I want to download the Maverick OS but have read a lot of negative reviews

I want to download the new Maverick OS but have read a lot of negative reviews about people losing everything on their machine. Am I better off getting the Lion or Mountain Lion OS? The main reason I need to upgrade the OS is to support the AirPort Time Machine I recently purchased so I can back everything up on my computer. Without the new OS I can't use the Time Machine but don't want to lose everything before I've had a chance to back it up.

Csound1 wrote:
JERRYMAC wrote:
Mavericks is just a headache. I have had so many problems and disappointments with Apple's changes (they are forcing people to use only apple approved apps. and extensions which alot of times is very inconvenient.
What nonsense, how about some facts to go with that.
The discussions have quite a few of these already very well documented.
"Crapware" is tied to usage patterns and user behavior. In most cases, a user has a problem, and is tempted to find a 'fix' which results in "crapware" being allowed on the machine. Gatekeeper can only block so much.
In general, every Software Update after a release is fixing shortcomings which are left in the original release. There are no new features in 10.9.1-10.9.5, are there? 10.10 has new features, so 10.9.1-10.9.5 are all patches on 10.9.0.
The current issues with iOS8 (although unrelated to Macs) are not making anyone feel warm and fuzzy.
iTunes 11.4 broke many device syncs, does not install correctly. Is it part of Mavericks? Maybe. 
Older hardware can be upgraded to Mavericks as noted here - OS X Mavericks - Technical Specifications
but performance is worse than the OS that originally came with the machine. For example, on a 2.2G/2010 MBP with a 5400rpm drive, SL, Lion, ML perform much better than Mavericks.
Two specific functions that are important were broken (The VPN issues required a switch to Cisco AnyConnect instead of the built-in VPN).
From About the OS X Mavericks v10.9.2 Update
Fixes an issue that may cause audio distortion on certain Macs
Fixes an issue that may cause VPN connections to disconnect
There are lots of WiFi issues with 10.9.0 through 10.9.5. For example - OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Update
Fixes an issue that prevented some Macs from automatically connecting to known Wi-Fi networks
Improves the reliability of wake from sleep.

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