They don't happen that often and they last a split second. This has been happening to basically everyone. If they are lasting a really long time, it probably isn't Mavericks that is causing the problem.
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I Give Up On Mavericks
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No, it is an excuse for people like you that drool over Apple. I love Apple and their products. This year was a dud. Just admit it. Like I've said, I've bought the last 5 OSes at x.0, as you said, and NEVER have I had this many problems. Therefore, your "it's just the first iteration" is an excuse. Also, as I mentioned before, this isn't a whole new OS. It shouldn't have this many bugs to begin with. They built upon the last OS, and the one before that, and the one before that. iOS 7 is understandable because it was completely redone. So spare me the crap.
Between system hang ups, unresponsive trackpad and low RAM, my 2012 15" MacBook Pro is basically useless. I've been using my iPad air for 90% of my computing. Mavericks has been nothing but a migraine for me.
I'm just wondering if you made that statement just to satisfy that rude response from that previous user? You're OP suggested nothing in regards to drooling over Apple so that guy didn't need to be so rude with his response towards you. Still you responded saying you prefer your PC these days. That sounded like you were trying to say what he needed to hear.
Mavericks could certainly use a software update to fix a few bugs but some people are being over dramatic and that what makes this place such a miserable forum at times.
Just curious, why aren't you just using a Windows machine 100% anyway you feel you prefer it over the Mac?
I have a mid 2012 MBA and Mavericks was a big benefit in performance. If possible, you should try the following
boot into recovery and repair boot drive
while you're there, repair permissions
now reinstall mavericks on the top of the existing installation
other tricks
boot using safe mode one time to update dynamic linker cache
boot into recovery and reset home ACLs
remove any antivirus or other boot items that you really don't need
I have had a slightly different experience in this, to wit;
10.x.y {x=3,5,7,9};{y is to the end of the .x series} have all exhibited unique funkiness. Panther, Leopard, Lion, and now Mavericks have each had particular funkiness, most recently screen sharing Mavericks on my two main iMacs has been totally borked. I have tried numerous workarounds for this, nothing has worked.
On the other hand the even numbered releases {X=4,6,8} have all been quite delightful experiences from initial releases all the way through their endpoints. Tiger, Snow Leopard, and Mountain Lion were all very pleasant user experiences for me. These behaved in all ways as I expected the man/machine interface to behave, no surprises in this group.
Just my impressions of Mac OSX over the last eight years, YMMV.
I'm having a horrid time in Mavericks too, on a MacBook Pro (2011). Not many beachballs, but lots of annoying pauses when clicking on a menu item or other interace element. These days, with the kinds of powerful computers we now have, there's just no excuse for a sluggish, unresponsive interface. Even switching Sys' Pref' panes takes a few seconds, which is ridiculous.
I haven't yet tried an erase-and-install. Thought I'd wait for the .1 update, perhaps see if that helped, to potentially save myself the hassle.
It worked very nicely on Snow Leopard.
I haven't yet tried an erase-and-install. Thought I'd wait for the .1 update, perhaps see if that helped, to potentially save myself the hassle.
It worked very nicely on Snow Leopard.
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I have not installed Mavericks. I run 10.8.
From time to time I go to the Apple store to check how fast the iMacs are getting compared to my old 2010 MP and on 10.8 they *seemed* faster in opening iPhoto, Safari, etc. but now that 10.9 has come out they're back to being slower. (evil laughter here).
Whats more I have two Western Digital external drives I cannot afford to be erased. And from what I've read: Beachballs (shudder). Slow preview. Slower opening of websites (also checked at the Apple store). UI neuterization (no lovely logon textures, notepad looking like a notepad, etc). Arbitrary color management. Nope, I'll stick with the last of the big cats.
From time to time I go to the Apple store to check how fast the iMacs are getting compared to my old 2010 MP and on 10.8 they *seemed* faster in opening iPhoto, Safari, etc. but now that 10.9 has come out they're back to being slower. (evil laughter here).
