MacBook (Mid 2009) - OS SIERRA

Lanny wrote:

They don't, that's why you can't download it.

I have a Mid 2009 MacBook Pro an it's running OS X El Capitan and if i go in the App store it says that i can upgrade to Mac OS X High Sierra but when i click "Free Upgrade" it says "We could not complete your purchase This version of macOS 10.13.1 cannot be installed on this computer". Also if i try getting Sierra i says the same thing so it is in the App store. I'm just letting you know because i don't want you to be confused here with certain Mac OS X's

Mid 2009 Macbook Pro cant use Sierra OSX

Why irritate users who are unable to upgrade by getting them to try and download incompatible software !

It is not professional and very wasteful

mottz wrote:

Mine shows late 2009 and I cannot upgrade from Sierra to high?????

The reason you can't upgrade to High Sierra is because apple let you upgrade to Sierra so now your computer is now maxed out at Sierra. and my MacBook Pro is Mid 2009 so yours is late and the MBPs that are late 2009 can use Sierra but once a new OS is out you can't upgrade because yours is late 2009. And now apple is continuing on to the Mid 2010. and once a new OS comes out again then they will only use the 2011 model of MacBook Pro's and so on and so on.

Well you can trade in your old 2009 MBP and get $1’000 and get a new Mac book air and th new Mac book airs run high Sierra

I absolutely think that is just exactly what Apple wants. They want us all with older and perfectly working machines to throw them out and buy newer ones. Worldwide, that would be billions of megatons of $$$$$. Just what they want.

Such things is never an issue with a PC, because they last maximum 2-3 years anyway. But Macs last very much longer, and they have to come up with a solution to that problem. Either they can make Macs as bad as PCs or they can make incompatible software. I'm sure that's just what they have done. All this hardware requirements that don't make sense is just something they say to calm people down. But in the real world, they are greedy and want more $$$!

I have also noticed that the Safari is very, very unstable at the moment. It may be my very hard use. But it used to work just fine. I would not be surprised if they but bugs in Safari for machines that don't fit the requirements for OS Sierra, so that we have to buy new ones. Apple is an American company, and America is like the hotspot in the world for nasty companies and politicians, corruption and what not. So I would not be surprised. But maybe I use safari too hard with too many tabs at the same time. But everything crashes suddenly very often. Most likely it is just my machine, but who knows these days when people and companies are ready to kill just for some $, euro or norwegian crowns extra. (Yes, we in Norway sell weapons that is used to kill people in Yemen, for example).

Well, well, whatever the case is with this OS Sierra. I will never get rid of my old mac before Apple sends an electrical current thru my WiFi and blows the screen out and my hair off. Then I may think about it. I actually wanted this Sierra crap just to see if my Safari would stabilize. It might work just as well to install something older. Maverics or what the names of all the older ones were. They did work totally fine anyway.

That is solely because technology is moving much faster, and the very Ghizmo you may want to have will only run on newer machines anyway... I agree with you in general although it may just be the nature of the beast.

would this mean that since we can't update to sierra our computers wont be worth a dime lol see i was trying to download iMovie and its asking me for a 10.12. and el capitan don't support that . does this mean I'm hit and should just throw this computer away xD this blows .!

Mine shows late 2009 and I cannot upgrade from Sierra to high?????

Hi ,

I've been reading the comments … do you mean to tell me that I have to throw away a good and working macbook pro just because Apple have decided not to make the OS compatible with older MAc ??? ….

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Is it a MacBook or a MacBook Pro? There is a difference.

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

If your Mac is not Compatible with Sierra but you Have Not Upgraded to El Capitan - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-10692

The mid 2009 MacBook Pro is not compatible with Sierra

This

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

includes

Mac Hardware Requirements

For details about your Mac model, click the Apple icon at the top left of your screen, choose About This Mac, then choose More Info. These Mac models are compatible with macOS Sierra:

• MacBook Pro (Mid 2010 or newer)
• MacBook (Late 2009 or newer)

wingbone wrote:

I have a MacBook Pro,

And that's where it makes a difference. Read the links I provided as to exact hardware requirements and which models cannot be upgraded.

The question is WHY? Mid 2009 not supported, Late 2009 is supported. Basically the same machine. Is it just a ploy to get you to drop some bucks on Apple for a new computer or is there a technical reason? No explanation given. I'd like to see Apple address the issue.

One difference is the the late 2009 uses and Intel Direct Media Interface

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Media_Interface

While earlier ones use a Front Side Bus for internal communications

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front-side_bus

But see:

http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/macos-10-12-sierra-unsupported-macs-thread.1 977128/