My macbookair won't update to OSX maverick. Is it too old? What can I do?

I just tried to upgrade my Macbookair to OSX Mavericks. I get the message "OS X Mavericks cannot be installed on this computer". I purchasd my macbookair in late 2007. So that's it is it? I have to buy a new laptop to make the upgrade? I have upgraded my iMac, so now have it and the macbookair "out of synch" on software updates (e.g. iphoto '11 version 9.5 requires Mavericks, so my iphotos across the two machines are getting out of synch).
Any suggestions other than "buy a new macbookair for Christmas"
Any help most appreciated
Jojn

John Rowlands wrote:
I purchasd my macbookair in late 2007.
John ~ It doesn't make any difference, but according to Wikipedia, the earliest you could have purchased it would have been in early 2008.
John Rowlands wrote:
...in the meantime I'll check the apple store for a new macbookair.
"Before Apple launched the new MacBook Pro with Retina display range we would have whole-heartedly recommended the MacBook Air. However, the addition of the lower priced £1,099 entry-level Retina MacBook Pro means that the Pro laptops are now a much more attractive option." ...Read more in this Macworld article:
Which 13-inch Apple laptop? MacBook Air vs MacBook Pro comparative review

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