what mac os is on a new laptop
what mac os is on a new laptop
what mac os is on a new laptop
what mac os is on a new laptop [?]
The short answer is the MacOS which is current at the time the computer was in the factory.
The more nuanced response is that Apple usually times the release of a new Mac model to coincide with the release of a new OS. This year it was the new MacBook Pro models, for example. The 14" and 16" models with the M1 Pro chips were announced in an event on 18 October 2021 and the new OS, Monterey, was released on 25 October (which was the 26th in some parts of the world by the time it was the morning of the 25th in California).
However the 2020 M1 MacBook Pro models continued to be supplied with the previous MacOS from 2020 - Big Sur. I know this because one of my family bought the M1 (2020) model at the end of the week of the release of Monterey (via the online Apple store - it arrived two weeks later). At what point this model is supplied with Monterey remains to be seen.
Mac models pre-dating 25/10/2021 may or may not fitted with Monterey when sent to retail stores but it is a simple task to upgrade from the superceded MacOS to the new one and you should take this into consideration when purchasing a new computer when the model has been available for some time prior to the release of a new operating system.
Monterey if you order it from Apple.
what mac os is on a new laptop [?]
The short answer is the MacOS which is current at the time the computer was in the factory.
The more nuanced response is that Apple usually times the release of a new Mac model to coincide with the release of a new OS. This year it was the new MacBook Pro models, for example. The 14" and 16" models with the M1 Pro chips were announced in an event on 18 October 2021 and the new OS, Monterey, was released on 25 October (which was the 26th in some parts of the world by the time it was the morning of the 25th in California).
However the 2020 M1 MacBook Pro models continued to be supplied with the previous MacOS from 2020 - Big Sur. I know this because one of my family bought the M1 (2020) model at the end of the week of the release of Monterey (via the online Apple store - it arrived two weeks later). At what point this model is supplied with Monterey remains to be seen.
Mac models pre-dating 25/10/2021 may or may not fitted with Monterey when sent to retail stores but it is a simple task to upgrade from the superceded MacOS to the new one and you should take this into consideration when purchasing a new computer when the model has been available for some time prior to the release of a new operating system.
David McKinlay wrote:
Mac models pre-dating 25/10/2021 may or may not fitted with Monterey…
Since all Mac laptops are now listed as coming with Monterey on Apple's site, it is highly unlikely any would ship with Big Sur.
As per above responses - the question remains - from whom will the new computer be purchased from ?
If from an Apple Authorized Retailer - check with them before purchasing. If from any other Retailer - check with them too.
Older stock New Computer may come with whatever version of macOS that was installed at the time it was Manufactured.
what mac os is on a new laptop