Can the OS run well on MBA 2011 model? Does the OS eat up a lot of resources?
Overall is the ML a good upgrade over the lion?
Overall is the ML a good upgrade over the lion?
I feel like 95% of any changes in ML is under the hood. It's quite hard to tell any difference between it and Lion. I'd say go for the upgrade, but really, expect to not really notice much different. I think all of the hoopla over it is quite silly.
I have just upgraded a 2011 13" ultimate..It runs fine, although during installation the Mac gets VERY hot, and the fans run at top speed.
There is an SMC update that is essential, but once that's done, all is well. Overall performance is great.
That's probably why they called it Mountain Lion. Most of the changes between Leopard and Snow Leopard were under the hood. Similarly, most of the changes between Lion and Mountain Lion are under the hood. It's a refinement of Lion. Apple is on a tick-tock cycle with OS updates, it seems.
I'm psyched that it fixed instant-on after wake on my 2011 Air. That plus Airplay and the improved Calendar are enough for me for $20 - I couldn't stand iCal in Lion since multiple calendars were a disaster.
Any major issues running Mountain Lion on a Mid 2011 MBA with 2GB ram and 64GB ssd?
We've got a 2010 MBA with 2GB RAM and 64GB SSD that runs just fine with ML. Obviously you can't do anything BIG on these systems with any OS, but it's just fine for browsing, text editing, mail, and the like.