upgrade to mavericks or wait for Yosemite

plastermasterplastermaster
Posted:
in Current Mac Hardware edited July 2014

Hi all,

I have a 2008 macbook but not sure if it is early or late. No matter here is a copy and paste of "my computer" below. I currently run snow leopard which is not supported any longer but no problems so far with 3rd party apps not working. In other words, this isn't urgent as of yet. I am not sure I can actually upgrade past mt. lion but I have found conflicting info. Last info I found was that my "model identifier" shows I'm not up to the task.

 

Thanks

Ron

 

 

 Model Name:    MacBook

  Model Identifier:    MacBook4,1

  Processor Name:    Intel Core 2 Duo

  Processor Speed:    2.1 GHz

  Number Of Processors:    1

  Total Number Of Cores:    2

  L2 Cache:    3 MB

  Memory:    4 GB

  Bus Speed:    800 MHz

  Boot ROM Version:    MB41.00C1.B00

  SMC Version (system):    1.31f1

  Serial Number (system):    W88399A85HS

  Hardware UUID:    E30CDAFD-2995-5104-AC7C-BC7B7D3A1C2A

  Sudden Motion Sensor:

  State:    Enabled

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 10
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member

    Anything that can get 10.8 can get .9 and .10. You have a unibody, so Late. I'm running Yosemite on an Early right now.

     

    They're both free, so it hardly matters.

  • Reply 2 of 10
    plastermasterplastermaster Posts: 5member
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Tallest Skil View Post

     

    They're both free, so it hardly matters.




    That makes sense. I was thinking that Yosemite was not available until this fall! So the "wait" is not a consideration.

     

    Thanks

    Ron

  • Reply 3 of 10
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member
    Originally Posted by plastermaster View Post

    I was thinking that Yosemite was not available until this fall!

     

    Well, it's not. Even if you want it, I'd still get Mavericks onto your account right now so you'll have it for download again if you need it once Yosemite comes out.

  • Reply 4 of 10
    marvfoxmarvfox Posts: 2,275member

    I am still using LION and I am quite content with it.Newest is not always the greatest.

  • Reply 5 of 10
    plastermasterplastermaster Posts: 5member

    I figure its only a matter of time b4 lion will not be supported, and start having problems with apps not working as they should. That is why I finally switched to snow leopard. I tend not to do upgrades unless I really have to. When I went to Snow Leopard I did need to make use of the apple care that came with it. So one question I have is that with a free download of any of the available upgrades, do any of them come with support in case there is something in my system that is causing problems as was the case with Snow Leopard? I kinda doubt they would offer that on a free download.

     

    I' a little confused about Yosemite. Tallest Skil posted having it but then posted that it is not yet available? I am new to this forum (at least in usage) Do insiders get to try things b4 they are available to the general public?

     

    Thanks

  • Reply 6 of 10
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member
    Originally Posted by plastermaster View Post

    I figure its only a matter of time b4 lion will not be supported…

     

    It’s already not supported. No security updates, etc.

     

    So one question I have is that with a free download of any of the available upgrades, do any of them come with support in case there is something in my system that is causing problems as was the case with Snow Leopard? I kinda doubt they would offer that on a free download.


     

    Of course. It’s just like any OS before. Security updates for the most recent plus the last two, support for all of them on Apple.com, going back to whenever.

     

    I' a little confused about Yosemite. Tallest Skil posted having it but then posted that it is not yet available?


     

    It’s just the developer preview. I certainly wouldn’t recommend installing it for any other use.

  • Reply 7 of 10
    marvfoxmarvfox Posts: 2,275member

    What is so great about Mavericks?

  • Reply 8 of 10
    plastermasterplastermaster Posts: 5member

    I talked to Apple yesterday (sales) and they told me that SL is still supported as far as security goes, and that they will continue to support it as long as they are still selling it. And, that the only problem I might have would be with 3rd party apps as it ages. They certainly were not trying to sell me anything :)

  • Reply 9 of 10
    marvfoxmarvfox Posts: 2,275member

    Stick with Apple for this information not always members here.They know what is happening all the time regarding Apple C/S

  • Reply 10 of 10
    angeaaangeaa Posts: 2member

    So one question I have is that with a free download of any of the available upgrades, do any of them come with support in case there is something in my system that is causing problems as was the case with Snow Leopard? I kinda doubt they would offer that on a free download.

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