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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1622368">You keep on switching interchangeably using the term &quot;this computer&quot; to refer both to your iMac 5,1 from 2006 (still don't know which of the two models -- 17-inch or 20-inch -- it is) and your MacBook Pro. It's super confusing.As you know, your iMac from 2006 is very, very old. I can't think of any good reason to sink even another penny into it at this point, as it's not worth much. Contrary to what you've been told, the limit on that computer is OS X 10.7.5, which is now unavailable. While 10.7.5 is still supported at the moment, support will likely be dropped next year if not sooner. Couple this with a max 4GB of RAM, and you're looking at a machine that isn't aging well.You might get $200 for it from some parent that wants it for their kid, or a writer who doesn't need advanced functionality, but I wouldn't invest any money in it. You'd be far better off just replacing it with a newer model of either iMac or Mac mini (if you have a spare monitor, kb and mouse available).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1622368"] You keep on switching interchangeably using the term "this computer" to refer both to your iMac 5,1 from 2006 (still don't know which of the two models -- 17-inch or 20-inch -- it is) and your MacBook Pro. It's super confusing. As you know, your iMac from 2006 is very, very old. I can't think of any good reason to sink even another penny into it at this point, as it's not worth much. Contrary to what you've been told, the limit on that computer is OS X 10.7.5, which is now unavailable. While 10.7.5 is still supported at the moment, support will likely be dropped next year if not sooner. Couple this with a max 4GB of RAM, and you're looking at a machine that isn't aging well. You might get $200 for it from some parent that wants it for their kid, or a writer who doesn't need advanced functionality, but I wouldn't invest any money in it. You'd be far better off just replacing it with a newer model of either iMac or Mac mini (if you have a spare monitor, kb and mouse available). [/QUOTE]

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