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Question about my g/f's MacBook

  • 13-04-2013 12:45pm
    #1
    shuffles03
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    My g/f bought a MacBook in 2008 (aluminium, 13", C2D). It's been going grand, powering through everything she needs and still runs perfectly today, nearly 5 years on.

    Thing is, she never updated the OS and is still on Leopard. We've been away for the past year and so she's a couple of OS's behind. She noticed there a few weeks ago that she now can't watch any flash videos at all so that's YouTube etc completely out of the question (which she is always on). In order to update flash to the latest version, she has to update to the latest OS (Lion/M.Lion). She also can't connect her phone to iTunes either as she has to do the same.

    She doesn't care about the latest OS etc but now she has to look into upgrading to it and with this, she'll probably have to upgrade the ram as well. With new ram, updating to the latest OS (think she has to purchase all the others in between as well in order to get there) she'll probably have to spend at least 150 upwards. Is this standard? Does Apple kill the basic functionality of their older laptops if you decide not to upgrade the OS?


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  • #2
    fox007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,362 ✭✭✭fox007


    You will be better off posting this in the Mac forum as this is really just iPhone iPad etc etc someone over there will help you out.


  • #3
    Razor Russ
    Registered Users Posts: 155 ✭✭Razor Russ


    shuffles03 wrote: »
    My g/f bought a MacBook in 2008 (aluminium, 13", C2D). It's been going grand, powering through everything she needs and still runs perfectly today, nearly 5 years on.

    Thing is, she never updated the OS and is still on Leopard. We've been away for the past year and so she's a couple of OS's behind. She noticed there a few weeks ago that she now can't watch any flash videos at all so that's YouTube etc completely out of the question (which she is always on). In order to update flash to the latest version, she has to update to the latest OS (Lion/M.Lion). She also can't connect her phone to iTunes either as she has to do the same.

    She doesn't care about the latest OS etc but now she has to look into upgrading to it and with this, she'll probably have to upgrade the ram as well. With new ram, updating to the latest OS (think she has to purchase all the others in between as well in order to get there) she'll probably have to spend at least 150 upwards. Is this standard? Does Apple kill the basic functionality of their older laptops if you decide not to upgrade the OS?

    Hi there may be issues upgrading to lion/mountain lion apple restricted it to machines of particular ages. Check apples website for upgrade info or google it.

    With regard to your other question I don't think apple restricts features on older machines as such. Just technology moves on and software requires more upto date hardware to work propoerly


  • #4
    Sad Professor
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    Apple hasn't killed anything. The laptop still works. Things like Flash are extremely insecure and receive almost weekly updates. You can't expect a 5 year old operating system to be supported forever. Almost nobody is running Leopard anymore.

    Anyway, assuming it's a late 2008 unibody MBP:

    - Upgrading the RAM to 4GB will cost €38.39.

    - Upgrading the OS to 10.6 will cost €20.

    - And then to Mountain Lion (10.8) will cost €18.

    So less than €80 total.

    Although upgrading to 10.8 isn't necessary. 10.6 will probably be enough. She doesn't have to upgrade the RAM either. Both SL and ML will run with just 2GB. So with those two upgrades knocked off it will only set her back the €20 for Snow Leopard.


  • #5
    holystungun9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,933 ✭✭✭holystungun9


    Using a 2008 allu macbook now. I bought it second hand off a guy. Not sure if anything has changed but as the App Store isn't available on Leopard you will need to get a physical copy (Disc) of Snow Leopard. SL once installed, does have the App Store and you can continue the upgrade path if you desire, through that. I'm sure there are still places to buy the physical copy of Snow Leopard.
    That's how it was for me anyway. Hope it helps. I also stuck 4 gb in it to give it a bit of a lift too. I've have stuck with SL but I occasionally come across apps with only work with Lion and upwards.


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