Admit it, Mac heads, you’re excited for Mountain Lion. Heck, we know some of you even couldn’t resist the lure of the Gold Master release, knowing full well you’d have to go through the tedious install process again once Mountain Lion officially goes public.

But for the rest of you Mac users out there, specifically those with an aging Mac, we might have some disappointing news for you. Apple has finally published the full list of compatible Macs with Mountain Lion, and those with at least a 6 year old Mac – depending on what type of Mac, of course – will be left in cold as far as the latest OS X version goes.

Check out the list of Mountain Lion compatible Macs below:

• 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)

Also, if you’re a Snow Leopard user like me, you’ll be happy to know you don’t necessarily have to upgrade to Lion to enjoy OS X 10.8. You just need to be running on the latest Snow Leopard version (10.6.8) to be eligible for Mountain Lion.

So, your Mac good to go?

No? Well, then it’s prolly time for you to upgrade, and with the new all-time low pricing of the MacBook Air, Apple’s ultraportables are looking oh so temptingly good as a viable option.

Mountain Lion is scheduled to hit the Mac App Store later this month with a retail price of just $19.99.

Allan David

Online, Allan’s got you covered as far as news (and some reviews every now and then) goes. Offline, you’ll see him either sweating it out in the badminton courts or dining out in one of the new restos around town. His favorite noodles: cold soba.

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