Should I update?

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  1. oreste92, Jan 20, 2015

    oreste92 macrumors newbie

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    I'm running Lion 10.7.5 on my MacBook Pro from late 2011.

    Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5
    Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
    Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB

    Should I update to Yosemite? I don't really care about the features of Yosemite, it's more about some applications not being made for Lion anymore... If it's going to make my computer much slower than I don't really think it's worth it.
     
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  2. damidget, Jan 20, 2015

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    I would give it a shot and if it doesn't work out go back to Mavericks.
     
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  3. oreste92, Jan 20, 2015

    oreste92 thread starter macrumors newbie

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    Thanks damidget! So worst comes to worst Mavericks will be fine on my mac right?
     
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  4. GeoFan49, Jan 20, 2015

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    I recently updated from Snow Leopard 10.6.8 to Yosemite 10.10.1 on my

    MBP MacBook Pro 64-Bit Core2Duo 2.53GHz MacBookPro5,4 Mid-2009 15" MC118LL/A Unibody aluminum. Upgraded RAM, Internal HDD, and new battery in 2013. Currently 8GB RAM, 1TB HD.
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    and I cannot tell much difference in performance.

    Booting is slower, but normal operations, about the same.
     
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  5. damidget, Jan 20, 2015

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    It should be fine but if not you can always downgrade.
    Just make sure you backup your stuff.
     
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  6. oreste92, Jan 23, 2015

    oreste92 thread starter macrumors newbie

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    Thanks! I'm still a little undecided though just because yours definitely has better specs than mine...
     
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