Q: Can i get El Capitan?

Hi Laidbacks

Here are the requirements for El Capitan:

OS X El Capitan requires one of the following Mac models and versions of OS X. It also requires at least 2GB of memory and 8.8GB of storage space.

• iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
• MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, Early 2009, or newer)
• MacBook Pro (Mid 2007 or newer)
• MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
• Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
• Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
• Xserve (Early 2009)
• OS X Yosemite v10.10
• OS X Mavericks v10.9
• OS X Mountain Lion v10.8
• OS X Lion v10.7
• Mac OS X Snow Leopard v10.6.8

Upgrade to OS X El Capitan - Apple Support

While Axeman is correct in his statement about the installer for El Capitan requiring 2 GB of RAM, to do anything besides just running El Capitan, that is to do useful work with your Mac, additional RAM is required. The exact amount of RAM required is dependent on the additional work you wish to do.

Which Mac do you have?