MacBook Pro Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 to new Mac Pro
I am currently using a pro 2011 and I want to buy a new one that runs on the Os X Mavericks system. I back up my current computer with an external seagate hard drive right now. If I buy a new computer running on Maverick and connect my seagate drive to it, will I be able to see my files,photos etc. automatically??
Should I upgrade my Lion 10.7.5 system to Maverick? What are the pro and cons??
Thanks,
AllegraEsmeralda,
which model MacBook Pro do you currently have now? There’s only one model which can run Lion but can’t run Mavericks — the Late 2006 model. Any other MacBook Pro which can run Lion can also run Mavericks.
Does your current MacBook Pro rely upon Seagate kernel extensions to be able to access your external hard drive? If not, then you should be able to use it under Mavericks too. If it does rely upon them, then you’ll need to check if your installed Seagate software is usable under Mavericks, or if there’s an update available for it which will run under Mavericks.
Whether you should upgrade from Lion to Mavericks or not depends upon what you use your MacBook Pro for. For example, there are some third-party peripherals which are supported under Lion but not supported under Mavericks; if you depend upon any of those peripherals, then you shouldn’t upgrade to Mavericks unless you’re also planning to upgrade to Mavericks-compatible peripherals.
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