Got my BlackBook! What's next?

[rjcalifornia]

So I bought a BlackBook, it is a totally awesome upgrade Yeah I know 2006, but it runs good.

So what's next? I only have Leopard, so should upgrade to Mountain Lion or Get Snow Leopard?

 

[madmacfan]

So I bought a BlackBook, it is a totally awesome upgrade Yeah I know 2006, but it runs good.

So what's next? I only have Leopard, so should upgrade to Mountain Lion or Get Snow Leopard?

That Macbook won't run Mountain lion, but will run pretty well on Snow Leopard, so my advice would be to upgrade to Snow leopard. Check the ram and upgrade it to 2gb 2x 1gb sticks, and if you can afford one, think about swapping the hard drive out for an SSD.

 

[rjcalifornia]

That Macbook won't run Mountain lion, but will run pretty well on Snow Leopard, so my advice would be to upgrade to Snow leopard. Check the ram and upgrade it to 2gb 2x 1gb sticks, and if you can afford one, think about swapping the hard drive out for an SSD.

Thanks! Well, I'll try to get Snow Leopard. RAM is maxed out (2 GB) and hard drive is SSD

 

[Nameci]

So I bought a BlackBook, it is a totally awesome upgrade Yeah I know 2006, but it runs good.

So what's next? I only have Leopard, so should upgrade to Mountain Lion or Get Snow Leopard?

Is it not a 2008 black macbook? I was on the assumption that what you got was an early 2008 with GMA X3100. If its a 2006 MB then snow leopard is the way to go.

 

[rjcalifornia]

Is it not a 2008 black macbook? I was on the assumption that what you got was an early 2008 with GMA X3100. If its a 2006 MB then snow leopard is the way to go.

Nope, sorry about the confusion

Thanks Nameci! Time to buy Snow Leopard

 

[rabidz7]

If it's a late 2006 you can ram in 3GB.

 

[Tarrou8]

Snow Leopard runs beautifully on it.

 

[seveej]

So I bought a BlackBook, it is a totally awesome upgrade Yeah I know 2006, but it runs good.

So what's next? I only have Leopard, so should upgrade to Mountain Lion or Get Snow Leopard?

Congrats on your BlackBook.

You (probably) know I am a Snow Leopard advocate, so do not be surprised I'd recommend 10.6.
That said, let me still state something (as of yet unstated):
If that BlackBook is a Core2Duo model (not CoreDuo), you can go as far as Lion if you feel inclined to test what the Cloud's like.

RGDS,

 

[rjcalifornia]

Congrats on your BlackBook.

You (probably) know I am a Snow Leopard advocate, so do not be surprised I'd recommend 10.6.
That said, let me still state something (as of yet unstated):
If that BlackBook is a Core2Duo model (not CoreDuo), you can go as far as Lion if you feel inclined to test what the Cloud's like.

RGDS,

Thanks!

It still has Leopard because I'm unable to find someone who sells a SL. It runs like a beast, like it feels so natural, even when it has some scratches

This is the one:

http://www.everymac.com/systems/app...-core-2-duo-2.16-black-13-mid-2007-specs.html

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If it's a late 2006 you can ram in 3GB.

Thanks for bringing this up.

This is a late (mid?) 2007, so is it possible to upgrade to 3GB of RAM?

 

[seveej]

It still has Leopard because I'm unable to find someone who sells a SL. It runs like a beast, like it feels so natural, even when it has some scratches

Easiest way:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard

Also, as SL is crucial in the upgrade path to Lion and ML, most apple retailers have copies of SL lying on their shelves...

EDIT: But honestly, Leopard's not bad either. If it works, don't fix it

RGDS,

 

[rjcalifornia]

Easiest way:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard

Also, as SL is crucial in the upgrade path to Lion and ML, most apple retailers have copies of SL lying on their shelves...

EDIT: But honestly, Leopard's not bad either. If it works, don't fix it

RGDS,

I know, Leopard is not that bad, but I heard SL runs faster because it has the ppc code removed.

Apple doesn't ship to El Salvador :'(

 

[rabidz7]

Thanks!

It still has Leopard because I'm unable to find someone who sells a SL. It runs like a beast, like it feels so natural, even when it has some scratches

This is the one:

http://www.everymac.com/systems/app...-core-2-duo-2.16-black-13-mid-2007-specs.html

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Thanks for bringing this up.

This is a late (mid?) 2007, so is it possible to upgrade to 3GB of RAM?

You can upgrade to 6GB with one 4GB stick and one 2GB stick. A late 2007 can have mountain lion with MLPF.

 

[Buddygor]

Thanks!

It still has Leopard because I'm unable to find someone who sells a SL. It runs like a beast, like it feels so natural, even when it has some scratches

This is the one:

http://www.everymac.com/systems/app...-core-2-duo-2.16-black-13-mid-2007-specs.html

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Thanks for bringing this up.

This is a late (mid?) 2007, so is it possible to upgrade to 3GB of RAM?

It that's the one, then it can run Lion. I have a white Late '06 MB, and it runs Lion great. I know people advocate SL, but Lion still has current security updates, not to mention still having a modern Safari that's also updated currently.

Mine has 2 2GB sticks, but it only 3GB is usable; it's better to get two 2GB ones, so that they run in dual-channel. 2GB + 1GB isn't going to be as efficient.