I picked up an iMac at our university surplus store for $175. It works well (hey, it's a Mac).
Basic specs are: 1.83 Apple Core Duo, 1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM.
It's got Leopard but I'd like to upgrade to Snow Leopard (as well as iTunes 10.6) if possible.
My plan is to get it ready as a Christmas present for our god son who just stared high school (his mom wouldn't be able to afford a new iMac and he'd prefer Apple over a PC any day). He'd mostly be using it for school projects and his music.
Possible relevant side notes: I have a Macbook (2006) that I just replaced a failed hard drive in and upgraded the OS and memory. Reinstalled the iLife '06 suite and it runs GREAT.
So my questions are -
1. Can the upgrades described above be done
2. Is it worth it
3. Would I be able to install the iLife suite that came with my Macbook on the iMac also?
I picked up an iMac at our university surplus store for $175. It works well (hey, it's a Mac).
Basic specs are: 1.83 Apple Core Duo, 1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM.
It's got Leopard but I'd like to upgrade to Snow Leopard (as well as iTunes 10.6) if possible.
My plan is to get it ready as a Christmas present for our god son who just stared high school (his mom wouldn't be able to afford a new iMac and he'd prefer Apple over a PC any day). He'd mostly be using it for school projects and his music.
Possible relevant side notes: I have a Macbook (2006) that I just replaced a failed hard drive in and upgraded the OS and memory. Reinstalled the iLife '06 suite and it runs GREAT.
So my questions are -
1. Can the upgrades described above be done
2. Is it worth it
3. Would I be able to install the iLife suite that came with my Macbook on the iMac also?
I picked up an iMac at our university surplus store for $175. It works well (hey, it's a Mac).
Basic specs are: 1.83 Apple Core Duo, 1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM.
It's got Leopard but I'd like to upgrade to Snow Leopard (as well as iTunes 10.6) if possible.
My plan is to get it ready as a Christmas present for our god son who just stared high school (his mom wouldn't be able to afford a new iMac and he'd prefer Apple over a PC any day). He'd mostly be using it for school projects and his music.
Possible relevant side notes: I have a Macbook (2006) that I just replaced a failed hard drive in and upgraded the OS and memory. Reinstalled the iLife '06 suite and it runs GREAT.
So my questions are -
1. Can the upgrades described above be done
2. Is it worth it
3. Would I be able to install the iLife suite that came with my Macbook on the iMac also?