Have el captain and am now encountering lots of issues with my lap top because it is outdated and not compatible with a lot of apps, mail, browsers etc. what is the latest os I could download that would keep my MacBook Pro still relevant and compatible? I bought the laptop in 2010 but it is a mid 2009.
MacBook Pro 15″
if you have applied all available software updates to your 10.11 El Capitan, you should now have an updated version of Safari later than the standard Safari 9 that shipped with El Capitan. (Might be Safari 11.)
10.11 El Capitan with updated Safari is the latest you can run on that MacBook Pro from 2009.
You may get different results from a fresh download of Firefox.
Avoid Chrome if at all possible. Chrome is BOTH an enormous resource hog and does not perform as well as most others.
Hi Mikisofine
I think the newest should be macOS El Capitan compatibility
I suggest you to check this website:
https://www.macworld.com/article/673697/what-version-of-macos-can-my-mac-run.html
Best regards
Iven Dong
As of 1 Aug, FireFox extended minimum support for macOS to 10.15 Catalina:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/116.0.2/system-requirements/
The Extended Service Release (ESR) may work. Not clear from the FF site.
Wow I did not know that about Chrome. Thank you. I haven’t tried to upgrade for awhile. The last time I tried, it wouldn’t upgrade anymore.
having issues with certificates now on safari. I have been using chrome but I’ll stop that now!
a user complained elsewhere that Chase Bank had refused their connection.
Chase Bank appears to have these requirements:
from:
https://www.chase.com/digital/resources/jpmorgan-system-requirements
Caution: this information is as of 8-Aug-2023
Firefox System Requirements
Firefox ESR 102.14.0
Mac
Operating Systems
• macOS 10.12 Sierra or later
Recommended Hardware
• Mac computer with an Intel x86 or Apple silicon processor
• 512 MB of RAM
• 200 MB hard drive space
>> it looks like you just missed the cutoff.
Thank you so much for all this information. So very appreciated.
it explains a lot regarding the issues I have been experiencing. Guess it’s time to buy a new computer… feels like it is obsolete. shame because it runs great.
at least that’s what I’m understanding as someone who is not all knowing about computers lol.
Thanks, Grant.
Wikipedia says Safari 15 was 'shipped in the box' with MacOS 12 Monterey, and
was supplied (via software update) to MacOS as old as MacOS 10.15, Catalina.
Thank you! I will 😊
Which os can I install on a 2009 MacBook Pro
