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Here's When You Can Download macOS Big Sur [Update: You Can Download it Now]
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In my experience, as long as your device is supported, updating macOS is always worth it. The only exception is when you rely on software that is incompatible with a new version (e.g. if you rely on 32-bit software you will need to keep a copy of Mojave). A new version of macOS usually doesn't make your device slower (at least not in the last couple of years).
They very likely use Akamai for content delivery. So, when someone downloads, it’s likely coming from somewhere near their location.
This is great news as I'm taking delivery of one today after an eBay purchase. My 2011 not being supported got annoying!
And thus ends OS upgrades for my 2012 rMBP....this thing is still going strong....but I will be eyeing the next gen 14 or 16 rMBP next year for its replacement.
Staying on Mojave and riding my MBP into the sunset. My next Mac will be the next gen of the M1 maybe in 2022 or 23 because it will require all new software. 
I'm interested to know if there have been any improvements or bug fixes to Mail.app. I've asked on a few threads to no avail.
Can you comment on that, please?
It has been rumored, but nothing for a little while now. There should be updates to those plus Apple’s other apps coming soon, too (GarageBand in Apple’s recent event didn’t look like the current one).
They’re out!
Apple Updates iWork, iMovie, and GarageBand With Refreshed Icons and Designs for macOS Big Sur
Following today's release of macOS Big Sur, Apple has updated a number of its apps to support the new operating system version and upcoming Apple...
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Hey, I've been using the public betas and did some work on a project - light Photoshop, some Premiere Pro, After Effects and Media Encoder. I'm rendering a credits sequence in AE on Big Sur as I'm typing this. The only issue were a few Media Encoder crashes, I had no other issues. I'm a subscriber - newest version of all of the above. Hope that helps.
I think they usually make the installer available on the App Store once it's released? I'm using an old unsupported Mac so the process is a bit different for me. I used http://swcdn.apple.com/content/down...8zn9l7aj9nr4pqemhqhbvlq1/InstallAssistant.pkg.
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Ssssh let those people iron out the bugs. I am grateful for them so that I can upgrade when it's more stable.
This will be a new Apple experience for me. I gone from viable to vintage with my mid-2012 MacBook Pro Retina. Now, I've reached a new "left behind" status. Can you "trade-in" a vintage Mac that you've modified with a higher capacity SSD? Went from 256 to 500.
Goodbye Mac OS X! Tonight, you'll forever be sucked into that black hole, never to be seen again. 👋🙁 Thanks for the fun!
An interesting thought, and I’m sure it could be done at some point, but my thoughts are should it be done. As a Logic Pro user, the limitations for iPad that come to mind is (1) working with a single USB-C port, (2) touch gestures would be a nightmare except, maybe, on a 12.9 iPad Pro and (3) LP is written for macOS. While the new M1 machines allow running iOS/iPadOS apps on a Mac, going the other way is a different matter.
I'm interested to know how you know with OS's are still supported? Thanks in advance!
If you do a clean install, it should work really nicely for you. I didn't clean install the beta on my test mac. I simply upgraded over Catalina. I really want to put big sur on my iMac, because I like the new look, but it's not worth it if it's not going to be stable. So, just getting as much feedback as I can in addition to my own experiences with the beta.
When I say stable i'm talking about the accessibility glitches I had. The system itself ran fine, as far as I was able to tell.
I’m not seeing anywhere that indicates the 2012 Mac Mini will be supported hardware. It’s indicated in the article that it will be supported. Does anyone have any information otherwise? I have a 2012 I use for internet browsing, email, and calendar. I upgraded it years ago and honestly, it runs fabulously. I’m hoping I don’t have to replace it.
I’m always 2 versions behind, so I will be upgrading to Mojave in March.
it is not officially supported. I have it also, but have no problem staying on Mojave until security support runs out end of 2021. Maybe then I will even upgrade to Catalina to make it work until end of 2022. 10 years is a good run, then it will be time for Apple Silicon.
There will probably be a well made patcher out there for it to run on older hardware. There are a few out there already which work well, but require a bit of fiddling to work 100%. DosDude may be working on a patcher like he did for prior macOS releases but not 100% sure yet.