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Big Sur incompatibility

What is there about MacOS Big Sur that makes it incompatible with iMac 21.5 Late 2013?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Sep 26, 2022 10:25 AM

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Posted on Sep 26, 2022 10:30 AM

The late 2013 iMac lacks the necessary hardware/firmware to run Big Sur or later.

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Big Sur incompatibility

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