> On Jul 5, 2016, at 10:26 AM, Jörg Duurkoop <yaw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The owner of the MacBook is an older lady to whom I had to explain very basic > computer stuff so I don't want to challenge her with a new OSX version.
This seems like a reason to install the newer OS X version. Mavericks doesn’t utilize code signing, so the entire system software is open to malware attacks, whereas El Capitan has locked down system software, so for an older woman who doesn’t know anything, having a “hardened system” is probably a better idea. > now she gets 4GB of RAM instead of 2 and a 1 TB HD instead of 160GB. Seems unlikely an old woman would need a terabyte HD. For a similar price I’d think a 128GB SSD would make that old MacBook a lot faster in speed. El Capitan would work better with an SSD because of built-in TRIM support that would require a 3rd-party enabler in Mavericks. Note that these old 2009 MacBooks are “end of life” for Apple now, with El Capitan being the final OS version supported, but there is a Sierra enabler already available to allow Sierra onto these. Sierra will come with the new Apple file system optimized for SSDs. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
