Get your Mac ready for Mavericks (OS X 10.9)

[Editor’s note: This article is part of our series of articles on installing and upgrading to Mavericks.]

Apple has released Mavericks (OS X 10.9), but before you rush out and install the new OS, you’ll want to get your Mac ready for the upgrade.

As with Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8) last year, and Lion (OS X 10.7) before that, Apple is advertising Mavericks as a major upgrade that’s nevertheless simple to install. But as with every big upgrade to OS X, there are a few things you can do before upgrading to ensure that your Mac is ready to go.

What you need

The new version of OS X supports any Mac that works with Mountain Lion and is already running OS X 10.6.8 or later. Here’s the list of compatible models:

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