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Feb 16, 2012 12:44 PM in response to Gary Siegel1by eww,There is no Mountain Lion, only Lion. If your MBP was made in 2008, it can run Lion. To see your machine's Model Identifier, go to Apple menu > About This Mac > More Info and click "Hardware" in the left sidebar of the System Profiler window. The Model Identifier will be the second line in the right pane of the window, and is either 4,1 or 5,1 if your machine was new in late 2008.
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Feb 16, 2012 12:57 PM in response to dominic23by Gary Siegel1,From Cult of the Mac
Chances are, you’re already salivating to download the latest version of OS X, Mountain Lion, when it’s released later this summer. For a fair number of Mac owners, though, installing Mountain Lion is going to require buying a new machine, as Apple has abandoned support for Intel’s GMA 950 and x3100 chipsets.
Here’s a list of the machines that can run Lion that can’t run Mountain Lion.
Although OS X Lion has a minimum spec requirement of an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, Mountain Lion’s heftier graphics requirements effectively puts these machines to pasture:
• Any Intel Core 2 Duo MacBook from late 2007 – late 2008 (Model Numbers: MB061*/B, MB062*/B, MB063*/B, MB402*/A MB403*/A MB404*/A, MB402*/B)
• The Mid-2007 Mac mini (Model Numbers: MB138*/A, MB139*/A)
• Late 2006 polycarbonate iMac (Model Number: MA710xx/A)
• The original early 2008 MacBook Air (Model Number: MB003LL/A)
If you’ve got any one of these machines, OS X Lion will be the last version of OS X you will be able to install.
So What model do I have, or is the MacBook Pro from late 2008 going to be ok.
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Feb 16, 2012 1:01 PM in response to Zyriabby eww,I stand corrected, sort of. System requirements are not yet published and may not yet be determined, with seven or eight months or longer to go before release.
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Feb 16, 2012 1:03 PM in response to Gary Siegel1by eww,Gary: Cult of the Mac is guessing. You'll know what the system requirements are when Apple publishes them. Don't let the rumor-mongers panic you.
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Feb 16, 2012 1:05 PM in response to ewwby Gary Siegel1,Thanks. Just trying to figure out if I need to start saving for a new MBP.
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Feb 16, 2012 1:31 PM in response to Gary Siegel1by eww,Even if that list turns out to be right, there are no MacBook Pros on it.