Worth Putting Mountain Lion on Mid 2007 iMac?

[ajo]

We have a recent macbook pro anyway, so it will be going on there. But was just wondering if I will be gaining much by installing on the mid 2007 iMac?

Thanks

ajo

 

[duncyboy]

I have a mid 2007 iMac too and I did a test install of ML on a seperate partition and it was much more fluid than Lion.

The stuttering I used experience with Launchpad and Mission Control etc were all but gone and Safari 6 was a big improvement.

I would advise a full, fresh install though. I've never had any joy with upgrade-installs.

 

[ajo]

Thanks

I have backed up using Time Machine. Will all my programs that I no longer have the CD's/DVD's for get reinstalled from the backup?

 

[El Awesome]

I do not recommend installing it. I own a 2007 iMac with a 2.4Ghz C2D and 4GB RAM and it is much slower than Lion used to be.

But you have TM, if you don't mind spending the money then give it a test. TM Backups will work without reinstalling anything. You just boot up and it's fine again.

 

[peglegjack]

I have a mid 2007 iMac too and I did a test install of ML on a seperate partition and it was much more fluid than Lion.

The stuttering I used experience with Launchpad and Mission Control etc were all but gone and Safari 6 was a big improvement.

I would advise a full, fresh install though. I've never had any joy with upgrade-installs.

This. You should definitely do it.

 

[duncyboy]

Thanks

I have backed up using Time Machine. Will all my programs that I no longer have the CD's/DVD's for get reinstalled from the backup?

Any programs that are in your app folder will be there with Mountain Lion if you do an upgrade-install or restore your settings and applications etc from a Time Machine back-up HOWEVER...

If your apps/programs AREN'T Mountain Lion compatible they'll be bunged in a seperate folder. You'll get a little warning once you're restored from TM or whatever saying "Some programs/items were incompatible..."

Make sure the stuff you need will run on ML before you install it if they're essential to you.

 

[bradengelmann]

Installed 10.8 last night on my 24" Core 2 Duo from August of 2007. Confirmed with Apple on the serial number that it was eligible. Did a clean install. Still early but so far machine is snappy; Leopard was previous OS and that was a bit sluggish. A few things to attach to it yet but so far I'm impressed.

In short I highly recommend it for this group of Macs. My machine is upgraded to 3 GB RAM and a 500 GB hard drive otherwise stock from that introduction date.

Oh--highly recommend CLEAN install. Not upgrade.

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-2-duo-2.4-24-inch-aluminum-specs.html