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List of Unsupported Mac for macOS 12 Monterey Installation

Apple has released the new macOS Monterey update and unfortunately, this time also some Macs will not be getting the latest operating system update officially. However, there are some workarounds to install macOS 12 update on some unsupported Mac. So, in this article, let us find out a list of unsupported Macs that do not support macOS Monterey installation.

List of Unsupported Mac for macOS 12 Monterey Installation

Below you will find a list of Macs that will not support macOS Monterey installation officially, however, they might still be able to run the latest Apple operating system:

2013 and 2014 MacBook Pro
- MacBookPro11,1-3
2013 and 2014 MacBook Air
- MacBookAir6,x
2015 MacBook
- MacBook8,1
2014 and early 2015 iMac
- iMac14,4
- iMac15,1

Below is a list of Macs that can be partially patched to run macOS Monterey:

Early-2008 models or newer models of Mac Pro, iMac, or MacBook Pro:
- MacPro3,1
- MacPro4,1
- MacPro5,1
- iMac7,1
- iMac8,1
- iMac9,1
- iMac10,x
- iMac11,x
- iMac12,x
- iMac13,x
- iMac14,1-3
- MacBookPro4,1
- MacBookPro5,x
- MacBookPro6,x
- MacBookPro7,x
- MacBookPro8,x
- MacBookPro9,x
- MacBookPro10,x
Late-2008 models or newer models of MacBook Air or Aluminum Unibody MacBook:
- MacBookAir2,1
- MacBookAir3,x
- MacBookAir4,x
- MacBookAir5,x
- MacBook5,1
Early-2009 models or newer models of Mac Mini or white MacBook:
- Macmini3,1
- Macmini4,1
- Macmini5,x
- Macmini6,x
- MacBook5,2
- MacBook6,1
- MacBook7,1
- MacBook8,1
Early-2008 models or newer models of Xserve:
- Xserve2,1
- Xserve3,1

Below is a list of Macs that will not support macOS 12 Monterey update in anyways:

2006-2007 models of Mac Pros, iMacs, MacBook Pros, and Mac Minis:
- MacPro1,1
- MacPro2,1
- iMac4,1
- iMac5,x
- iMac6,1
- MacBookPro1,1
- MacBookPro2,1
- MacBookPro3,1
- Macmini1,1
- Macmini2,1
2006-2008 MacBooks:
- MacBook1,1
- MacBook2,1
- MacBook3,1
- MacBook4,1
2008 models of MacBook Air (MacBookAir 1,1)
All PowerPC-based Macs
All 68k-based Macs

That is everything you need to know about the list of unsupported Mac for macOS 12 Monterey installations. Also, do not forget to check the list of Macs that are compatible with MacOS Monterey. You can also download macOS Monterey final installer and install the new operating system on unsupported Macs. Also, if you are having trouble installing macOS 12 on your Macs, then follow this guide to create MacOS Monterey Bootable USB Installer Disk.

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