Upgrading to Lion. Advice needed

[signatus]

Hi there.

Next week I'll get my new iPhone 4S, with iOS5. I'd like to make the most of it with iCloud, so I need to upgrade the OS in my MBP 2008 from Snow Leopard to Lion.
My question is if my MBP is not a bit oldish to run Lion. Do you think it is possible?

 

[newfoundglory]

I have Lion on my Early 2008 MBP, and it runs like a dream. Best to upgrade to at least 4Gb RAM though (Early 2008 MBP will take 6GB RAM, which is what I have in mine).

 

[signatus]

Thanks for your reply. Just checked it out, and I only have 2GB of RAM. Do you think that will be a serious problem?

 

[dumb]

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signatus: if you have 2Gb, I strongly suggest, you don't upgrade. I have 2011 MBP with 4Gb. Lion itself takes, 1.4-1.6 gb, safari will fun you the other half a gig.

 

[signatus]

Thanks a lot. I'll have to find out if it suits me better to upgrade the ram or have a new Mac, though the one I have runs like magic.

 

[rkaufmann87]

Thanks a lot. I'll have to find out if it suits me better to upgrade the ram or have a new Mac, though the one I have runs like magic.

RAM is cheap and simple to upgrade, if your machine is running OK then just upgrade unless you have been wanting a new MBP anyway. Visit either www.macsales.com (OWC) or Crucial to find the right RAM for your machine.