You can purchase Lion at the Online Apple Store. If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mavericks, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion. See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps. It's displayed in the panel on the right.
To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or laterħ. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or laterĦ. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or laterĥ. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or laterĤ. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 5,1 or laterģ. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or laterĢ. Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Yosemiteġ. OS X Mavericks/Yosemite- System Requirements It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless. The file is quite large, over 5 GBs, so allow some time to download.
To upgrade to Yosemite you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Yosemite can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for FREE. You can upgrade to Yosemite from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. Some features require Apple’s iCloud services fees and Some features require a compatible Internet service provider Ħ. Access to the App Store enables you to download Mavericks if your computer meets the requirements.ĥ.
You will be sent physical media by mail after placing your order.Īfter you install Snow Leopard you will have to download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to update Snow Leopard to 10.6.8 and give you access to the App Store. You can purchase Snow Leopard through the Apple Store: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.).