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Mavericks on older Macbook - how much memory?
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<blockquote data-quote="brutfood" data-source="post: 1577044" data-attributes="member: 324186"><p>Is it possible to get Mavericks performing at a usable speed on an older MacBook? Will extra memory solve the performance problems? How much memory? What kind?</p><p></p><p>I have two antique machines ... and I'm saving my money to buy a new MacBook later in the year - when Apple are expected to release a significant update.</p><p></p><p>But I want to run XCode 5.x on at least one MacBook.</p><p></p><p>The two computers are:</p><p></p><p>1. A white plastic unibody 13" Macbook with rubber-sheet base. 2.4GHz Intel Core Duo. 2GB 1067 MHz DDR3 memory.</p><p></p><p>2. An aluminium 13" MacBook (one-of-a-kind - later Apple released a "Pro" with a similar design). Similar specs as above.</p><p></p><p>... both currently running Snow Leopard.</p><p></p><p>I've already tried installing Mavericks on the metal mac - it has slowed down considerably. Will more memory solve this? Will the responsiveness get back to what it is with Snow Leopard? - or will Mavericks always be slower than older OSes on older hardware?</p><p></p><p>I just want the cheapest solution to run XCode 5.x with my current hardware.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brutfood, post: 1577044, member: 324186"] Is it possible to get Mavericks performing at a usable speed on an older MacBook? Will extra memory solve the performance problems? How much memory? What kind? I have two antique machines ... and I'm saving my money to buy a new MacBook later in the year - when Apple are expected to release a significant update. But I want to run XCode 5.x on at least one MacBook. The two computers are: 1. A white plastic unibody 13" Macbook with rubber-sheet base. 2.4GHz Intel Core Duo. 2GB 1067 MHz DDR3 memory. 2. An aluminium 13" MacBook (one-of-a-kind - later Apple released a "Pro" with a similar design). Similar specs as above. ... both currently running Snow Leopard. I've already tried installing Mavericks on the metal mac - it has slowed down considerably. Will more memory solve this? Will the responsiveness get back to what it is with Snow Leopard? - or will Mavericks always be slower than older OSes on older hardware? I just want the cheapest solution to run XCode 5.x with my current hardware. [/QUOTE]
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