Supported Browser for Snow Leopard

[Roguedoc]

Does anyone know of a browser that is still supported for 10.6.8? I can't see having to buy a new computer when my perfectly good MacBook 4.0 still works great.

 

[pigoo3]

I don't think that there are any browser versions for 10.6.8 that are fully supported anymore (Safari, Chrome, or Firefox). There are browser versions for OS 10.8 (two OS versions newer than 10.6)…that are no longer fully supported.

Your MacBook 4,1 is from 2008…and unfortunately the maximum OS for it is 10.7.5. You really need at least OS 10.9 (Mavericks) to get a browser version that is fully supported at this moment (July, 2016). But as mentioned…a MacBook 4,1 cannot run OS 10.9.

For what it's worth…I have a perfectly working Mac Plus from 1986…and there are no fully supported browsers for it either. Having a fully functioning computer (regardless of age)…unfortunately is not a prerequisite for being being useful or compatible forever & ever.

Eventually older hardware becomes obsolete…even if it does still work perfectly.

HTH,

- Nick

p.s. Just in case you meant MacBook Pro 4,1 (and not a MacBook 4,1). A MacBook Pro 4,1 can run the latest OS version (10.11 El Capitan). And if this is the computer you actually have…you could upgrade the OS & get newer fully compatible browser versions.

 

[harryb2448]

Havea read through ths or other considerations such as Camino. Safari and Firefox have been left far behind as Nick points out with OS X.6, and OS X.7 and OS X.8, have all been abandoned by Apple with no further Security or other updates.


http://lowendmac.com/2015/what-is-the-best-browser-for-os-x-10-6-snow-leopard/

 

[white macbook]

Does anyone know of a browser that is still supported for 10.6.8? I can't see having to buy a new computer when my perfectly good MacBook 4.0 still works great.

I felt the same way you do, I had a nice MacBook running snow leopard, and could not see giving it up because those MacBook's were built right but I alway got message "not supported" etc. BestBuy gave me $130 for that dinosaur and I put that onto a new MBP. pigoo3 is giving you some excellent advice as usual. GL

 

[hughvane]

The direct answer to the question, from a Macbook 4.1 user, is Chrome. The 'no longer supported' means very little unless you experience major crashes, or require assistance. I beaver away happily with OS 10.6.8 and Chrome on both Macbook and Mini, but do not use Safari because it has security flaws that are no longer fixed by Apple because ..... the OS is no longer 'supported'. Camino is a lightweight, but fast, FFox. There is also iCab, which is fast, but quirky, and you need to buy the full version if you want it to run ad-free, and finally Opera (about which I have strong misgivings).

 

[pigoo3]

Here's an example of what I get when I go to Google.com with Chrome on a computer running 10.8.5:



- Nick

 

[white macbook]

Thanks Nick for showing that, some ppl don't understand what "not supported" really means;D

 

[toMACsh]

Does anyone know of a browser that is still supported for 10.6.8? I can't see having to buy a new computer when my perfectly good MacBook 4.0 still works great.

Yeah, I get it. But the reality is that you will have to. Consider yourself fortunate that the hardware has outlasted the software.