System Requirements?

[Bear]

Developer Preview System Requirements

NOTE: This list is still subject to change.

The OS X v10.9 Developer Preview supports the following Macs:

• iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
• MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
• MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later), (15-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later), (17-inch, Late 2007 or later)
• MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
• Mac Mini (Early 2009 or later)
• Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
• Xserve (Early 2009)

 

[dukebound85]

Nice info. Ram requirments?

 

[meme1255]

I think. The same as 10.8

PSlease confirm that 10.9 DOES support Jabber in iMessages.app

 

[MacReloaded]

Oh good, my iMac's still supported.

 

[MasterHowl]

Same here, was going to try and download the dev build and see if it works but site is still down

Ah nice! Please could you post here if it works?

 

[travisbrowning]

Yes! My MacBook should be supported.

 

[Bear]

Nice info. Ram requirments?

Not listed that I could see, but I am going to take a guess that 4GB is the minimum based on the new Airs being released with 4GB.

 

[east85]

NOTE: This list is still subject to change.

The OS X v10.9 Developer Preview supports the following Macs:

• iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
• MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
• MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later), (15-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later), (17-inch, Late 2007 or later)
• MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
• Mac Mini (Early 2009 or later)
• Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
• Xserve (Early 2009)

Thank you!

 

[Ddyracer]

NOTE: This list is still subject to change.

The OS X v10.9 Developer Preview supports the following Macs:

• iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
• MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
• MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later), (15-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later), (17-inch, Late 2007 or later)
• MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
• Mac Mini (Early 2009 or later)
• Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
• Xserve (Early 2009)

Your awesome thanks a lot.

 

[ResPublica]

NOTE: This list is still subject to change.

The OS X v10.9 Developer Preview supports the following Macs:

• iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
• MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
• MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later), (15-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later), (17-inch, Late 2007 or later)
• MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
• Mac Mini (Early 2009 or later)
• Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
• Xserve (Early 2009)

Thank you! If this list doesn't change, I'll be a happy man (with three 2009 Macs at home).

 

[rossip]

NOTE: This list is still subject to change.

The OS X v10.9 Developer Preview supports the following Macs:

• iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
• MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
• MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later), (15-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later), (17-inch, Late 2007 or later)
• MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
• Mac Mini (Early 2009 or later)
• Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
• Xserve (Early 2009)

Awesome, could you provide a link to where you found this info? So basically macs that can boot a 64-bit kernel (same as ML).

 

[peglegjack]

My Mid-07 iMac lives for another day!

 

[Micky Do]

My Mid-07 iMac lives for another day!

Likewise my early 2009 Mini...... it seems for now, at least.

If it doesn't make the cut in the end, no worries. Mountain Lion is working OK for me.

 

[Wooderson00]

Very glad my 2010 13" MBP will get to surf Mavericks!

 

[rossip]

My Mid-07 iMac lives for another day!

Me too! Our iMac7,1's rock!

 

[ResPublica]

My Mid-07 iMac lives for another day!

I like how that machine can run everything from Tiger (10.4) to Mavericks (10.9). Six releases in a row!

 

[762999]

imac 2008

I'm currently running it on my 2008 iMac. No lag.. feels responsive.. I possibly don't benefits from all the features since they did special optimization for Haswell has well! (pun intended).

 

[vmachiel]

Wooh, i'm so relieved. Sandy Bridge or newer scared me

 

[Lucky736]

I'm currently running it on my 2008 iMac. No lag.. feels responsive.. I possibly don't benefits from all the features since they did special optimization for Haswell has well! (pun intended).

Always appreciate MR humor.

Nice to see the same set of machines supported. Even ML runs fine on "unsupported machines" so although the new features are nice, that also seems to mean that they are doing some optimization in the code etc to streamline the way the OS works underneath with subsequent OS releases. Wish they would cut out the "artificial obsolescence" of older machines that would also run it fine, however I also realize they run a business and it behooves them to do so.

Thank You to the poster who posted the System Requirements.

 

[Drew017]

Minimum RAM is definitely the same as Mountain Lion (2GB) because Mavericks installed fine on my baseline 2011 MacBook Air.

 

[Badagri]

I do hope that list stays as is.

Minimum RAM is definitely the same as Mountain Lion (2GB) because Mavericks installed fine on my baseline 2011 MacBook Air.

Well the test machines in the live stream, well the specs listed in the small text on the OS X page were on 4GB.

 

[KUguardgrl13]

I do hope that list stays as is.



Well the test machines in the live stream, well the specs listed in the small text on the OS X page were on 4GB.

My understanding with ML is that it can run on 2 gb of RAM, but not as well as with 4 or 8 gb.

I currently have 2 gb and was planning to upgrade to ML after putting in more RAM. Not sure about "Sea Lion" on my 2009 MBP.

 

[FlatlinerG]

Anyone have an early 2009 iMac with only 2GB of ram running Mavericks? Curious to see if it will have any improvements over Mountain Lion. 10.8 is too laggy for me on it so I'm back to Snow Leopard until further notice.

 

[rossip]

Anyone have an early 2009 iMac with only 2GB of ram running Mavericks? Curious to see if it will have any improvements over Mountain Lion. 10.8 is too laggy for me on it so I'm back to Snow Leopard until further notice.

Have you considered upgrading your anemic quantity of ram to 8 gb first?

 

[FlatlinerG]

Have you considered upgrading your anemic quantity of ram to 8 gb first?

I most definitely have, just hard to justify to the Mrs. why I need to upgrade a 2009 iMac when I have a perfectly fine late 2011 MacBook Pro.