If I upgrade to ML now will I get Mavericks free?

[bobsax]

This always comes up when somebody downloads an app or OS and then the next day (or week or month) it upgrades. Apple usually gives them the upgrade but the time can vary from purchase of the old app/OS and it's upgrade .

Any ideas on How Maverick will work?
I read that it should be coming out 10/13, less then a month from now.

 

[Intell]

No, you will very likely still have to purchase it.

 

[bobsax]

Thanks Intell
Not a big deal , I'd probably want to wait a few months anyway (or more) to let Apple work out the bugs.
I'm not sure I can even upgrade with my black Macbook 4,1

 

[Intell]

Sadly that Blackbook is limited to 10.7/Lion. It cannot run anything newer.

 

[Mr. Retrofire]

...I'd probably want to wait a few months anyway (or more) to let Apple work out the bugs.

Good idea.

I'm not sure I can even upgrade with my black Macbook 4,1

Wikipedia says that OS X 10.7.5 is the last compatible version of OS X for your computer.

 

[bobsax]

That's a drag since I've read that ML is just an improved Lion.
From another thread I read it sounds like I don't have the RAM it requires.

 

[bobsax]

Good idea.


Wikipedia says that OS X 10.7.5 is the last compatible version of OS X for your computer.

That's really a great link , thanks Mr.R

I guess I'll start looking for a Macbook 5,2. That's the earliest one that runs ML.
But will it run Mavericks?

So I'll probably go ahead and put ML on my iMac and I should be able to put it on another laptop if I get it before Mavericks comes out.

Any idea of what would happen if I tried to upgrade the black macbook ML?

 

[Intell]

If the Mac can run 10.8, it can run 10.9. If you try to install 10.8+ on a Blackbook, it won't boot. You'll get the prohibited sign. It won't even download it from the Mac App Store.