I have an iMac 27" mid 2011 with below specs.
Processor: 3.4 Ghz i7
Memory: 12Gb
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6970 1024Mb
Storage Free: 350Gb
What is the reason why I can't upgrade to Mojave? Because this Mac is 2011?
Hoping to get a reasonable response on this matter. THanks
iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5), graphics card
problem is the AMD Radeon HD 5xxx/6xxx series GPU acceleration. Currently, it is not possible to get full graphics acceleration when running Mojave on a system with a Radeon HD 5xxx or 6xxx series GPU. Mojave will be almost UNUSABLE without graphics acceleration. This includes the 15" and 17" MacBook Pro systems (MacBookPro8,2 and 8,3). If you want to enable GPU acceleration on these machines, you'll need to disable the AMD GPU (This will work on MacBook Pro 8,2 and 8,3 systems ONLY. You CANNOT disable the AMD GPU in an iMac.)
I think that a miracle happened this morning! After the 7th download it finally worked! I wonder if Apple found a bug, or my MacBook finally decided to accept this upgrade!
7th time's the charm! 😉
Hi, what do you mean by saying "support for Metal" can you explain please?
When I pay over $3500. (with extra RAM) I expect better!
pennies! ha! Mac better see what is happening in the computer world or they are going to fall way behind
OK, have it your way. I'm not here to argue, I'm here to answer questions.
loisnsb wrote:
When I pay over $3500. (with extra RAM) I expect better!
macOS Feedback
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They will not reply, but it does get read.
You do realize that other OSses (like Windows 7/8/10) don't have this issue?
netmeester wrote:
You do realize that other OSses (like Windows 7/8/10) don't have this issue?
Then maybe you should go buy a Windows machine.
I used Windows as an example. CentOS and Ubuntu for instance don't have this issue as well.
But I'm afraid you are spot-on with your reply.
Nope. No one here is an Apple employee.
You're welcome to spend your money on whatever best meets your needs.
Apple Customer Relations aka brick of wall aka wall of indifference ? I did it yet and was a nuisance
I have the same machine with a 500 GB SSD that I installed last year. It is in great shape, and there is NO reason it can run Mojave.
macOS Feedback
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They will not reply, but it does get read.
I'm puzzled. What new features in Mojave are required for your job? AFAIK there is nothing in Mojave that will materially affect how you do your day job. If High Sierra works fine for you there is no need for an upgrade. High Sierra will still receive security patches. I have a 2011 iMac too btw.
Alternatively if you are desperate for Dark Mode you can sell your 2011 buy a 2012 or newer iMac. You will probably get a good price for the 2011 mode as they are sought after for still having a DVD drive and being upgradable to 32Gb ram.
I think Apple should be more loyal to customers .They should release drivers for Radeon 5xxx and 6xxx maybe with reduced functionalities to permit users to upgrade to newest os this is not obsolescence is programmed obsolescence
Recently Apple showed is unloyalty to many customer (for example i have a macook pro 2016 that is so unreliable after 3 fixes should be replaced but misters at Apple prefers to appear robotic and lose customers) .. this will happen more and more if Apple will not be great again.Stocks are reflecting this value loss ...hope they will change .. listening to angry macook pro and imac 2011 customers could be a fresh air for you @apple
iMac 2011 for Mojave Upgrade