Whats more I have two Western Digital external drives I cannot afford to be erased. And from what I've read: Beachballs (shudder). Slow preview. Slower opening of websites (also checked at the Apple store). UI neuterization (no lovely logon textures, notepad looking like a notepad, etc). Arbitrary color management. Nope, I'll stick with the last of the big cats.
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Wut? I really am lost now.
Have have more than one computer. They do different tasks. I mostly use my iMac G4 and MBA for casual writing and web browsing whereas my gaming PC is my beast for gaming. I have a few linux boxes I like to tinker with and an IBM RS/6000 for my AIX needs. I just prefer Windows 8 over OS X, that's all. I fail to see what this has to do with x.0 releases off Apple being buggy.
Exactly, you are very lost because I was actually sticking up for you against a rude member saying you were drooling over Apple. I will say this is the last time I make this mistake.
As far as you preferring W8 over OS X, well there's just no accounting for taste. Ciao.
Chill out. I made a mistake and misunderstood your post. Consider this my apology.
But just so you know, taste never comes into my choice of computer or software. More what I would like to do with said hardware and software.
I just have to give a big "Thank You!" to all of you early adopters who jump into the dot-zero releases head first and report all the bugs and issues so that I can wade into the waters at around a dot-2-or-3 release relatively pain free.
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Its been great for me and my 2009 mini (apart from an early mail hiccup). I guess it could have gone either way but Lion had a few annoying issues for me so its really big improvement.
Mavericks, Apple's Windows Vista.*
*But remember, this a forum where people think RAM is "different" if it is sold by Apple and assume Windows 7 is some terrible hinterland compared to OS X. I love all computer products from OS X and iOS to Linux and Windows. But free-thinking fanboys are a rarity these days
I have mavericks on my 2010 Imac & have no issues at all in fact runs a lot more smoothly that ML
after snow leopard, I can have beach balls anytime so. I have them often in mavericks also, specially with the latest firefox version, and with some apps. I think the problem is with apps that are not properly adapted yet to mavericks.
I have specific bugs with mavericks too, related with graphic card of the 2009 model... Not fixed in 10.9.1 neither.
I have specific bugs with mavericks too, related with graphic card of the 2009 model... Not fixed in 10.9.1 neither.
Mavericks, Apple's Windows Vista.*
*But remember, this a forum where people think RAM is "different" if it is sold by Apple and assume Windows 7 is some terrible hinterland compared to OS X. I love all computer products from OS X and iOS to Linux and Windows. But free-thinking fanboys are a rarity these days
In my 7 years on this forum, I have not seen very much of that attitude at all. From what I can see 3rd party RAM is recommended 99.9% of the time (for obvious reasons) and both XP and W7 are held in fairly high regard, at least for stability if not for operability. Maybe I'm just being selective in who I pay attention to though.
I'm with the OP on this one
I will never update on a zero OS again, Mavericks is freezing up at least 3-4x per session. The little rainbow beach ball is swirling away as if I never upgraded the OS to ML or the RAM for that matter.
I do not want to revert to SL (and sadly cannot revert to ML - I did not make a copy of that installer), so a few more tests and hold out for a non buggy update.
My 2010 iMac is an aging machine and the magnetic hard drive and/or cpu could be a part of why Mavericks is not playing nice. It is disappointing though especially after Mountain Lion resurrected this machine and made it feel almost new.
I'm over being angry just disappointed.
I will never update on a zero OS again, Mavericks is freezing up at least 3-4x per session. The little rainbow beach ball is swirling away as if I never upgraded the OS to ML or the RAM for that matter.
I do not want to revert to SL (and sadly cannot revert to ML - I did not make a copy of that installer), so a few more tests and hold out for a non buggy update.
My 2010 iMac is an aging machine and the magnetic hard drive and/or cpu could be a part of why Mavericks is not playing nice. It is disappointing though especially after Mountain Lion resurrected this machine and made it feel almost new.
I'm over being angry just disappointed.
IF you have it in the App Store you can still download the installer and then make a USB stick for it.