Installing another computer's 10.6.1 on my last year's MBP

[jumbb]

I have a 13'' MBP with Leopard (10.5) and my sister just bought a white macbook.
With it, comes the installation DVD for Snow Leopard (10.6)

I was wondering if I could use and install Snow Leopard with that CD on my computer.
If yes, will there be any problems in my MBP? Will any of my info and apps get lost? And, will my sister be able to use that cd later?

Thanks for your help!

 

[Hellhammer]

Those disks are system specific and thus will not work with your Mac. 10.6 disk is only 29$ anyway

 

[jumbb]

Those disks are system specific and thus will not work with your Mac. 10.6 disk is only 29$ anyway

Oh...ok

Do you think I should? Is Snow Leopard a lot better?

 

[Hellhammer]

Oh...ok

Do you think I should? Is Snow Leopard a lot better?

I don't think Snow Leopard provides anything crucial over Leopard. For 29$, it's worth it due some minor changes. In the end, you likely won't notice any difference though

 

[jumbb]

I don't think Snow Leopard provides anything crucial over Leopard. For 29$, it's worth it due some minor changes. In the end, you likely won't notice any difference though

You are right, i think i'll wait for the nex update the thing i liked the most about Snow is the new Quick time and recording the screen, however i already have Screenium, so maybe it's not worth it... thanks!

 

[lewis82]

Those disks are system specific and thus will not work with your Mac. 10.6 disk is only 29$ anyway

They are system specific, but can work between generations of the same model if the difference didn't change a lot.

Both of my sisters have white MacBooks, one generation (or two, I'm not sure) apart. Reinstalling 10.4 on the most recent one, using the older disk, worked (she had lost hers). I had to use Target mode to install it, but it did work.

Obviously in the present case it wouldn't work, as this is not the same motherboard.