Big Sur Compatibility

Will Big Sur be compatible with iMac (27-inch, Late 2012) at some point?

iMac 27″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 16, 2020 12:52 PM

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Posted on Nov 16, 2020 12:54 PM

Nope. Only iMac 2014 or later, as your 2012 iMac does not have hardware compatibility required by Big Sur.

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Nov 16, 2020 12:54 PM in response to neblleb

Nope. Only iMac 2014 or later, as your 2012 iMac does not have hardware compatibility required by Big Sur.

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