It's not the same without John Siracusa's traditional review
they still have a review up at Arstechnica, but it's written by someone else. Doesn't have the same feel to it 
I started on Leopard but I've heard the tale of the mighty Tiger! Technically I used some really early version in a class in like 9th or 10th grade, maybe Puma? All I know is that it was really early OS X and it was kinda glitchy. There were also two Mac nerds in my class who just wouldn't shut up about how amazing the genie effect was. If I'm being completely honest, it's probably those two fanboys that kept me away from Macs for years. But to be honest they were complete hosers so there was probably some kind of transference of emotions towards the things they liked. Too bad for me but it's not like I really had the money for Macs back then.Eh, blah to Snow Leopard. Tiger was the best version of OS X ever! It was the only version of OS X that was perfect out of the box from launch without any big fix updates. Snow Leopard was crap until 10.6.3.
This time I am waiting before upgrading. The last two times were disasters, taking up a whole day each.
Apple: you guys had better bloody have made the installer more robust. No more of the busted file ownership crap, m'k?
Are you sure the pop isn't simply a static discharge - I get that sometimes from the fan forcing hot dry air over the aluminium chassis of my Mac.
I use external speakers without issues.
In my opinion, only the startup time lags behind SL. Everything else is pretty impressive. Overall a very smooth experience. And this is a comparison of the two systems on 2010 Laptops, Core2Duo. Of course, 4GB RAM are mandatory.Performance will be better compared to a turd like Yosemite, but I bet it's way behind Snow Leopard or even Mountain Lion.
Scroll arrows?Apple should bring back color labels and scroll arrows.
Cool. I may give that a go. Is it easy to do? I'm no tech expert but have tinkered with replacing hard drives in Mac books in the past.
This. I'm running a 500GB Samsung EVO via external USB 3.0 in my Mac Mini 2014 - it's as fast as my Macbook Air.
Outlook 2011 is broken. Really hoping for a fix soon.Good question: What applications are broken by this update?
I see very little activity on Roaring Apps.
Time Machine backups today!
You know that Office 2011 is Microsoft product and NOT Apples, right? Office 2011 issues needed be forwarded to Microsoft...
I have no doubt most OSes will be secured like iOS within 5-10 years, because 99% of the population will want devices to just run apps on. This is the way it's going.
There will always be those 1% of devices people like us can use, but things will be locked down for the majority of systems.
Another car analogyHow open were cars from the 1890s to 1950s? You could work on whatever you wanted. Today, cars are extremely hard to change and fix. They've gone from open to closed.
Of course. But a lot of people are forced to rely upon Outlook (like me). So it seems like a nice thing to do to let others know that El Cap will break their primary email app.
yeah its looks horrible!By the image in this post, it looks like theres another new iTunes logo? Ewwwww..
I guess I'm old, this is what i think of.All I can think of when I hear "Solid as a rock."
Following the release of the golden master version of OS X 10.11 El Capitan to developers earlier in the month, the first reviews for the newest iteration on Apple's desktop operating system have begun to hit this morning, ahead of the wide public release tomorrow, September 30. After testing El Capitan for a few weeks, most sites agree that while OS X 10.11 isn't a massive overhaul, its performance enhancements and speed boosts make upgrading to the free new OS essentially a no-brainer.
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Macworld calls El Capitan "solid as a rock," noting improvements to features like Mission Control and the introduction of Split View as big positives. Overall, Macworld views the upgrade as "routine", a welcome refresh amid Apple's continued push towards performance and security improvements.Engadget gives El Capitan an 87/100 score, calling it a "modest update" after Yosemite last year, but with solid new introductions like multitasking and noticeable improvements to Spotlight, Safari, and Photos. In particular, the site points out the exciting possibilities that will come from the addition of third-party extensions for Photos, allowing users to take advantage of the editing tools of other photo apps within Apple's own Photos experience. The Verge commented on the small but noticeable improvements brought by El Capitan, such as the ability to pin tabs in Safari and even mute them from the address bar, which the site says should cause Google Chrome users to give Apple's browser another look. Overall, The Verge views OS X 10.11 as Apple's evolutionary in-house solution for a handful of problems and shortcomings third-party software has addressed over the years, making the update feel both minor and substantial at the same time. Everyone will be able to get in on experiencing El Capitan for themselves starting tomorrow, when the new version of OS X launches for the public. Before the update goes live, a handful of other sites have posted reviews for El Capitan, including: The Wall Street Journal, The Next Web, CNET, and SlashGear. For a more technical overview of OS X El Capitan, Ars Technica also has an excellent review.
Article Link: OS X El Capitan Reviews: 'Solid as a Rock' and a Worthy Update Thanks to Performance Improvements