
The MacBook has seen 4 different designs since 2006. This Section covers the original 2006 13-inch MacBook all the way to the 2017 12″ Version. The 3rd Generation 13-inch MacBook Air was released in 2018. From 2017 on you could only get the 13″ Model. The Second Generation introduced in 2010 added an 11″ version.

For the 1st Generation from 2008-2010 the screen size was or a 13.3″ and included a Intel Core 2 Duo Processor. The MacBook Air was first introduced at Macworld San Fransisco by Steve Jobs on January 15th, 2008. The MacBook Pro has seen five redesigns over the last 15 years. The MacBook Pro was introduced by Steve Jobs at Macworld Conference & Expo on January 10th, 2006. #UpgradeorDowngradeMacOS Index of Intel-Based Mac Hardware From (2006-2020) You can keep track of future updates from my Twitter Account using the hashtag – In the future when Apple releases new hardware or OS, I will update this page. Fun Hardware InfoĪs of 5/1/321, Apple has released over 150 different Intel Model Identifiers. An example of this is a MacBook Pro released with 10.13 but later is shipped with 10.14. NOTE! The “Shipping OS can change to a newer OS release as the hardware gets older. This is the IR Version that you will see if you use Shift-Option-⌘-R. The “Shipping OS Version” is the macOS version that your Mac originally shipped with from the factory.


If your Mac supports Internet Recovery, you can use this guide to find out which version of macOS you will get using the following options. At a certain point Apple will decide that a Mac is no longer supported and will not include drivers. MacOS versions that come before or after the minimum and maximum listed OS do not have the correct drivers required. Mac Hardware has a minimum and maximum version of macOS that can be installed. What is the minimum and maximum macOS Version my Mac can run? Do you need to downgrade or upgrade macOS on your Mac? This page will show you the oldest and newest version of macOS that you can install on your Mac.Ĭan I upgrade or downgrade macOS? How many times has this question come up over the years? Probably hundreds if not thousands of times.
