Upgrading from PowerPC G4 to Intel for Snow Leopard

[tdecgall]

We are using Mac OS X Version 10.3.9 with a 1.25 GHz PowerPC G4 here and cannot upload the latest version of Safari, Skype, Quicktime 7, and are having difficulties with an airline booking website - probably because of the above.

Would like to upgrade to Snow Leopard but this OS want us to have an Intel processor (think?) so not exactly sure if this is possibly because of the version of Mac processor we have. Any ideas?

 

[cjmillsnun]

We are using Mac OS X Version 10.3.9 with a 1.25 GHz PowerPC G4 here and cannot upload the latest version of Safari, Skype, Quicktime 7, and are having difficulties with an airline booking website - probably because of the above.

Would like to upgrade to Snow Leopard but this OS want us to have an Intel processor (think?) so not exactly sure if this is possibly because of the version of Mac processor we have. Any ideas?

If you have more than 1GB Ram, then get hold of Leopard. It's still in Amazon. This would be cheaper than a new Mac, which is what you would need to upgrade to Intel.

 

[spinnerlys]

Your Mac has a PPC CPU/processor and Snow Leopard needs an Intel CPU which can not be installed into your machine.

But your machine should still be capable of running basic websites. Maybe you should consider upgrading to Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or even 10.5 (Leopard), which would be a little slower on that machine.

Or get a used Intel Mac Mini.

 

[gr8tfly]

For the app updates, it's probably more that you're running 10.3, rather than 10.4 or 10.5.

As for Snow Leopard, you'll need an Intel processor (Core Duo or later). You can still upgrade to Leopard, 10.5, which I would recommend.

 

[jodelli]

You should at least have Tiger 10.4 on that machine. It's capable of running 10.5 as well.