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still_one

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1. If one has a machine prior to 2013, you most likely won't be able to run Big Sur

Reply to TexasProgresive (Original post)

Tue Dec 15, 2020, 09:39 AM

Dec 2020

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211238

If it were me I would probably wait until the next release. Catalina had some initial problems on their first release, and I would expect Big Sur will also.

While Microsoft has its own set of issues, they usually support their OS on older machines more than 7 years old

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I just saw in updates Big Sur. [View all] TexasProgresive Dec 2020 OP

If one has a machine prior to 2013, you most likely won't be able to run Big Sur still_one Dec 2020 #1

My MacBookPro is 2020 TexasProgresive Dec 2020 #2

You are in good shape. Might want to wait a couple of months to see what issues they find though still_one Dec 2020 #3

Definitely wait to update. Tetrachloride Dec 2020 #4

Both my wife's and my Macs are backed up to an external disc using Time Machine. TexasProgresive Dec 2020 #5