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moonbeamgal

Q: macbooks

why are late2007 macbooks obsolete???? What in the system is stopping from it upgrading to el capitan? Mine is a late 2007 macbook and still kicking strong... but it would be nice if we were able to upgrade so new apps would be functional.... geez

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Mar 6, 2016 11:41 AM

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  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Mar 6, 2016 11:56 AM in response to moonbeamgal
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    Mar 6, 2016 11:56 AM in response to moonbeamgal

    Upgrading to El Capitan

     

    You can upgrade to El Capitan from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. El Capitan can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for FREE.

     

    Upgrading to El Capitan

     

    To upgrade to El Capitan you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Download El Capitan from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. El Capitan is free. The file is quite large, over 5 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.

     

          Macs that can be upgraded to OS X El Capitan

     

     

             1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or later

             2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 5,1 or later

             3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later

             4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later

             5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later

             6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later

             7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later

     

    To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.

     

         Are my applications compatible?

     

             See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps


    Upgrading to Lion

     

    If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mavericks, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion.

     

    You can purchase Lion at the Online Apple Store. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax.  It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.

     

         Lion System Requirements

     

           1. Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,

               or Xeon processor

           2. 2GB of memory

           3. OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)

           4. 7GB of available space

           5. Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.

     

    Next time before you post read Writing an effective Apple Support Communities question and Apple Support Communities - Terms of Use.

  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass Mar 6, 2016 12:10 PM in response to Kappy
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    Mar 6, 2016 12:10 PM in response to Kappy

    Kappy the poster said they have a late 2007 macbook

    yet you said a MacBook has to be    2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 5,1 or later for El Capitain