System requirements for OS X Mountain Lion

Apple is going to release OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion this summer to the public. The updates to the operating system will continue to bring iOS features back to the Mac. One of the most notable features is AirPlay Mirroring, which will mirror the display from a Mac to an HDTV via Apple TV. What Apple hasn’t mentioned yet is that some older Macs won’t be able to support AirPlay Mirroring and possibly some of the other new features with OS X Mountain Lion.

You may be wondering if your Mac will be compatible with the new operating system. Here is a list compiled from the developers preview which was released today.

Macs expected to be compatible with OS X Mountain Lion

• iMac – models from mid 2007 and later
• MacBook Pro – 13″ from mid 2009 or later, 15″ from late 2007 and later, 17″ from late 2007 and later
• MacBook Air – late 2008 and later
• MacBook – 13″ aluminum from 2008, 13″ from 2009 and later
• Mac Mini – early 2009 and later
• Mac Pro – early 2008 models and later
• XServe – early 2009 models and later

Macs NOT expected to be compatible with OS X Mountain Lion

• iMac models released prior to 2007
• Mac Mini released prior to 2007
• MacBook models released prior to 2008
• Original MacBook Air
• Anything with an Intel GMA 950 or x3100 integrated graphics card
• Anything with an ATI Radeon X1600

This is not an official list from Apple, we will update the list when Apple releases the official system requirements.

Originally posted 2012-02-17 06:58:06.