In the past, I've sometimes found updating the OS on a machine that isn't the most recent model can be detrimental to performance - the machine feels sluggish on the new OS. So between OS 10.8-10.11, can anyone recommend a particular release? Or advice to avoid a particular release?Īgain stability and performance are most important to me… (I intend to use this laptop for a live-set) I use it to produce and mix and record (Ableton)… my soundcard is a MOTU Ultralite Mk3įor the plug-ins to work, I need to update to at least OS 10.8 If it's of any relevance, the model I've got is an early 2011 Macbook Pro 8,2 quadcore 'Core i7' 2.2 15'. which is making me a little nervous (because I never update unless it's necessary - which means I'm now running OS 10.6.8 - which has been very reliable for me, hence why i've never updated) recently i've fallen in love with a few plug-ins and they're going to require me to update the OS to at least 10.8 …. It has been years since I've updated the OS on my Macbook.