We can expect the release of Mountain Lion OS X 10.8 this summer. Apple is expecting to force upgrade macbooks to experience some new features that comes with Mac OS X 10.8. The older Macs with weaker GPUs are removed from the list it seems.

Anything with an Intel GMA 950 or x3100 integrated graphics card.

Mountain Lion Expected to not Run on these Macs

MacBook – 13″ aluminum from 2008, 13″ from 2009 and newer.MacBook Pro – 13″ from mid 2009 or later, 15″ from late 2007 and newer, 17″ from late 2007 and newer.Credits to OS X Daily for the following data. Yes, this must be very disappointing for Apple Mac users, and this is no surprise as apple usually discontinue their support for old hardware devices by setting some some basic requirements to install their new os x software. Mac OS X Mountain Lion is not for all Macs. Mac OS X Mountain Lion System Requirements They made 19 millions of Lion OS X Downloads last year and expecting more than that this year. You got to download it from Mac App store, like you did it for installing Mac OS X Lion.Īpple succeeded in bringing virtual downloads to all the Mac systems after launching Snow Leopard. As said, it is not possible to get this OS in Flash Drive or in a DVD from iStore. This major upgrade will include some feature highlights like Messages ( imessage on mac), Notes, Improved iCloud, Reminders, Notification Center, Game Center and so on. Download of Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 will only be available through Mac App Store once its launched. Apple gives a big surprise to Mac users across the world, by announcing their next major upgrade to their Mac OS X named Mountain Lion.

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