Upgrade to Mavericks? X

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Upgrade to Mavericks? X

From mid-2011, my Intel iMac with Mac OS X v10.8.5 _&_ with 4 GB of RAM runs well. So I feel prepared to Wait to get Mavericks.

I'll Wait until I break-down & buy a new iMac, maybe in a year or more from today? A new iMac comes with Mavericks installed, already. I invite your opinions! :-)

P. S. One feature of my current iMac that I don't like is this: "This darned iMac _scrolls_ rapidly but-briefly, all on its own. I don't need to Touch its mouse. Zip!" (I don't need to be on-line.) I use a Magic Mouse from Apple, maybe Overly Magic? Thank you.

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5), 2.5 GHz Intel Core I5 P. & 4 GB M.

Posted on Apr 9, 2014 8:11 AM

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Carolyn Samit

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Apr 9, 2014 10:38 AM in response to Bob Novy

Hi Bob ...

New Macs come with Mavericks pre installed. (Keep in mind, new Macs do not come with install discs anymore).

Check your settings in System Preferences > Mouse > More Gestures

Regarding your 2011 Mac running v10.8.5. If at some point you decide to upgrade to Mavericks, best to read this user tip first > What you need for Mavericks, OS X 10.9: Apple Support Communities

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Eric Root

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Apr 9, 2014 10:41 AM in response to Bob Novy

One option is to create a new partition (~30- 50 GB), install Mavericks, and ‘test drive’ it. If you like/don’t like it it, you can then remove the partition. Do a backup before you do anything.

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Bob Novy Author

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Apr 9, 2014 1:56 PM in response to Eric Root

Dear Eric Root,

< Bow [rhymes with Chow], as I thank you. > :-)

You described a New Idea in making a new partition on my Macintosh HD. And yes, I use iDrive to keep my Macintosh HD backed-up, nicely & neatly. :-) :-)

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Bob Novy Author

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Apr 9, 2014 2:30 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

All 3 boxes in System Preferences > Mouse > More Gestures were un-checked, I fear. So what else, please? [I'll tell you what _I_ feel, Carolyn Samit: "I think that Apple is sneakily making me upgrade my entire computer."

And yes Carolyn Samit, my iMac from mid-2011 _does_ meet the stated System Requirements to install Mavericks. But I am thinking to _buy_ a new iMac with Mavericks installed, already. (Not too soon, mind you.)

I'm growing Sick & Tired of seeing: "Your request is temporarily unable to be processed. / Please try again later." RUFF to you, Apple!

But anyway, I thank you, Carolyn Samit. :-)

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