If your computer can support the newest version of Mavericks 10.9.4, you'd use the
Apr 29, 2012 I have a Mac mini Mac OS X 10.6.8. I have am having trouble with viewing NBC videos from the NBC website. I can watch videos from ABC, YouTube, Lifetime, etc. But NBC isn't working. The advertisement before the show runs fine but when the show is ready to start, I get a black screen and keep saying 'Buffering'. Editions of Windows. Snow Leopard OS X.6.8 is a very old operating system. If you use Safari, that is tied to the operating system an cannot be updated. Firefox will run on OS X.6 and is probably the best option at this stage. OS X.7 and OS X.8 are no longer supported by Apple or Firefox, but will work with no future updates.
Mac App Store to look into that aspect of getting it, as a download. This would be a
large file and take quite a bit of time over a slow internet connection.
OS X - Upgrade to Mavericks?
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If it is too old, it may only be upgradable to Lion OS X 10.7.5, not hardly worth a
jump off the Snow Leopard and Rosetta bandwagon of support for older quality
applications you may have already bought, and have useful relationship with...
See about Mavericks OS X 10.9.x here, along with links to applications in Support:
Your computer likely would need a RAM upgrade to near maximum capacity supported
for best function of both the latest release of Mac OS X, and any applications you'd run.
Also, the hard disk drive may also need to be replaced with a new larger capacity one.
There may be a Firmware update for your computer model, whichever exact one it is.
Most/all of the hardware upgrades should be done before upgrading the OS X & apps.
Sometimes, the issue in an older computer is, the idea an upgrade to a newer OS X
will somehow make it run faster. Not so. Unless the computer is ready for the larger
load of a newer system it was not intended to run when built, it won't be happy.
Do not upgrade over a set of troubles and expect them to go away. You have to
prepare the computer for continued use over its lifetime, and an upgrade is more
than installing software over old software, layering issues under a new learning
curve, and to find the old problems are harder to find under a new coating!
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A good upgrade to such a new OS X from Snow Leopard 10.6.8, would be a
refurbished MacBook/Pro 13-inch mid 2010 from reputable reseller online, or
a MacBook Pro 13-inch 2012 (-without retina, +with optical drive) & UPgrade.
These come equipped to run Mavericks and should also handle Yosemite.
You can have the Store add RAM to the MB/Pro, in the order page online, as
the 13-inch non-retina is upgradable that way; or the Apple Store can add it.
The macbook/pro series has better graphics and cpu capabilities than the Air.
And the MB/Pro 13-inch w/o retina is a good value. Get optional AppleCare.
retail new (entire MB/Pro series)
refurbished 13.3-inch MacBook PRo 2.5GHz DualCore intel i5:
I'd choose the latter one, & check to see if I could add the extra RAM later, myself.
Good luck & happy computing! 🙂
Jul 21, 2014 4:30 AM
Specifically, Apple said the 10.19MB update resolves issues with:
- Transferring personal data, settings, and compatible applications from a Mac running Mac OS X Snow Leopard to a new Mac running Mac OS X Lion
- Certain network printers that pause print jobs immediately and fail to complete
- System audio that stops working when using HDMI or optical audio out
A similar 10.23MB update was released for Snow Leopard Server.
For those Macs that haven't yet moved to Snow Leopard version 10.6.8, Apple re-released its distributions of that point release with the supplemental fixes baked in:
- Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update v.1.1 (453MB)
- Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 (1.09GB)
- Mac OS X Server v10.6.8 Update v1.1 (518MB)
Monday's releases would appear to be the final updates Apple has planned for the Snow Leopard operating system, with the company having released Mac OS X Lion last Wednesday.
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