why macbook can't upgrade to mountain lion

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why macbook can't upgrade to mountain lion

i was wating for this upgrade since you guys anounce it and today that i woke up expecting it to b in store already well guess what i tried to buy it but it keeps appearing a box saying sorry but this upgrade OS X MOUNTAIN LION is not compatible with this mac and i couldnt believe this is there anyone can explain me why or if a need something else before the upgrade i have a MACBOOK 2008 WHITE 13.3 INCH im really appreciated if anyone can help me please i have OS X LION 10.7.4 right now

Posted on Jul 25, 2012 3:33 PM

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joejr99

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Jul 25, 2012 3:36 PM in response to nenis26

unfortuantley the mac you have is not supported for 10.8 mountain lion.

http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade/

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Jul 25, 2012 3:36 PM in response to nenis26

Apple did not release information on compatibility of their new operating system prior to the launch, and I'm personally seeing a lot of the white mac models not being able to update. I don't believe your model of mac is supported, but you can double check http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/

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joejr99

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Jul 25, 2012 3:37 PM in response to nenis26

it says the aluminum one is supported not the white

so sorry to break the news to you i would suggest to get a macbook air

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joshuaiz

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Jul 25, 2012 3:37 PM in response to BobertForever

This is not true. The compatibility list has been on the Mountain Lion pages since they were put up after the WWDC.

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joejr99

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Jul 25, 2012 3:38 PM in response to joshuaiz

the white macbook is not supported only the aluminum one is

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Jul 25, 2012 3:38 PM in response to joshuaiz

er.. my bad. It was up then. But the truth still holds, your mac is incompatible with the upgrade.

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joejr99

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Jul 25, 2012 3:40 PM in response to nenis26

i would sugest selling the old one and buying a macbook air for an affordable price

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nenis26 Author

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Jul 25, 2012 3:44 PM in response to joejr99

thank you maybe thats what im going to do next

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joejr99

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Jul 25, 2012 3:55 PM in response to nenis26

its fast portable and you can have mountion lion i would get one

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Answer 10

Jul 25, 2012 6:05 PM in response to nenis26

I got psyched for the upgrade a month ago.

Then I forget about it.

You send me an e-mail asking me to upgrade...begging me, pleading with me to upgrade.

All for a mere $20 bucks. Oh, everything is going to be swell.

And now I can't upgrade b/c my graphics card isn't supported?!?

Well, now you have just annoyed me. And I am done with you.

I have been with you since 1999. Ever since, you went Unix based. I thought I was loyal to you. And I am loyal to the company you were in 1999. T Now, you are just the largest company in the world, or close to it.

Sayonara, forever.

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deggie

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Jul 25, 2012 6:09 PM in response to mercycubed

Goodbye.

It isn't the graphics card, your CPU cannot boot into 64 bit mode.

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Aug 1, 2013 11:56 AM in response to nenis26

Hello every one this is my first post on here and its only because I use a Mac Book its a mid 2010 model and I am able to upgrade to os x Mountain Lion with out a problem, i recently took it off and reverted back to os snow leopard due to incompatibility issues with Logic 8, so i dont know if there is major difference in your 2008 model compared to my 2010 model, but I have not ran into any issues with updating to os x...😉

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