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7/5/12 at 6:35pm

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Hello all,

I have a Black MacBook that I got back in 2007 and I think its time for an upgrade.

So my question is if I could install the new OS from their website into this old mac?

Im rocking Mac OS X 10.5.8

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Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
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Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 1 GB

Is this possible?

How could I do it?

Thank you in Advanced.

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7/5/12 at 10:15pm

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Originally Posted by SergioSandoval

Hello all,
I have a Black MacBook that I got back in 2007 and I think its time for an upgrade.
So my question is if I could install the new OS from their website into this old mac?
Im rocking Mac OS X 10.5.8
----Specs

Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook2,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 1 GB

Is this possible?
How could I do it?
Thank you in Advanced.

I don't know a lot about Mac's and Mac OS X as I use Ubuntu and Windows and always will.
Here's a list of Mac's that will be able to handle Mac OS X Mountain Lion
Macs that will support OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
As usual, the newer the Mac the better:
MacBook Pro – 13″ from mid 2009 or later, 15″ from late 2007 and newer, 17″ from late 2007 and newer
MacBook Air – late 2008 and newer
iMac – models from mid 2007 and newer
MacBook – 13″ aluminum from 2008, 13″ from 2009 and newer
Mac Mini – early 2009 and newer
Mac Pro – early 2008 models and newer
XServe – early 2009 models and newer

Basic System Requirements for OS X Mountain Lion:
64-Bit Intel Core 2 Duo processor or better required
Ability to boot into OS X 64-bit kernel
Advanced GPU chipset required
Internet connection required to download and install OS X 10.8

Macs that are NOT expected to support OS X Mountain Lion
Older Macs and those with weaker GPU’s will likely be left behind:

Anything with an Intel GMA 950 or x3100 integrated graphics card
Anything with an ATI Radeon X1600
MacBook models released prior to 2008
Mac Mini released prior to 2007
iMac models released prior to 2007
Original MacBook Air

I got all this info from ;
http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/16/os-x-10-8-mountain-lion-system-requirements/

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7/9/12 at 9:51am

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You could probably run Lion, if you have the model with the Intel X3100 gpu. The GMA 950 which they used before that probably isn't going to cut it.
You'd also need to upgrade to at least 2GB, and don't expect any miracles performance wise..

If you have the GMA950 you'd be better off upgrading to Snow Leopard.

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7/9/12 at 3:40pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Radeon915

You could probably run Lion, if you have the model with the Intel X3100 gpu. The GMA 950 which they used before that probably isn't going to cut it.
You'd also need to upgrade to at least 2GB, and don't expect any miracles performance wise..
If you have the GMA950 you'd be better off upgrading to Snow Leopard.

I'd consider that more of a downgrade, Mac OS X Lion was released after Snow Leopard.

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7/12/12 at 3:30am

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Quote:

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I'd consider that more of a downgrade, Mac OS X Lion was released after Snow Leopard.

Right but he's coming from Leopard so either is an upgrade

@OP if you like your computer don't put Lion on it..

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7/20/12 at 12:08am

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Lion will destroy that computer's usability. I have 4gb of ram and a SSD and Lion felt very very slow. I'm on Mountain Lion atm and it doesn't eat as much memory as Lion, but it's still not that good.

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7/20/12 at 10:42am

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I went to the Apple store and the guy told me that my MAc can upgrade to snow leopard, and I want to upgrade to mountain lion in would need more ram.

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Oh definitely. Lion & ML are ram hogs. I used mine with 2GB and by the time I got to open the browser I was all out of ram. 4GB is the least I would recommend.

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