase (which, to be honest, I'd rather not be dependent on the phone in that way.) According to my calculations, it should be approximately the same with the Share Everything Plan. We could simply switch our phones and buy a tablet separate.
Tablets require a data plan on them so I do not think this will be workable.. You can use it on wifi to keep data use down but a data plan is usually included with the purchase on contract but I am not sure if you buy it at full price.
Ultimately, the end result should be my girlfriend gets an upgrade, I get a tablet, and I don't care what happens to my phone (whether upgrade, downgrade, or neither) as long as I have one.
Without know which account has the unlimited plan it is hard to be sure how to do the upgrade without changing your billing on your account.
What are my possible options? Things to note: the Ally is a 3G phone, the Rezound is a 4G with a simcard.
3G and 4G isn't much of a factor when it comes to billing anymore because of the new data plans put in place.
With the info supplied I would say it may be wise to consider...
Use your girls update to get the tablet...
Transfer Rezound to your girls account to allow her to have the device..
Activate one of your older Android devices on your account to leave Unlimited Data intact (If your account is the Unlimited One)

I just purchased a IMac Power PC G4 which has the Tiger 10.4.11 OS. I would like to upgrade to Lion OS. How can I upgrade the OS?

I just purchased a Power Mac PC G4. The system has OS Tiger 10.4.11. I would like to upgrade it to Lion.
How can I do It?
Thank You
Hubert

PPC (PowerPC) is the processor architecture of all G3, G4 and G5 Power Mac computers.
PPC Macs cannot run any OS greater than Leopard, 10.5.8 because after that, Apple quit developing for PPC processors and limited support for the Intel processor line only.
As for upgrade to Leopard, Yes, if your machine meets the minimum requirements of 867 MHz or faster processor, 512 MB or greater of RAM and has a DVD reader it can have Leopard installed.
To install Leopard, one must first purchase a RETAIL (black with X on it) disc.
After install of 10.5, 10.5.1,10.5.4 or 10.5.6 retail version, free updates to 10.5.8 are available from Apple.
Check eBay for discs:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=mac+os+x+leopard+retail+10.5
If your machine is slower than 867 MHz, Google "Unsupported Leopard Installation".
Tiger is lthe best choice for slower PPC Macs.

Can anyone offer some advice i am looking to upgrade the OS system on one of my macbook pro's, currently running os10.4.11, I would like to upgrade to OS10.5? how would I go about this, and is there a cost, for what is an old operating system now?

Can anyone offer some advice i am looking to upgrade the OS system on one of my macbook pro's, currently running os10.4.11, I would like to upgrade to OS10.5? how would I go about this, and is there a cost, for what is an old operating system now?

Since your Mac probably came with 10.4, there is no longer a way to get 10.5 Leopard install media. IF it has the requirements, you may be able to upgrade to 10.6 Snow Leopard by buying the boxed install media at the Apple Store for $30.
System requirements are found here: http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575
General support can be found here: http://www.apple.com/support/snowleopard/

I have an iMac purchased new about 5 years ago with OS 10.4.11. I would like to upgrade to Lion. I currently have a 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 2 GB of ram. Can I upgrade to Lion, and what is the best way to do so?

I have an iMac purchased new about 5 years ago with OS 10.4.11. I would like to upgrade to Lion. I currently have a 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 2 GB of ram. Can I upgrade to Lion, and what is the best way to do so?

From what I read here:
http://www.tuaw.com/2011/06/06/lion-...u-2-gb-of-ram/
s long as they already have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 installed in it.All a person needs to do with that type of iMac is to upgrade/max out their Ram. They claim that an Interl iMac with Core 2 Duo is all that is needed, as long as it has OS 10.6.8 installed. They say you don`t need the "Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor"
But I wonder about the RAM speed, the iMac 2.33Ghz uses DDR2 SDRAM, which I believe is rated at 667Mhz. Lion maybe installed but it might be problems running smoothly or not?
Did some quick checking and the iMacs apple is selling this year use 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM.
The only thing to do is to make sure you have a good back-up, Install your RAM and install Snow Leo, then wait a couple of hours and install Lion.
Good Luck

I have OSX 10.4.11 and would like to upgrade to Mavericks. Can I upgrade to Snow Leopard or do I have to climb through all the other OS'? Thanks.

I have OSX 10.4.11 and would like to upgrade to Mavericks. Can I upgrade to Snow Leopard or do I have to climb through all the other OS'? Thanks.

