To upgrade you need to be sure your model meets the requirements:
- On February 28, a Mac mini featuring an Intel Core Duo processor was unveiled. On April 5, the dual-boot software Boot Camp was released as a trial version, which allowed Intel-based Mac owners to run Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. On April 24, a MacBook Pro replacement for.
- Make Offer - Apple iMac A1195 17' Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz, 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM OS 10.4.11 Apple iMac 4.1 All In One 17' 160GB HD 1.83GHz Intel Duo Core A1173 2GB RAM Work $119.00.
- Make Offer - Apple MacBook Pro 17' 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo 4GB RAM 500GB HDD OS X 10.11 Mid 2009 Apple MacBook Pro 13 Laptop/ 2.4Ghz /4GB ram/500gb HHD Mac OS High Sierra $399.00.
Upgrading to El Capitan
Apple iMac MC814LL/A 27-Inch Desktop Computer, Intel Core i5-2400, 4GB RAM, 1TBB HDD, Mac OS X Snow Leopard (Renewed) 2.9 out of 5 stars 2 1 offer from $899.99. Backed by an Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 2.0 GHz processor and 2 GB of RAM, the MB881LL/A is ready to tackle both heavy workloads and play-related commands. The 120 GB hard drive provides plenty of room for an expanding multimedia library. Plus, Mac OS X version 10.5.
You can upgrade to El Capitan from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. El Capitan can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for FREE.
To upgrade to El Capitan you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Download El Capitan from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. El Capitan is free. The file is quite large, over 5 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.
Macs that can be upgraded to OS X El Capitan
1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or later
2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 5,1 or later
3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later
5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
To find the model identifier open System Information in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right. See the following User Tip: Basic Steps for Upgrading OS X.
Are my applications compatible?
Mac Os X 2.16 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
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