Mid 2011 iMac no more OS updates?
I have a perfectly functional iMac 27" from Mid 2011, but I can't update the OS to Mojave, let alone Catalina. Will I ever be able to update, or has Apple written this computer off?
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The hardware in the computer is unable to run Mojave or Catalina. Apple has not written it off, the hardware resources in a 9 year old computer are not up to the task of running the newer more demanding OS versions.
It's a fact of life with computers. There's a time where requirements for current operating systems are too high to meet for older computers.
In the case of Mojave and Catalina they require a special type of video card, that did not exist when a 2011 iMac was built.
High Sierra is as high as that iMac can go. You can still run current applications on it and should be able to do so for a few more years. But this is a good time to start saving up for a new computer.
