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O/S upgrade advice

  • 25-11-2011 8:02pm
    #1
    T-K-O
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,309 ✭✭✭


    Hey guys,


    I am currently running 10.5.8. What is the best (quickest) way for me to upgrade. Can I perform a back and download the updates from the web.

    Also does anyone know the cost involved?


    Thanks..


Comments

  • #2
    conor.hogan.2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,246 ✭✭✭conor.hogan.2


    I would upgrade to SL personally, but Lion would be the latest.

    It would cost you 29 euro for SL (cd) and 24 for Lion download only from the app store - I am not sure but I think you can upgrade from Leopard to Lion but double check that.


  • #3
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    You can't upgrade from Leopard to Lion, only from Snow Leopard to Lion. However, you could buy the Lion USB drive that Apple sell and do a clean install of Lion. If you have a TM backup it should be easy enough to transfer over your old user account and applications.


  • #4
    BMF Plint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭BMF Plint


    it would be worth remembering that lion does not support ppc applications anymore so quite a few of your apps might not work.. If you really want my opinion move to snow leopard it seems a lot faster than lion on older machines


  • #5
    Liameter
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 898 ✭✭✭Liameter


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    You can't upgrade from Leopard to Lion, only from Snow Leopard to Lion. However, you could buy the Lion USB drive that Apple sell and do a clean install of Lion. If you have a TM backup it should be easy enough to transfer over your old user account and applications.

    See http://www.macworld.com/article/161087/2011/07/install_lion_over_leopard.html
    BMF Plint wrote: »
    move to snow leopard. It seems a lot faster than lion on older machines

    I agree with that, unless you specifically need a Lion feature.


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