OS X Mavericks (version 10.9) is the tenth major release of OS X, Apple Inc.'s desktop and server operating system for Mac computers. OS X Mavericks was announced on June 10, 2013 at WWDC 2013, and is scheduled for a release in Fall (Northern Hemisphere)/Spring(Southern Hemisphere) of 2013.
OS X Mavericks is in beta and currently available to developers. The update places emphasis on battery life, Finder enhancements, other enhancements for power users, and continued iCloud integration, as well as bringing more of Apple's iOS apps to the OS X platform.
This release marks the beginning of a change in the naming scheme of OS X, departing from the use of big cats and moving to names based on places in California. Following the new naming scheme, the current version of the operating system is named Mavericks, after the surfing location in California.
OS X Mavericks is in beta and currently available to developers. The update places emphasis on battery life, Finder enhancements, other enhancements for power users, and continued iCloud integration, as well as bringing more of Apple's iOS apps to the OS X platform.
This release marks the beginning of a change in the naming scheme of OS X, departing from the use of big cats and moving to names based on places in California. Following the new naming scheme, the current version of the operating system is named Mavericks, after the surfing location in California.
OS X Mavericks begins a new chapter in the iBooks story. Now the books you’ve already downloaded on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch will automatically appear in iBooks on your Mac. And there are over 1.8 million more in the iBooks Store, ready for you to download with just a few clicks.1 Reading books is every bit as intuitive as it is on an iOS device — turn pages with a swipe, zoom in on images with a pinch or scroll from cover to cover. If you’re a student hitting the books, keep as many open as you like and search through them with ease. When you quote an excerpt while writing a paper, iBooks adds a citation for you. And when you take notes, highlight passages or add a bookmark on your Mac, iCloud pushes them to all your devices automatically. That way you have them on whichever one you’re using to study. iCloud even remembers which page you’re on. So if you start reading on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch, you can pick up where you left off on your Mac.
System requirements
As of its beta release, OS X Mavericks is compatible with all Macs that are capable of running OS X Mountain Lion.
The full list of compatible models:
- iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
- MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
- MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
- MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
- Mac Mini (Early 2009 or newer)
- Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
- Xserve (Early 2009)
The models must also have at least 2 GB of memory, 8 GB of available hard disk space and Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.7 or higher in order to install OS X Mavericks
How to Start Preparing for OS X Mavericks
As invariably happens with the release of a major new operating system revision, bugs and other issues are practically guaranteed! Additionally, due to some new software technologies, you can expect there to be incompatibilities with some current software applications installed on your Mac. Some of you are really “into” this kind of thing - you know, the "Power Users" and "Über-Geeks." You guys are probably eager to upgrade. Go for it! But, please donʼt stop reading here; you, too, are subject to warnings and recommendations.
As of this writing in early August, we find ourselves one to three months away from the day that OS X 10.9 Mavericks surfs its way into the App Store and onto your machine.
What to do? How to prepare?
You need to make an informed determination on whether or not you – and your Mac – are ready. Many issues and considerations will come and go regarding your final decision on whether or not to forge ahead with the upgrade. Perhaps you might even decide to wait until the inevitable "kinks" are worked out in the initial release.
Without going into any details regarding the actual step-by-step upgrade process – as there are no publicly available details at this point – let's examine what to consider when preparing for the upgrade. At least you have time to investigate and make preparations in a measured and informed manner.
The first – and easiest – thing to do when preparing for the OS X upgrade is to ask yourself, "Is my Mac eligible for the upgrade to Mavericks?" This is an important consideration as, given sufficient time, all Mac models reach a point where they are no longer upgradeable to the latest software releases – both operating system and applications. This is mostly due to the evolution of hardware technologies – the processor being a typical example – resulting in older Macs not being capable of sustaining minimum requirements imposed by the software.
As of this writing, there is still no official word from Apple regarding hardware compatibility – which Mac models can support the upgrade to Mavericks. However early indications and implications indicate that any Mac that can run OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is likely to be Mavericks-compatible:
- iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
- Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
- Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
- MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
- MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
- MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
- Xserve (Early 2009)
The first thing to do is to determine your exact Mac model. You can get this information by reviewing your "About This Mac" panel, which can be called up via the Apple Menu. Per se, the initial panel does not provide sufficient information. Click on the More Info button. Doing so launches either the System Information app in Lion and Mountain Lion systems or the System Profiler app in older ones.
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