Mac Mini 2010, 2.66 GHz, SSD, 8GB ram, which OSX version?

Hello!


I recently purchased 8 GB of RAM and a Samsung SSD 750 EVO to my Mac Mini mid 2010 (2.66) that has been lying on a shelf for a while. I plan to install the components this weekend, and wonder which OS you recommend that I run on this old, albeit upgraded device.


Will I experience better performance if I run 10.7-8 or should I just install the latest version of OSX?


Regards,

Haris

Posted on Sep 27, 2016 7:00 AM

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Sep 27, 2016 7:49 AM in response to wannabeee

I don't have the same machine as you but would expect yours to run El Capitan and Sierra fine. My Mac is a 21.5 inch mid-2010 i-Mac with 3.06 GHz core i3 and 12 GB or RAM. It runs OS X 10.11.6 perfectly. I have not upgraded to Sierra yet but plan to shortly. However, it appears that machines of this vintage are going to reach an end point soon on OS upgrades.

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