Thank you for being a valued part of the CNET community. As of December 1, 2020, the forums are in read-only format. In early 2021, CNET Forums will no longer be available. We are grateful for the participation and advice you have provided to one another over the years.

Thanks,

CNET Support

General discussion

Macbook Hardware Upgrades with Leopard Release?

Feb 10, 2007 11:19AM PST

Are there any changes for the Macbook with the release of Leopard?

Discussion is locked

- Collapse -
Magic 8 ball answer is.................................
Feb 10, 2007 3:37PM PST
Reply hazy, try again.


Which makes me think... is there a magic 8 ball widget for my Dashboard?

It wouldn't surprise me to see the Steve come out with new specs for a computer but I have no news to relate about it yet.

Try checking out the leo laporte radio show rebroadcasted on Twit.TV... he has a prety good ear for tech gossip.

grim Happy
- Collapse -
But if you're asking if you'll need to upgrade...
Feb 11, 2007 10:19PM PST

But if you're asking if you'll need to upgrade your Macbook to run Leopard, other than maxing out on RAM, the answer is likely no.

While Windows machines are usually seen as lacking or requiring a hardware rebuild with a new OS, as long as your mac is running the processor de jour, i.e. intel, you'll likely be able to function with the newest Mac OS for years to come.

My bet is that they will likely support the G4/G5 processors for a good bit longer. My employer still has us all using OS 9 (yikes!) and is only now considering moving us all to OS X since we can no longer get copies of Quark 4.1.

- Collapse -
TWIT "Netcasts"
Feb 15, 2007 11:16PM PST

The TWIT network has several good netcasts about current tech gear and tech news; some general, some specifically about the Mac.

While you should have no problem upgrading to Tiger if you're running a MacBook, there may be some updates released for the currently sold hardware sometime soon.