Adding extra RAM is easy (my wife did it for me) and my 2009 MacBook does run High Sierra - but voiceover is now so sluggish that it might have been wiser not to have upgraded the OS. So, I agree that the latest and greatest is not necessarily the best choice! Harry
> On 7 Jun 2018, at 20:54, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > > hi, > > While I do much prefer having the latest MacOS with all the features and > such, I caution people from telling others not to do things to make their > working Mac even better. Sometimes there are financial reasons, sometimes > it's just because it works and there's no need to have some of these newer > features. > > I have a couple hundred iMacs at work that won't go above El Capitan. They > work fine and I can't justify the cost of replacing them all with the latest > iMac models. I do have some newer souped up iMacs with Fusion drives and > lots of RAM for video editing and such, but for basic student work, these > older iMacs do the job quite well. > > Instead of making a judgement call regarding someone else's situation, I'd > rather just say how performance could be improved, express the limitations of > the older hardware, and let them be the judge of what's worth the cost to > them. > > I apologize if this sounds critical. That's not my intent. > > Later... > > > > Tim Kilburn > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Jun 7, 2018, at 13:40, Mike Arrigo <[email protected]> wrote: > > While you could probably upgrade the memory, it may not be worth it. The 2009 > macs will not be able to run any more new versions of Mac OS so it's probably > not worth putting any more money in to them. > Original message: >> This site will scan your machine and list any possible upgrades for >> memory and SSDs. > >> <http://www.crucial.com/usa/en?cm_re=top-nav-_-flyout-store-_-us-store> > >> From E.T.'s Keyboard... >> [email protected] >> Many believe that we have been visited >> in the past. What if it were true? > >>> On 6/6/2018 11:45 PM, The wolf wrote: >>> Hello I have a late 2009 macbook. > >>> it currently has 2 gig ram but the max it would take is 4 gig > >>> if I were to upgrade the ram will I notice a huge improvement? > >>> also where do you go to get the ram changed on the computer? > >>> thanks > >>> Hank > > > >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. > >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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