MacOS – Can the early-2008 Macbook Pro run OS X Mavericks

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Like the question says I have an early-2008 Macbook Pro and I want to know if it will run Mavericks before I get it.

Also, if it won't run Mavericks what is the highest OS X version it will run?

Best Answer

Yes, it can. According to Apple these are minimal system requirements:

To install Mavericks, you need one of these Macs:

Mac (Mid-2007 or later)

MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later),

MacBook Pro (15-inch or 17-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later)

MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)

Mac mini (Early 2009 or later)

Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)

Xserve (Early 2009)

Your Mac also needs:

OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, or Snow Leopard v10.6.8 already installed 2 GB or more of memory 8 GB or more of available space