Best Version of OSX For Older MB

[krawfo]

I have a mid-2010 Macbook 7.1 with 4gb memory and a 250mb SSD. Which version of OSX would give this older machine the most bank for the buck performance wise?
Thanks for your input.

 

[asaggynoodle]

I would Give El Capitan a Swizz. It's unbelievably quicker than Mavericks. I believe they are using the new Metal API with their UI system. So I think you would see a nice boost overall in that regard.

I've noticed a speedup overall from Mavericks on my Retina Macbook 12" 2015.

 

[Samuelsan2001]

I'll echo the above sentiments it looks like El Capitan is going to breathe life into older machines with SSD's.

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

I would Give El Capitan a Swizz. It's unbelievably quicker than Mavericks. I believe they are using the new Metal API with their UI system. So I think you would see a nice boost overall in that regard.

I've noticed a speedup overall from Mavericks on my Retina Macbook 12" 2015.

Metal is not supported on that machine OP has. But yeah, El Capitan in 6 days.

 

[krawfo]

Thanks everyone for the feedback. Much appreciated.