Supported Models

Any Intel-based Mac listed below can install and upgrade to either Monterey, Ventura or Senoma (depending on hardware specs). To check your hardware model, open System Information and look for the Model Identifier key.

This applies even if Apple supports the model natively.
Does not support PowerPC- or Apple Silicon-based Macs.
If your model is not listed below, it is not supported

The below tables can be used to reference issues with a particular model and see which OS would work best on your machine.

MacBook
MacBook Air
MacBook Pro
Mac mini
iMac
Mac Pro
Xserve

MacBook

Model Name	Identifier
MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008)	`MacBook5,1`

– USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)


MacBook (13-inch, Early 2009) MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2009)	`MacBook5,2`	–

– USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)

– Trackpad gestures are partially broken
MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009)	`MacBook6,1`	–

– USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)

MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010)
	`MacBook7,1`
MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)	`MacBook8,1`

MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016)
MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016)	`MacBook9,1`
MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017)	`MacBook10,1`

MacBook Air

Model Name	Identifier
MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2008) MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2009)	`MacBookAir2,1`

– USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)


	MacBook Air (11-inch, Late 2010)	`MacBookAir3,1`
	MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2010)	`MacBookAir3,2`
	MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2011)	`MacBookAir4,1`
	MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2011)	`MacBookAir4,2`
MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2012)	`MacBookAir5,1`


	MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012)	`MacBookAir5,2`
	MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2013) MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2014)	`MacBookAir6,1`
	MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013) MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014)	`MacBookAir6,2`
	MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015)	`MacBookAir7,1`
	MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)	`MacBookAir7,2`
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)	`MacBookAir8,1`	– Supported by Apple
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019)	`MacBookAir9,1`
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)	`MacBookAir10,1`

MacBook Pro

Model Name	Identifier
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2008) MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008)	`MacBookPro4,1`


	MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008)	`MacBookPro5,1`
	MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009) MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009)	`MacBookPro5,2`
	MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009)	`MacBookPro5,3`
	MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009)	`MacBookPro5,5`
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010)	`MacBookPro6,1`


	MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)	`MacBookPro6,2`
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)	`MacBookPro7,1`

– USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)


MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)	`MacBookPro8,1`

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011) MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011)
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011)

MacBookPro8,2

MacBookPro8,3

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012) MacBookPro9,1

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)	`MacBookPro9,2`
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2012) MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013)	`MacBookPro10,1`
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012) MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2013)	`MacBookPro10,2`
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013) MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)	`MacBookPro11,1`
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)	`MacBookPro11,2` `MacBookPro11,3`
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)	`MacBookPro11,4` `MacBookPro11,5`
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)	`MacBookPro12,1`
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports)	`MacBookPro13,1`
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports)	`MacBookPro13,2`
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)	`MacBookPro13,3`

MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports) MacBookPro14,1

MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports) MacBookPro14,2

MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017) MacBookPro14,3


MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports) MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports)	`MacBookPro15,2`	– Supported by Apple
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019)	`MacBookPro15,1`
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports)	`MacBookPro15,4`
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)	`MacBookPro16,1` `MacBookPro16,4`
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports)	`MacBookPro16,2`
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports)	`MacBookPro16,3`

Mac mini

Model Name	Identifier
Mac mini (Early 2009)	`Macmini3,1`

– USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)

Mac mini (Mid 2010)

Macmini4,1

Mac mini (Mid 2011) Macmini5,1
Macmini5,2
Macmini5,3


Mac mini (Late 2012)	`Macmini6,1` `Macmini6,2`

Mac mini (Late 2014)
Mac mini (Late 2014)	`Macmini7,1`
Mac mini (Late 2018)	`Macmini8,1`	– Supported by Apple

iMac

– USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)

– Remove stock Bluetooth to prevent panics
iMac (20-inch, Early 2008) iMac (24-inch, Early 2008)	`iMac8,1`	– non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+)

– USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)


iMac (20-inch, Early 2009) iMac (24-inch, Early 2009) iMac (20-inch, Mid 2009)	`iMac9,1`	– non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+)

– USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)
– Recommend upgrading to Metal GPU

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)	`iMac10,1`
iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)	`iMac11,1`
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010)	`iMac11,2`
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)	`iMac11,3`
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011) iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2011)	`iMac12,1`
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)	`iMac12,2`

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012) iMac13,1 – Legacy Metal (macOS 13+)

iMac (27-inch, Late 2012)	`iMac13,2`
iMac (21.5-inch, Early 2013)	`iMac13,3`
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013)	`iMac14,1`
iMac (27-inch, Late 2013)	`iMac14,2` `iMac14,3`
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2014)	`iMac14,4`
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2015)	`iMac15,1`
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015)	`iMac16,1`
iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015)	`iMac16,2`
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)	`iMac17,1`

iMac (21.5-inch, 2017) iMac18,1

iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017) iMac18,2

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017) iMac18,3

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019) iMac19,1 – Supported by Apple

iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2019) iMac19,2

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020) iMac20,1
iMac20,2

iMac Pro (2017) iMacPro1,1

Mac Pro

Model Name	Identifier	Tagged Issues
Mac Pro (Early 2008)	`MacPro3,1`	– Recommend upgrade to Metal GPU

– non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+)
– USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)

– Remove stock Bluetooth to prevent panics
Mac Pro (Early 2009)	`MacPro4,1`	– Recommend upgrade to Metal GPU

– non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+)
– USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)

Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
Mac Pro (Mid 2012)

MacPro5,1

Mac Pro (Late 2013) MacPro6,1


Mac Pro (2019)	`MacPro7,1`	– Supported by Apple

Xserve

Model Name	Identifier	Tagged Issues
Xserve (Early 2008)	`Xserve2,1`	– Recommend upgrade to Metal GPU – non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+)

– USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)


	Xserve (Early 2009)	`Xserve3,1`

We can help! macOS upgrades are done @ R950 per Mac, we also recommend, if possible, that we upgrade the hard disk drive to a Solid State Drive (SSD) and where possible upgrade the RAM to the maximum the Mac supports. As pricing is currently volatile with the Rand/USD exchange rate, please drop us a WhatsApp at +27 82 901 1889 or email accounts@compufreak.africa with the Serial Identifier of your Mac so we can give you an accurate price…

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Supported Models

MacBook

MacBook Air

MacBook Pro

Mac mini

iMac

Mac Pro

Xserve