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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1697144" data-attributes="member: 56379">You didn't exactly tell us what exact model computer you have so that we can fairly comment on the &quot;perfectly good machine before their time&quot; statement.&nbsp; But the last 17&quot; laptop/notebook Apple offered was &quot;Late 2011&quot; (or an earlier version).&nbsp; And the last time Apple offered a 17&quot; display in a desktop was a 2006 iMac.The main problems with running an older OS version (like OS 10.6.8) is:- No more security updates from Apple.&nbsp; Thus you are more at risk of your personal information &amp; financial information getting stolen…than if the computer was running a newer OS version.- You can run into hardware compatibility issues (which is EXACTLY what you ran into with this printer).&nbsp; At least initially.- You can run into software compatibility issues.&nbsp; Can't run newer software apps.&nbsp; And the older installed apps sometimes cannot be updated to remain compatible in a 2016 world.* Nick</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1697144, member: 56379"] You didn't exactly tell us what exact model computer you have so that we can fairly comment on the "perfectly good machine before their time" statement. But the last 17" laptop/notebook Apple offered was "Late 2011" (or an earlier version). And the last time Apple offered a 17" display in a desktop was a 2006 iMac. The main problems with running an older OS version (like OS 10.6.8) is: - No more security updates from Apple. Thus you are more at risk of your personal information & financial information getting stolen…than if the computer was running a newer OS version. - You can run into hardware compatibility issues (which is EXACTLY what you ran into with this printer). At least initially. - You can run into software compatibility issues. Can't run newer software apps. And the older installed apps sometimes cannot be updated to remain compatible in a 2016 world. * Nick [/QUOTE]

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