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Hi,
I recently purchased a late 2006 iMac. The iMac came with 3 GB of RAM, and an Intel Core 2 Duo clocked at 1.83 GHz. It currently is running OS X 10.7 Lion. Is it possible to upgrade it to Mavericks or maybe Yosemite? ...and if so, how can I install either Mavericks or Yosemite?
Thank you so much for your opinion/advice!
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5)
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No to both, Mavericks is no longer available to anyone who has not already downloaded it, and that iMac is not compatible with Yosemite. The Yosemite compatible hardware is found at http://www.apple.com/osx/specs
Thank you for your help! If I purchase an OS X Mountain Lion install disk, would that work?
Ralph, according to Mactracker, the latest that can run on a late 2006 iMac (17" or 20") is 10.7.5.....
Lex
Mountain Lion, Mavericks, and Yosemite all have the same hardware requirements - the Mac must have a full 64-bit EFI, which the 2006 does not have. So none of the three will run on that iMac. Lion is as high as you can go.
Hi Lex, I was writing answer at the same time you were posting 😉
Right-o
Lex
Will late 2006 iMac run Yosemite?
