I’ve written well over a dozen other For Dummies books — I know, it’s getting to be a habit (and a career) — and I always find the “Hardware Requirements” section a hard one to write. Why? Well, I know what Apple claims as the minimum hardware requirements necessary to run OS X. But I also know what I would consider the minimum hardware requirements, and they’re substantially different. Oh, well, let me list the bare bones, and then I’ll give you my take on what you really need. (Naturally, if OS X Mavericks is preinstalled on your computer, feel free to tear out this page and create a handful of celebratory confetti.)
From The World According to Apple, the minimum requirements are as follows:
✦ Hardware: You’ll need any Mac with a 64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo, i3, i5, i7, or Xeon processor. This means that just about any recent desktop or laptop Mac is technically eligible to play (although you might find the performance of a Core 2 Duo Mac running Mavericks to be unacceptable). Note that no DVD drive is required for installation — you’ll download your Mavericks upgrade directly from the Apple App Store! However, your Mac must already be running OS X Mountain Lion (10.8).
✦ RAM: You’ll need at least 2GB of memory (RAM). At today’s low prices, that purchase is like buying a pizza.
✦ Hard drive territory: Although svelte by Windows standards, OS X still needs about 8GB of free space on your hard drive.
From The World According to Chambers, the minimum requirements are as follows:
✦ Hardware: I recommend a Mac with at least an Intel i3 processor. Remember, this is my opinion on what you’ll need to really take advantage of OS X Mavericks, and again, I have to say that I don’t think it performs well enough on Intel Core 2 Duo computers.
✦ RAM: Don’t settle for anything less than 4GB. Again, with memory as cheap as it is these days, this purchase is like adding extra cheese to that pizza.
Time for a Mark’s Maxim:
✦ Hard drive territory: I recommend having
• 20GB free for just the OS
• A minimum of an additional 60–100GB for any applications, digital video clips, photographs, and songs you’ll be collecting
From The World According to Apple, the minimum requirements are as follows:
✦ Hardware: You’ll need any Mac with a 64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo, i3, i5, i7, or Xeon processor. This means that just about any recent desktop or laptop Mac is technically eligible to play (although you might find the performance of a Core 2 Duo Mac running Mavericks to be unacceptable). Note that no DVD drive is required for installation — you’ll download your Mavericks upgrade directly from the Apple App Store! However, your Mac must already be running OS X Mountain Lion (10.8).
✦ RAM: You’ll need at least 2GB of memory (RAM). At today’s low prices, that purchase is like buying a pizza.
✦ Hard drive territory: Although svelte by Windows standards, OS X still needs about 8GB of free space on your hard drive.
From The World According to Chambers, the minimum requirements are as follows:
✦ Hardware: I recommend a Mac with at least an Intel i3 processor. Remember, this is my opinion on what you’ll need to really take advantage of OS X Mavericks, and again, I have to say that I don’t think it performs well enough on Intel Core 2 Duo computers.
✦ RAM: Don’t settle for anything less than 4GB. Again, with memory as cheap as it is these days, this purchase is like adding extra cheese to that pizza.
Time for a Mark’s Maxim:
Any technonerd worth the title will tell you that the single most important key to performance in today’s operating systems is RAM — yep, it’s more effective than a faster processor!If you find some extra spending cash between your sofa cushions, spend it on RAM (up to an Earth-shaking 64GB of RAM on the latest Mac Pro racehorses).
✦ Hard drive territory: I recommend having
• 20GB free for just the OS
• A minimum of an additional 60–100GB for any applications, digital video clips, photographs, and songs you’ll be collecting
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