I think I understood from the previous thread that as long as I had 8 GB of RAM that I could go from Mohave to Monterey without any problem. However, one of the screenshots showed the writer's processor to be 3.0 GHz Intel Core i7. My processor is only an i5 (2.6 GHz). It seems like that would be a limiting factor as well. Should I be concerned about Monterey slowing my computer down? Please help and advise.
Earlier Mac models
some people have had issues trying to upgrade to monterey from any macOS prior to big sur. if it was me, i would try upgrading from Mojave, to catalina then to big sur and only then on to monterey.
the downloads for Catalina and big sur can be found here:
How to download macOS - Apple Support
but if your Mac is HDD equipped, you may not want to upgrade past Catalina. the later macOSes run VERY slow on machines equipped with an HDD.
some people have had issues trying to upgrade to monterey from any macOS prior to big sur. if it was me, i would try upgrading from Mojave, to catalina then to big sur and only then on to monterey.
the downloads for Catalina and big sur can be found here:
How to download macOS - Apple Support
but if your Mac is HDD equipped, you may not want to upgrade past Catalina. the later macOSes run VERY slow on machines equipped with an HDD.
The macOS does not make that much differences, Catalina and Monterey run just as well as Mojave.
If you are a light to moderate macOS Safari, Photos, Music, Mail user, then you should see very little difference.
If you are running older third party App's that require Mojave, well then that is a different bridge to walk across.
The 2014 Mac mini originally came from the factory with 10.10 and the OP is currently running 10.14
You do make a good point on getting and running the 2014 Mac mini from an external SSD.
see > Use an external SSD as your startup disk … - Apple Community
MacOS 10.10 on a HDD is very slow. You can use an external SSD as your boot disk for much improved performance. Forget about running anything newer than 10.9 on an HDD.
Thank you for posting the link.
As soon as the 2014 was announced I purchased a much better new 2012 built in 2014 and put in an internal SSD.
You're welcome.
Yea' I still have 2 of the 2012 Mac mini's with 1T SSD's that are now semi retired. I use one as a media server and one as a file server.
Best OS for Mac mini late 2014
