OS X 10.9.5

[AppleFan22]

I'm running OS X El Cap (latest PB), and it works pretty well, but it's also pretty slow. I'm trying to get myself a new rMBP, but it's gonna cost a load of money for the exact one I want (any donations fee free to PM me XD).

I was thinking maybe I ought to go back to Mavericks, just until I can pull up the funds for the new machine. Would you recommend this? Bear in mind that this machine I have now is the 2012 nr MBP 2.9 GHz dual core and 8 GB of RAM, so I can get Mavericks back through internet recovery.

However, because I have the latest iLife and iWork software, I'm worried that going back is likely to cause compatibility problems. Can anyone say if this is true?

 

[T5BRICK]

iLife should work fine on 10.9. Have you considered upgrading to a SSD? That would fix most performance issues.

 

[AppleFan22]

iLife should work fine on 10.9. Have you considered upgrading to a SSD? That would fix most performance issues.

I would, but it's a lot of money, and whilst yes, it is only a fraction of what will be payed for the new device, I'm not willing to spend it on what I have now. I am getting an external SSD soon, and may try and have a Mac partition on that, for when I need speed, but I don't know how well that's work.

 

[Mike in Kansas]

How big is your HDD? It's probably a slow 5400RPM drive. A 250GB SSD like this for $100 will make a MAJOR improvement, and allow you to save up for a while for your dream MBP.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OAJ412U?keywords=evo ssd&qid=1447722114&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1

 

[Samuelsan2001]

Yep an SSD will make that macbook run like an rMBP.

 

[AppleFan22]

How big is your HDD? It's probably a slow 5400RPM drive. A 250GB SSD like this for $100 will make a MAJOR improvement, and allow you to save up for a while for your dream MBP.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OAJ412U?keywords=evo ssd&qid=1447722114&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1

Yeah, it is a 5,400 rpm drive, the original that came with the device. However, I'm running out of storage, and the drive I have now is 500 GB, so halving the drive size wouldn't be fun, until I get another external drive.

I'm not sure I even want to bother sticking an SSD into my current MBP, it just seems like a waste, when I can just save and get EVERYTHING upgraded, rather than just the drive...

 

[Toutou]

Of course you can save and get everything upgraded, but a $100 SSD will get you a nice and speedy machine until you have enough saved. You can even install the new SSD and use your old HDD for storage.

 

[AppleFan22]

Of course you can save and get everything upgraded, but a $100 SSD will get you a nice and speedy machine until you have enough saved. You can even install the new SSD and use your old HDD for storage.

To be quite honest, I don't even know if I'll be able to afford that at the moment. It'd be a quite literal miracle if I can get the "dream MBP" as Mike in Kansas called it. Here's to hoping! Hahaha