prince_vikram64

Q: Trial Version MAC OS

Hi All,

 

I am looking for MAC OS trail version copy. Can anyone please suggest the official website to download MAC OS trial mode. I am new to MAC so thinking if Apple also provides 30 day trials for their OS like Microsoft do for Windows.

OS X Mavericks (10.9.2), MAC os

Posted on Apr 28, 2014 2:28 AM

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  • by benwiggy,Helpful

    benwiggy benwiggy Apr 28, 2014 2:38 AM in response to prince_vikram64
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    Apr 28, 2014 2:38 AM in response to prince_vikram64

    What Mac hardware do you have? The latest version of OS X is free to most Mac users. There is no "trial" version.

  • by prince_vikram64,Helpful

    prince_vikram64 prince_vikram64 Apr 28, 2014 4:47 AM in response to benwiggy
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    Apr 28, 2014 4:47 AM in response to benwiggy

    Hi Ben,

    Thank you so much for the quick responce. I want to install it in Virtual Machine.

  • by MichelPM,

    MichelPM MichelPM Apr 28, 2014 5:09 AM in response to prince_vikram64
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    Apr 28, 2014 5:09 AM in response to prince_vikram64

    I am not clear on what you want to do since if you have a Mac,  it already comes installed with an OS X operating system.

     

    If you are a Windows PC user, as I suspect you are, then installing OS X on a PC will be impossible.

  • by BobHarris,

    BobHarris BobHarris Apr 28, 2014 6:31 AM in response to prince_vikram64
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    Apr 28, 2014 6:31 AM in response to prince_vikram64

    If you do have a 2nd hand Mac that maybe had Windows or Linux installed on it, and you now want to install Mac OS X, but you did not get the install DVD (or CDs), you can contact Apple support and request the original install disks that came with the Mac for a shipping and handling fee.

     

    However, if your Mac was of the generation that started shipping Lion (10.7), then Apple stopped shipping installed DVDs, and you would use the recovery partition (boot holding Command-R) to network download the Lion, or Mountain Lion, or Mavericks.

     

    NOTE:  To download Mavericks for a new install, you need to be already running Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) or a newer 10.7, or 10.8 version, so that you have the App Store.

     

    It would help if we knew what version of Mac OS X your current running, and what Mac you are using?

  • by sewercat,

    sewercat sewercat May 2, 2014 6:53 AM in response to prince_vikram64
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    May 2, 2014 6:53 AM in response to prince_vikram64

    To install an OSX virtual machine in VmWare you need to either buy and old copy on EBay or something since they don't sell disks anymore and for Macs the ecosystem is closed- nobody goes to their site and downloads a trial. On a mac it downloads the OS straight from Apple in recovery mode and handles updates all through the app store, which, on a Windows machine you don't have access to. If you have a Mac you don't need a trial- you just get the OS with your computer, and if you're on Windows Apple doesn't allow installation on to non- Apple hardware.

     

    Otherwise, for the latest version what you'll need to do is go check around and see if you can find it from an illegitimate 3'rd party (a torrent) the new OSX, Mavericks, is free but that doesn't mean you won't be breaking the law downloading a torrent- pretty sure the copyright doesn't allow for distribution by anyone but Apple and authorized retailers.

     

    The bigger question is why bother? I installed an OSX virtual machine on my Windows 7 desktop some years ago, back when you could buy a disk at Best Buy for $30. It was a tremendous waste of time. The thing opened and ran and did everythign I needed but it was unimaginably slow and didn't really work all that well with my Windows keyboard and mouse- no inertial scrolling, no Command key, no multitouch track-pad- it was like using Windows with an OSX skin on it, but with the added slowness of being a virtual machine- none of the snappy interface features or track pad gestures could work with a Windows mouse. If you're trying to use it as a chance to test-drive the OS before deciding to buy- it will be a lame experience and not really representative of using an actual Mac. If you want to simply run some apps that are only available on Apple it could be worthwhile- but not so great for high-performance apps- so no Final Cut, Motion, Garageband, Logic etc. Those will run SLOOOOWW.

     

    So, my recommendation, don't waste your time. You'll be severely disappointed when you get it to work. Instead, either build yourself a hackintosh with proper hardware, with a trackpad and a bt keyboard, or just go buy a used mac.

  • by VikingOSX,

    VikingOSX VikingOSX May 2, 2014 6:59 AM in response to prince_vikram64
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    May 2, 2014 6:59 AM in response to prince_vikram64

    And it may be worth adding that Apple licensing terms condone OS X in a guest virtual machine, providing that virtual machine host is installed on Apple hardware.

  • by a brody,

    a brody a brody May 2, 2014 7:33 AM in response to prince_vikram64
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    May 2, 2014 7:33 AM in response to prince_vikram64

    You can install Windows on a Mac, and have been able to do so legally for many years:

     

    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2741

     

    You may want to save your money up for a Mac, even a used one that supports it, and then install it so you can have the best of both worlds.

  • by BUYITBEFOREYOUTRYIT,

    BUYITBEFOREYOUTRYIT BUYITBEFOREYOUTRYIT Sep 30, 2015 7:24 AM in response to sewercat
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    Sep 30, 2015 7:24 AM in response to sewercat

    I am so confused so I need to go out and spend 3000 dollars and see if I like apple or try some phish posh how did you say hackintosh where can I find this hackintosh to try out apple OS X how much is a hackintosh compared to the 3000+ dollar models apple supports and are you going to come set it up for me with the with a trackpad and a bt keyboard and god only knows what else

  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Sep 30, 2015 7:26 AM in response to BUYITBEFOREYOUTRYIT
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    Sep 30, 2015 7:26 AM in response to BUYITBEFOREYOUTRYIT

    There's no need to be confused. If you want to run the Apple OS buy Apple Hardware. End of story. It's the only way that you can run the OS anyway.

  • by BobHarris,

    BobHarris BobHarris Sep 30, 2015 7:43 AM in response to BUYITBEFOREYOUTRYIT
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    Sep 30, 2015 7:43 AM in response to BUYITBEFOREYOUTRYIT

    Mac minis do not cost $3000, they are under a thousand, and a refurbished unit can be in the $500 dollar range.

     

    Or you could just spend hours in an Apple Store playing with the Macs.

     

    Apple is a hardware company and they make money from selling hardware.  Allowing OS X to run on non-Apple hardware does not pay the employees.

  • by BUYITBEFOREYOUTRYIT,

    BUYITBEFOREYOUTRYIT BUYITBEFOREYOUTRYIT Sep 30, 2015 8:38 AM in response to Terence Devlin
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    Sep 30, 2015 8:38 AM in response to Terence Devlin

    thank you I am no longer confused you explained it in plain apple speak to me the 'it only works this way" or "you must do it this way" also my favorite "I don't know why it just puts it there and there is nothing you can do about it" thanks again bye bye