Hi, you need 10.6.8 first...
First you need to research all the problems people are having with the higher OSX versions, & make sure you have a bootable clone of what you have just in case.
then you must get 10.6, install it & update to 10.6.8 so you have the App Store to buy & download the huge 10.8 Installer.
Snow Leopard/10.6.x Requirements...
General requirements
   * Mac computer with an Intel processor
    * 1GB of memory (I say 4GB at least, more if you can afford it)
    * 5GB of available disk space (I say 30GB at least)
    * DVD drive for installation
    * Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
    * Some features require Apple’s MobileMe service; fees and terms apply.
Which apps work with Mac OS X 10.6?...
http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/
Buy Snow Leopard > http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
Call Apple Sales...in the US: 1-800-MY-APPLE. Or Support... 1-800-275-2273
Other countries...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57
It looks like they might still have it...
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A?fnode=MTY1NDAzOA

I would like to upgrade my Imac 8,1 from 1 Gb to 4Gb RAM. Apple does not have memory for this Imac but recommended Crucial, Kingston or Ramjet. I have noticed a difference in pricing and would like to know if there are differences in their chips?

I would like to upgrade my Imac 8,1 (20 inch early 2008) from 1Gb RAM to 4 Gb. Apple no longer provides 800Mhz2DDR2 SDRAM but recommended Crucial, Kingston or RAMjet.
Are there any difference in these vendors chips as the price range is from $51-$99?
Thanks, Johng

I'm coming late to this string because I now have the same issue as gillnfly and you have all solved virtually all of my questions - thanks! My only other question to add to what you've already said is - I currently have 1 G of memory installed. Can I ADD a 2G card to get to 3G (probably more than I need), or should cards match if you have more than 1 - i.e., 2 1G cards or replace existing 1G with a 2G, or even 2 2G cards (way more than I need).
Thanks for your spot-on comments! I already found the OWC website and you've confirmed that's the best place to go.

I would like to upgrade my itunes but have a macbook 10.8.5. How can I do this?

I would like to upgrade my itunes but have a macbook 10.8.5. How can I do this?

Do you have 10.8.5 or 10.5.8? It's listed as the latter on your equipment setting, but you stated that you have 10.8.5? If you have 10.8.5 you have the most recent version and you should be able to update iTunes by checking for updates. However, if you have 10.5.8 you need to first update to 10.6 so that you can download the new version of iTunes. To upgrade to 10.6 (Snow Leopard) you need to get a hold of Apple so that they can send you the install DVD which will allow you to update your computer, after that, you can then download updates and get access to the App Store right from your desktop where you can then download Lion or Mountain Lion should you choose to move on further.

I would like to upgrade my OS from 10.6.8. I can't find any higher version on the site. Yosemite is the latest but not available. Can someone help please?

I would like to upgrade my OS from 10.6.8. I can't find any higher version on the site. Yosemite is the latest but not available. Can someone help please?

If Yosemite is not available to you, your system may not meet the minimum requirements.
How to install OS X Yosemite on your Mac - Apple Support

I would like to upgrade my HDD and don't want to buy something that doesn't fit, function, or costs too much.

My specs are as follows:
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)
Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel Iris
Software OS X 10.9.3 (13D65)
13-inch (2560 x 1600)
121GB Flash Storage
Memory 2 2GB slots
I would like to upgrade to 1TB, optimistically. This definitely depends on price. I definitely need 500GB at a minimum and maybe 2 TB at maximum. I think 2TB is definite overkill, but if the price difference is right then I would choose the more reasonable option.
I don't know if I want a solid state or not, because I don't fully appreciate the difference. I am definitely trying to keep my billfold happy, while solving the problem of the constant "Warning: your startup disk is almost full" message. I will spend a few extra bucks for quality and reliability.
Please help me out. I can barely do anything with this restriction.

Who would be doing the work? You or Apple?
First, I would go to iFixit.com and see what upgrade options they may suggest, and better yet, see if the unit even uses standard OEM components. Most do, but there have been a few oddities here and there that don't. A hard drive will consume more power than the SSD so it's possible additional heating may be an unwanted side effect.
If interested, Hitachi is making a line of high speed, low power, high performance drives. See the thread linked below for details:
2.5 Inch Hard Drive - New Hitachi High Speed Experience and Questions
I got one of them and they're very high speed and low price for a mechanical HD.
The easiest thing to do would be get one of them, put it in a decent external enclosure and just connect it as Eustace Mendis suggested.
If you decide to do any types of upgrades, even if Apple is doing them, backup your system before doing anything else.

