Can I upgrade from 10.3 to 10.5?

Apple lists the following minimum requirements for Leopard:

- Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor
– 512MB of memory
– DVD drive for installation
– 9GB of available disk space

If your laptop can do that then yes, I do recommend the upgrade. I actually saw improvements in overall speed and stability.

Some apps may not run properly in Leopard. Check the websites to be sure.
Also Leopard doesn’t support OS9 classic mode so you can no longer run Classic apps. Might also be worth maxing out the ram.

well i dont run classic apps anyways that i no of….... Im prety sure my memory is someplace in the 768 range…does that sound right?

my hardrive is 30GB so that 9GB would kinda suck but whatever external harddrive here i come.

I have a dvd drive…..so i think i would be good so long as my computer doesnt run terribly slow ill be happy.

Make sure you check that CPU speed. The installer won’t load the O.S. if it determines the CPU isn’t fast enough. And if you’ve cracked the seal on the box, then it’s not returnable and you’re out ~$129.

well im gonna have to check all this on my lunch, but i called a place called doubleclick that does all mac stuff…...they said for me to buy 10.5 even if i cant run it, and they will install 10.4 for me but ill have 10.5 if i need it but its 129+110 labor which i think is some bullsh*t so ill probably shop around a little more. However first step is checking my specs when i get home i guess. id really rather just get something much nicer but its mostly the screen that bothers me being so small…i guess i can just buy a monitor though and have the screen project on that. Its a cheaper(ghetto) was of going about things and ill feel like i have a desktop and a laptop lol

$110 to simply install?!? WTF? Got a link to their site where they hopefully breakdown the list of actions they perform for an install service?

Seriously, it’s pop in the DVD and click “Install”.

The only thing you might consider is mirroring your main drive first… which is just smart for a major upgrade regardless of O.S. If Doubleclick is doing that for you, well, I guess they can charge what they will… but you might consider simply purchasing your own external drive for backups anyway. Especially if you intend to use Time Machine (which I recommend).

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You can find out all the pertinent info you need to know about your Mac by…

1. clicking on the Apple icon in the upper left corner
2. selecting About My Mac
3. clicking the System Information button

yeah, ive installed 10.3 my self a number of times….so i do feel that is crazy what they want to charge for doing that, if i do, do any business with them ill probably ask them if I can do the install myself or if i can only put 10.4 on my machine then ill just buy 10.4 wherever i can and do it myself….i think he is mistaking me for someone who has no knowledge of computers and writes checks to people because of lack of knowledge….but he is mistaken lol…ill talk to them but if they cant work with me on it then they won’t get my business….and with economic times like these i wouldnt be to picky if i were them because i no where they are located around here and nobody is ever in that parking lot lol

Yes you can.