How to check MacBook's year of release and latest OS available?

My macBook Pro Serial No.W8****X94 Model No. A1229. What year was it ereleased and what is latest operating system it can handle?


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texwill wrote:

My macBook Pro Serial No.W8****X94 Model No. A1229. What year was it ereleased and what is latest operating system it can handle?

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This appears to be MacBook Pro 17-Inch "Core 2 Duo" 2.4

>About this Mac has pertinent information needed, not your personal serial number. the year is important



17" Mid/Late 2007, 2.4GHz MacBookPro3,1 you are limited to OS X 10.11.6


The older macOS installer backups on this server:

How to get old versions of macOS - Apple Support


verify you are using the Safari browser to download/initiate the macOS links.

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Jun 28, 2022 8:38 AM in response to texwill

texwill wrote:

My macBook Pro Serial No.W8****X94 Model No. A1229. What year was it ereleased and what is latest operating system it can handle?

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This appears to be MacBook Pro 17-Inch "Core 2 Duo" 2.4

>About this Mac has pertinent information needed, not your personal serial number. the year is important



17" Mid/Late 2007, 2.4GHz MacBookPro3,1 you are limited to OS X 10.11.6


The older macOS installer backups on this server:

How to get old versions of macOS - Apple Support


verify you are using the Safari browser to download/initiate the macOS links.

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