Posted: 3/28/2014 6:36:53 AM EDT
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Just got notified that I can upgrade my OS to Mavericks for free. I'm currently using OS X 10.6.8.
How different is the user interface/experience? Any benefits, or drawbacks to Mavericks? Bottomline, should I do the update? |
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There are a few differences. Mainly in the installed apps and such.
If you really want to know each one: http://www.apple.com/osx/whats-new/ If your machine is capable you should keep it up to date. |
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10.6 to 10.9 is a signifigant jump with tons of security fixes. The visual differences are
Improved multiple display support: The menu bar and the Dock can be accessed on each display; Apple TV can be used as an external display.[6] Mission Control has been updated to organize and switch between Desktop workspaces independently between multiple displays.[6] Finder enhancements, including tabs,[7] fullscreen support, and document tags.  Pinch-to-zoom and swipe-to-navigate-history gestures have been removed, although both are supported anywhere else.
Added new iBooks application.[9] Added new Maps application.[10][11] Calendar enhancements.[12] Safari browser enhancements.[13] iCloud Keychain sync.[14] Notification Center enhancements.[15] Some skeuomorphs, such as the leather texture in Calendar and the book-like appearance of Contacts, have been removed from the UI.[16][17] Timer coalescing, which enhances energy efficiency by reducing CPU usage by up to 72 percent.[18][19] App Nap, which sleeps apps that are not currently visible.[18][19] Compressed Memory, which automatically compresses data from inactive apps when approaching maximum memory capacity.[18][19][20] Server Message Block version 2 (SMB2) is now the default protocol for sharing files.[19] LinkedIn sharing integration.[21] OpenGL 4.1 Core Profile.[22] OpenCL 1.2.[23] USB syncing of calendar, contacts and other information to iOS devices has been removed, instead requiring the use of iCloud.[24][25] Some system alerts, such as low battery and removal of drives without ejecting, have been moved to Notification Center. The Open Transport API has been removed.[26] Quicktime 10 does not support many older video codecs and converts them to the ProRes format when opened. Older video codecs cannot be viewed in Quick Look.[27] |
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Works fine for most things. If you use Quark, it completely breaks the registration and makes you redo it. But that's more Quark's problem.
One caveat, SOME Core 2 Duo macbooks overheat when Searchlight is active under Mavericks. Look for your model on Google as related to that problem before updating. |
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Works fine for most things. If you use Quark, it completely breaks the registration and makes you redo it. But that's more Quark's problem. One caveat, SOME Core 2 Duo macbooks overheat when Searchlight is active under Mavericks. Look for your model on Google as related to that problem before updating. The model just after mine can upgrade, mine cannot (Late 2007 MB). |