11/20/2023 0 Comments Site sucker need little snitchTheir upfront cost may be more than a cheap PC but the fact that I bought a Mac 8 years ago and it’s still able to run the latest OS is amazing! My iMac came with macOS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and I’ve been able to upgrade the OS 7 times to macOS 10.13 (High Sierra). This is a prime example of why I balk when people say “Macs are more expensive than PCs”. The reason for my surprise is that I don’t feel as if any them are particularly slow or in need of a replacement. Every machine is at least 5 years old and my most powerful Mac is 8 years old. Looking at this list, I’m a bit taken aback at how old these machines are. 27″ iMac (Late 2009) – 2.8GHz Intel Core i7 with 16GB for RAM.Macbook Air 11″ (Mid 2012) – 1.7Ghz Intel Core i5 with 8GB of RAM. ![]() ![]() Macbook Mini (Late 2012) – 2.5GHzIntel Core i5 with 16GB of RAM.The plan was to wait a couple of days to see if anyone was reporting any issues then decide to begin the process of upgrading my machines, which were as follows: The 9to5 guide was great for people who aren’t that comfortable with the Terminal due to the fact that they had a drag-and-drop style that saved a ton of typing. On the day that the new macOS was available, I downloaded it to my laptop and then followed the guide on to create the disk on a new 8GB thumb drive I bought from Amazon. This way I didn’t have to perform multiple downloads for each machine and I could have a boot disk handy in my “jump bag” when I travel. So let’s get to it! The Boot Diskįor starters, I downloaded the new OS and created a bootable install disk on a thumb drive. In fact, it’s been GASP 4-years, so I thought it might be fun to take stock and do a deep dive on how I did the upgrade. ![]() It’s been awhile since I did a post regarding a macOS upgrade.
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