Snow Leopard ready for early Macbooks yet?

flimbar · flimbar #1 (**permalink**)

04-07-2012, 06:26 AM

Hi there

I have an early 2006 Macbook i.e. the first intel Macbooks that came out with the 32-bit intel core duo, NOT the later 2006 ones with the 64-bit intel core 2 duo.

I installed Snow Leopard on it when it first came out and it had awful stuttery video playback issues; video playback previously on Leopard was fine. People in various forums reported similar issues with Snow Leopard and 32-bit core duo Macs, so I downgraded back to Leopard.

Now that Snow Leopard has reached what? 10.6.8? I was wondering if anyone knows if this issue has been addressed and if video playback works with Snow Leopard on 32-bit core duo Macs? or has anyone got a heads up on any other issues that would mean I should probably stick with Leopard. I noticed I saved some disk space upgrading to Snow Leopard. I'd like to upgrade due to some software requiring 10.6+ but not if this video issue still exists.

Cheers
Nick

G-Mo · G-Mo #2 (**permalink**)

04-07-2012, 08:04 AM

How much RAM do you have in the MacBook? I've got a service machine, same model (core duo), but with topped out RAM and have never had issues from 10.6.0. SL says in needs a minimum of 1GB or RAM but practically needs 2GB.

flimbar · flimbar #3 (**permalink**)

04-07-2012, 12:53 PM

Ah thanks. I did only have 1 GB at the time, but now have 2 GB. I guess I should go for it then if you've not seen a problem.

flimbar · flimbar #4 (**permalink**)

04-08-2012, 03:42 AM

Ok done the upgrade, all seems fine.

G-Mo #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 11, 2012 Location: Toronto Posts: 53 Mac Specs: See signature	04-07-2012, 08:04 AM How much RAM do you have in the MacBook? I've got a service machine, same model (core duo), but with topped out RAM and have never had issues from 10.6.0. SL says in needs a minimum of 1GB or RAM but practically needs 2GB. Apple Certified Macintosh Technician (ACMT) MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) 2.3GHz Core i5, 8GB RAM, Crucial M4 256GB SSD MacBook Air (11-inch, Late 2010); iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010) iPad 2 16GB; iPhone 4S 16GB
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flimbar #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 20, 2011 Posts: 5	04-07-2012, 06:26 AM Hi there I have an early 2006 Macbook i.e. the first intel Macbooks that came out with the 32-bit intel core duo, NOT the later 2006 ones with the 64-bit intel core 2 duo. I installed Snow Leopard on it when it first came out and it had awful stuttery video playback issues; video playback previously on Leopard was fine. People in various forums reported similar issues with Snow Leopard and 32-bit core duo Macs, so I downgraded back to Leopard. Now that Snow Leopard has reached what? 10.6.8? I was wondering if anyone knows if this issue has been addressed and if video playback works with Snow Leopard on 32-bit core duo Macs? or has anyone got a heads up on any other issues that would mean I should probably stick with Leopard. I noticed I saved some disk space upgrading to Snow Leopard. I'd like to upgrade due to some software requiring 10.6+ but not if this video issue still exists. Cheers Nick
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Member Since: Jun 20, 2011 Posts: 5	04-08-2012, 03:42 AM Ok done the upgrade, all seems fine.
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