Have Adobe Standard CS 5 (Student), and would like to upgrade to Creative Cloud (Non-Student) - won't accept my serial number for special pricing for existing users

I currently use Adobe Standard CS 5. It was bought with the Education discount. I would like to upgrade to Creative Cloud and see that they have special pricing for existing customers that use past versions of Creative Suite. I am no longer in Education, so I will have to buy a full version. This is fine, but it won't accept my serial number for the discounted pricing. Is there something else I should be doing?

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Please contact our Sales team who will assist with your order - 800-585-0774
Thanks
Bev

I would like to upgrade my Macbook Pro Model A1278.

Hi,
I would like to upgrade RAM and hard drive memory on my Macbook Pro Model A1278, but I'm not sure what is the maximum RAM I can install and what is the maximum hard drive memory I can install if its even doable. Also, which are the parts I should buy to upgrade the RAM and hard drive memory (if its doable).
Currently my macbook runs a 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor; 3 MB shared level 2 cache, 2GB of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM, 160GB 5400-rpm hard drive, its a 13'' laptop, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory, it currently has MAC OS X version 10.6.8.
Thanks for the help in advance!

Maximum Memory
8.0 GB
Memory Slots
2 - 204-pin PC3-8500 (1066 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM
The largest hard drive you can install is a 1.5 TB drive from Hitachi (HGST.)
You can find memory at OWC, DataMem, or Crucial.com. OWC also sells suitable hard drives, toolkits, and online tutorials.
How to replace or upgrade a drive in a laptop
Step One: Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger, Leopard or Snow Leopard.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
Step Two: Remove the old drive and install the new drive. Place the old drive in an external USB enclosure. You can buy one at OWC who is also a good vendor for drives.
Step Three: Boot from the external drive. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager appears. Select the icon for the external drive then click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Step Four: New Hard Drive Preparation
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
2. After DU loads select your new hard drive (this is the entry with the
      mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of
      the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive
      is failing or has failed and will need replacing. Otherwise, click on the
      Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from
      the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended
      (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to
      GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and
      wait until the process has completed.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the
      drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main
      window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the
      Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to
      return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several
      hours depending upon the drive size.
Step Five: Clone the old drive to the new drive
1. Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
2. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
4. Check the box labeled Erase destination.
5. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the
      Destination entry field.
6. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the
      Source entry field.
7. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means the new internal drive. Source means the old external drive.
Step Six: Open the Startup Disk preferences and select the new internal volume. Click on the Restart button. You should boot from the new drive. Eject the external drive and disconnect it from the computer.

I would like to upgrade my macbook from 10.6.8 to Mountain lion. however, the app store said that my macbook isn't compatible with the mountain lion . Why can't I update it to mountain lion? and How can I upgrade it to a newer version ?

I would like to upgrade my macbook from 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) to Mountain Lion. However, app store said that my macbook is not compatible with Mountain Lion? Why can't I upgrade my macbook to mountain lion? And How can I upgrade my macbk to a newer version such that I can download the newest version of imovie?
Here r the system info of my macbook:
Mac oS X (version 10.6.8)
Processor :2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Model Identifier: Macbook 3,1
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Requirements for Mountain Lion:
http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/

I have a white unibody macbook 6.1 running 10.6.8 and I would like to upgrade so I can use icloud. what is my best option? as it looks like its too old to run mountain lion? thanks!

I have a white unibody macbook 6.1 running 10.6.8 and I would like to upgrade so I can use icloud. what is my best option? as it looks like its too old to run mountain lion? thanks!

They are Safari bookmarks and Snow Leopard Safari will open in Mountain Lion, but won't give you a window?????
Here are the bookmarks, since I'm now in Snow Leopard:
http://www.wilmut.webspace.virginmedia.com/notes/icloudmail.html
http://ihelpyourmac.com/wordpress/?p=23
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20111014102515403
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20111014102515403
Advance warning - Mail worked fine.
I had fits with the last link I posted. At first it worked fine, then all of a sudden, it quit working. I now have iCloud - iCal syncing, but iCal is read only. Not a real big deal since you can log onto iCloud using Safari and post a new event.
I finally gave up on Address Book because it kept creating multiple contacts, which if you tried to merge or delete the multiple contacts, the contacts were deleted. It also worked at first and then stopped working as it should.

Would I be upgrading, downgrading or is it a lateral move?

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