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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? |
| Date | 2017-01-11 21:14 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <ednlibFhb65U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <o562pd$2kq$1@dont-email.me> |
Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote: > This is long-range planning, but what version of OS X could I > reasonably expect to run on a mid-2011 iMac? Here are the specs > on it: > > PROCESSOR 065-0248 2.7GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 > MEMORY 065-0251 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB > HARD DRIVE 065-0255 1TB Serial ATA Drive > GRAPHICS 065-8998 AMD RadeonHD 6770M 512MB GDDR5 > > I'm currently running 10.6.8 and won't upgrade until I'm confident > that I've satisfactorily replaced all the Rosetta apps I currently > use. I don't care if I can't take the iMac up to 10.12; I have my > MacBook to handle anything that needs the latest OS. I'm concerned > that OS X might have kept getting bigger and more processor-intensive > and thus there might be a sweet spot with a version that has the > post-10.6 framework but will run better than the latest versions. > Or maybe I'm wrong and the latest versions are lean and will run > fine on an older iMac. Looking for guidance on that. > > FYI, I have Lion available. I got it (free) just after I got the iMac. That model can run the latest. I'd recommend upgrading. You should consider upgrading the RAM to 8GB though, since with 4GB of RAM the machine will swap to disk enough to impact performance. Adding RAM to iMacs is typically very easy (open a door on the bottom, plug in new RAM, close the door). If you get the model number you can look up instructions on iFixit. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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Best version of OS X for an older iMac? Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-01-11 19:58 +0000
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2017-01-11 15:11 -0500
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-11 15:15 -0500
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? Bruce Esquibel <bje@ripco.com> - 2017-01-12 11:36 +0000
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2017-01-12 05:11 -0700
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-12 10:16 -0500
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2017-01-13 11:06 +1300
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-01-13 04:48 +0000
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2017-01-14 00:06 +1300
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-01-13 16:50 +0000
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-13 11:58 -0500
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-01-13 16:59 +0000
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-01-13 18:12 +0000
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2017-01-14 10:06 +1300
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-01-14 01:12 +0000
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-01-16 20:38 +0000
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-01-16 21:55 +0000
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-01-16 17:29 -0500
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2017-01-17 12:18 +1300
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> - 2017-01-16 23:25 -0500
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2017-01-17 18:25 +1300
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-02-04 21:30 +0000
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2017-02-06 14:04 +1300
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-01-17 05:55 +0000
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2017-01-14 11:35 +1100
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-01-12 22:05 +0000
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-01-11 21:14 +0000
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-01-13 05:13 +0000
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2017-01-13 18:31 +1100
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-01-13 15:15 +0000
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-01-13 18:11 +0000
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2017-01-14 10:06 +1300
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-01-13 23:43 +0000
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-01-12 05:32 +0000
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? android <here@there.was> - 2017-01-12 08:40 +0100
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? Fred McKenzie <fmmck@aol.com> - 2017-01-12 11:19 -0500
Re: Best version of OS X for an older iMac? android <here@there.was> - 2017-01-12 19:29 +0100
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