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Upgrade MacBook Pro 3.1 to Maverick

  • 15-05-2014 12:39PM
    #1
    selfbuilder1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 676 ✭✭✭


    Looking for a bit of advice as to whether I should upgrade from Snow Leopard to Maverick. Has anyone done this on a similar machine and did it slow down the system?

    Tempted to upgrade as it looks that Snow Leopard won't get any more updates.

    Any advice appreciated.


Comments

  • #2
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,714 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    What model Mac do you have?


  • #3
    selfbuilder1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 676 ✭✭✭selfbuilder1


    It's a mid 2007 MacBook Pro. I know it can be updated for free but am afraid in case it makes a pig of my machine. It running a 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 4GB of Ram.


  • #4
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,714 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    I’m running Mavericks on a mid-2009 MBP with a 2.26 C2D and 4GB of RAM and it runs perfectly. Apple did a lot of optimisation in Mountain Lion, but I have to say I didn’t experience slow-downs with any of the upgrades. I have an SSD which helps, but even with a HDD I think you should be fine.


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