I need help upgrading!!

[jthree33]

I'm a novice with 2 old iMacs, running OS X 10.6.8 and I'd like some advice on how to upgrade. I can't download Yosemite via the site, assuming it's because of minimum system requirements.

The First Imac is:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac5,1
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
Bus Speed: 667 MHz


The second is:

Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac6,1
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: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz


What are my options? Any help appreciated!!!!!!!

 

[Buggyflayer]

http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=iMac5,1

http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=iMac6,1

You could buy Lion but that's as far as these will go.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion

I wouldn't put Lion on the first one as it stands, it would feel sluggish with only 1GB RAM.

You could get a feel for their value by monitoring ebay or similar for a week. Maybe sell them both & buy a slightly newer single machine that suits your needs?

 

[vlark]

I'm a novice with 2 old iMacs, running OS X 10.6.8 and I'd like some advice on how to upgrade. I can't download Yosemite via the site, assuming it's because of minimum system requirements.

The First Imac is:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac5,1
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
Bus Speed: 667 MHz


The second is:

Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac6,1
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: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz


What are my options? Any help appreciated!!!!!!!

Do you have the ATI Radeon X1600 graphics cards in those? They are known to be buggy. I have a 17 inch late 2006 iMac 2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo that, under Lion, gets a badly distorted screen if I turn on WiFi; the GPU heats up and checkerboard patterns abound. I didn't have as bad a problem under 10.6.8, but my wife needs apps that require Lion, so where we are. I bought it used, so I live with it. You just might want to keep the machines on 10.6.8 and opt to grab a "newer" used machine circa 2008/2009/2010 that can run Mavericks or Yosemite.

 

[SuperKerem]

Don't think you can update higher than Lion on those Macs?