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Mid 2012 13” Resurrection - Seeking Best Recommended OS and Boot Drive Steps
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Mid 2012 13” Resurrection - Seeking Best Recommended OS and Boot Drive Steps
Feb 18, 2020
Years ago I resurrected my mid 2012 15” with my Mavericks boot stick, but now the App Store won’t work with the Safari in OS 10.9.5.
I downloaded the Catalina installer to the 15” since that seems to be the only way forward from Mavericks, but now I’m wondering if I’m making a boot stick, maybe I should make it the newest OS that the mid 2012 13” can run?
What is the best OS to clean install on a mid 2012 13” MBP?
What is the easiest way to do this?
I downloaded the Catalina installer to the 15” since that seems to be the only way forward from Mavericks, but now I’m wondering if I’m making a boot stick, maybe I should make it the newest OS that the mid 2012 13” can run?
What is the best OS to clean install on a mid 2012 13” MBP?
What is the easiest way to do this?
Officially Catalina is the latest OS you can install on the 2012. It runs well with a SSD but if you have a HDD, I'd not recommend itYears ago I resurrected my mid 2012 15” with my Mavericks boot stick, but now the App Store won’t work with the Safari in OS 10.9.5.
I downloaded the Catalina installer to the 15” since that seems to be the only way forward from Mavericks, but now I’m wondering if I’m making a boot stick, maybe I should make it the newest OS that the mid 2012 13” can run?
What is the best OS to clean install on a mid 2012 13” MBP?
What is the easiest way to do this?
Feb 18, 2020
Amazon has the 500GB Crucial MX500 ssd for less than $40. My 13” has the 2.5 GHz I5 processor and 16GB of 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM.Officially Catalina is the latest OS you can install on the 2012. It runs well with a SSD but if you have a HDD, I'd not recommend it
I’ve noticed that Mojave still has a bunch of fans, but official updates have ended for Mojave. I don’t see that many fans of Catalina.
Even with a new ssd, I’m now kinda leaning towards Mojave.
FWIW, both Chrome/Chromium and Firefox are ending support for Mojave in 2023 and 2024 respectively. If you use those browsers you might consider Catalina instead.Amazon has the 500GB Crucial MX500 ssd for less than $40. My 13” has the 2.5 GHz I5 processor and 16GB of 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM.
I’ve noticed that Mojave still has a bunch of fans, but official updates have ended for Mojave. I don’t see that many fans of Catalina.
Even with a new ssd, I’m now kinda leaning towards Mojave.
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