Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite – Find out if your Mac is compatible

Last updated Jun 24, 2017 1,423

Find out if your Mac is compatible with the next system update, Mac OS X 10:10. Here is a list of compatible devices and the minimum system requirements to accommodate Yosemite.

Although several months may be missing even the official release of Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite is well prepared as possible. Below is a list of Mac compatible with the next software update and minimum requirements in order to fully enjoy the experience offered by the next operating system from Apple.

To upgrade to OS X 10.10 you will need a Mac capable of running OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion or OS X 10.9 Mavericks. This does not ensure that all the features of OS X on your Mac will be available Yosemite Unfortunately, Apple has yet to announce what features will not be available on older terminals.

In any case, Yosemite to run OS X, the Mac will have 2GB of RAM, 8GB of storage on the hard disk, and at least OS X 10.6.8 already installed. How Mavericks OS X, OS X Yosemite will be available as a free download on the Mac App Store. Below, by means of ArsTechnica, the list of models compatible with Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite.

iMac (Mid 2007 or later).
MacBook (aluminum 13-inch, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or newer).
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009 or later) (15-inch mid / late 2007 or newer), (17-inch, Late 2007 or newer).
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer).
Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer).
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer). Xserve (Early 2009).

To check exactly which version of Mac you have, you must click on the apple logo on the bar in the upper left, then click About This Mac, and Click More Info…

Apple will release OS X Yosemite later this year. If you do not want to wait all this time, you can submit the application to access the beta as non-developers. To submit your application, you should start here.