an early 2008 mac mini and want to know what OSX iI can be upgraded to.
I have an early 2008 mac mini, model A1283 and the OS x 10.6.8. Is there an OSX I can pass safely to this machine?
Upgrade to El Capitan
You can pass the Lion El Capitan or directly from Snow Leopard. El Capitan can be downloaded for FREE from the Mac App Store.
Upgrade to El Capitan
To upgrade to El Capitan, you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or installed Lion. Download El Capitan from the App Store. Sign in with your Apple ID. El Capitan is free. The file is big enough, more than 5 GB, allow it some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.
Mac 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 or early 2009 or newer aluminium) - model identifier 5.1 or later
3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)- model identifier 3.1 or later version
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 version
6 mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)- model identifier 3.1 or later version
7 Xserve (early 2009) - model identifier 3.1 or later version
To find the identifier of the model open system information in the Utilities folder. It is displayed in the Panel on the right.
My applications are compatible?
See table of application - RoaringApps compatibility
Upgrade to Lion
If your computer does not meet the requirements to install the Mavericks, it can still meet the specifications to install Lion.
You can buy Lion to the Apple store. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus taxes. It's a download. You will receive an email with a redemption code that you then use on the Mac App Store for download Lion. Save a copy of this installer to your download folder because Setup deletes itself at the end of the installation.
Lion system requirements
1 mac with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,
or Xeon processor
2. 2 GB of memory
3 OS X 10.6.6 or later (10.6.8) recommended
4. 7 GB of available space
5. certain features require an Apple ID; conditions apply.
I suggest that stick you with Snow Leopard because the Lion is a bit a dog. If you really need to upgrade over Snow Leopard, then you need a new computer.
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