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Introduction |
MAC OS X Mountain Lion
inherits MAC OS X Lion’s distribution method. More
specifically, it’s available only as a download from
Apple’s Mac App Store. This makes it easier and more
convenient to upgrade your OS than having to buy and
use a DVD or thumb drive. In this article, I will be
showing you how to purchase OS X Mountain Lion.
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Before purchasing a new operating
system, you will need to know the system requirement
needed.
Basic System Requirements
for OS X Mountain Lion:
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64-Bit Intel Core 2
Duo processor or better required
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Ability to boot
into OS X 64-bit kernel
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Advanced GPU
chipset required
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Internet connection
required to download and install OS X
10.8
Macs that will support OS X
10.8 Mountain Lion :
As usual, the newer the Mac the better:
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iMac (Mid 2007 or
newer)
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MacBook (Late 2008
Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
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MacBook Pro
(Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
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Xserve (Early 2009)
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MacBook Air (Late
2008 or newer)
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Mac mini (Early
2009 or newer)
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Mac Pro (Early 2008
or newer)
Supported Upgrade paths:
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If you are running
Lion 10.7.x, then you can directly
upgrade to Mountain Lion
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If you are running
Snow Leopard (10.6.x), update to the
latest version of OS X Snow Leopard
before you purchase OS X Mountain Lion
from the Mac App Store. Click the Apple
icon and choose Software Update to
install Snow Leopard v10.6.8, the latest
version.
If your machine is qualified for OS
X Mountain Lion, then proceed with the below steps.
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To purchase OS X Mountain Lion,
open the App Store application
available on the Dock, if the
application was removed from the Dock, you can find it
inside /Applications
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The App Store application will
open, you can find the OS X Mountain Lion banner on the
top of the page, or also available as the current Top
Paid application
Another way to find it is by searching for it using the
top right search box.
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Click on the OS X Mountain Lion
icon and this will take you to the purchase page, the
price for OS X Mountain Lion is 19.99$. Here you can
read all the reviews and description of the product. To
purchase it, click on the price button
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Once you click on the price button, you will be asked to
enter your Apple ID and password, type it and you will
purchase OS X Mountain Lion for 19.99$
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OS X Mountain Lion will start to download,
and will be shown inside the Launchpad
( Click to Enlarge )
The download process can be seen also in
the App Store application, under the
Purchases section
When the download
is completed, Install OS X
Mountain Lion will open. To
upgrade your OS X
, click Continue and
follow the wizard.
You will be
presented with the software license
agreement, accept the terms , and then
confirm your acceptance by clicking on
the Agree button
If you have
multiple hard disks/partitions on your Mac machine,
then you will have to select where would
you want to install OS X Mountain Lion,
if you only have a single disk, then
it will be automatically selected as
seen below, click Install
to proceed
After you click Install, you will have
to type a username account and password
with an administrative rights to
proceed.
The installer will spend some time
preparing for installation, and then
your Mac will restart on its own.
After your Mac restarts, the actual
installation occurs. The installation
process will approximately take 25
minutes. After that your machine will
start with Mountain Lion.
Summary
Purchasing OS X Mountain Lion is done using the
App Store Application available with OS X Snow Leopard
10.6.6 and above. The upgrade process is easy and
straight forward.
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