Apple Won't Let You Download Mountain Lion If Your Mac Doesn't Meet These Requirements

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Not everyone gets to install Mountain Lion when it comes out, reports 512 Pixels.

Your hardware needs to meet a certain set of spec requirements as outlined below:

• OS X v10.6.8 or later

• 2 GB of memory

• 8 GB of available space

Furthermore, Mountain Lion is only available on certain devices. Make sure your hardware appears in this list before trying to upgrade:

• iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)

• MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)

• MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)

• Xserve (Early 2009)

• MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)

• Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)

• Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)

Now check out everything you need to do to get your Mac ready for Mountain Lion >