To check what "model" you have the model number is usually printed on the outside of the computer somewhere.Ī.
WHAY IS THE EL CAPITAN MAC OS X MAC OS X
You can check "Processor", "Memory" and Mac OS X "Version" by going to Apple menu > About This Mac.Ī. How can I check what specifications my computer has or what model it is/graphics capability it has?Ī.
MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer).The following Macs are confirmed as compatible with El Capitan (it's actually the same computers that were compatible with Yosemite - Intel Core 2 Duo, i3, i5, i7 or Xeon processor, a minimum of 2GB of RAM, 8GB of available disk space and modern graphics capability):
WHAY IS THE EL CAPITAN MAC OS X INSTALL
Which Macs can I install El Capitan on?Ī. Option 3: Download the El Capitan installer on one computer (at ~6GB in size) and obtain the OS X Install Disc Image to use on each computer that you want to install El Capitan on. Option 2: Download the El Capitan installer on one computer (at ~6GB in size), quit the installer and copy the installer to each computer's Applications folder that you want to install El Capitan on.Ī. Option 1: Download El Capitan individually on each computer at ~6GB in size each time.Ī. How do I install El Capitan on multiple computers?Ī. Mac App Store authorisations are unlimited whereas the iTunes authorisation limit is 10. NOTE: Mac App Store authorisations (for consumers) are different to iTunes authorisations. The iTunes / App Store accounts to authorise each computer in the family/household/business in turn toĭownload and install El Capitan (in the App Store application click on the "Purchases" tab). You can have more than one iTunes / App Store authorisation on a single machine. Do I have to download El Capitan multiple times?Ī.
In our family/household/business the different Macs have different iTunes / App Store accounts on It is a FREE download via Apple's website. El Capitan is a location within Yosemite so it is an indication that OS X 10.11 will primarily be focused as a performance/usability/bug fix upgrade rather than a "new features" upgrade.Ī. It is still available to download from Apple - do not download installers from anywhere else!Ī. El Capitan was released on the 30th September 2015.