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Apple OS X El Capitan
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OS X El Capitan feels like a modest update after last year's Yosemite release, which ushered in a flat, new design and tighter integration with iOS. If you enjoyed what Yosemite had to offer, you'll appreciate the tweaks here, however minor they may seem.
Pros
- Generally faster performance
- Split-screen multitasking
- Transit directions in Maps
- Safari gets pinned tabs and an easy way to mute noisy tabs
- Useful tweaks to other built-in apps, likeMail and Notes
Cons
- The addition of built-in transit directions means HopStop is shutting down
- Not as feature-rich an update as other OS X releases
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- 86AVERAGE CRITIC SCORE10 ReviewsComputerworld90Review: Apple shines up OS X with 'El Capitan'In a nutshell: El Capitan does what it is designed to -- streamline OS X across the board, making it more efficient to run and flat-out easier to use. It's free, it runs well and I recommend it.The Wall Street Journal90OS X El Capitan Review: A Free Tune-Up for Your MaThe improved performance and productivity of El Capitan pave the trail for a future operating system that even those of us with dust bunnies in our USB ports might embrace.CNET80Mac OS X El Capitan review: A swifter, more streamIf you own a Mac, you'll want El Capitan. This update simplifies the Mac experience, improving the tools you already use while promising improved performance to come.Macworld90OS X El Capitan review: Mac upgrade that's as soliEl Capitan is as solid as the giant granite monolith that towers over Yosemite Valley. Upgrade, and get an improved Mac. It’s really that simple.Ars Technica80OS X 10.11 El Capitan: The Ars Technica ReviewEl Capitan follows in the well-worn footsteps of the Snow Leopard or Mountain Lion releases, which introduced some new features but largely focused on polish rather than pizzazz. That’s a good thing for a platform that’s as mature as OS X has become.Engadget90OS X El Capitan review: a modest update, with someOS X El Capitan feels like a modest update after last year's Yosemite release, which ushered in a flat, new design and tighter integration with iOS. If you enjoyed what Yosemite had to offer, you'll appreciate the tweaks here, however minor they may seem.Mashable90Apple OS X El Capitan review: A more refined Mac eOS X El Capitan is a can't-miss update for your Mac that makes it feel and work better than ever.The Verge90OS X El Capitan review: Everyone's an expertI said in my preview last June that El Capitan is Apple's strongest argument yet that you should live inside Apple's ecosystem of apps and services. After using El Capitan for a few weeks, I still think that's true. But I'm also not willing to give my whole digital life over.Digital Trends80With El Capitan, Apple brings even older Macs IntoThere’s no reason not to update to OS X 10.11, as it’s free and doesn’t contain any major problems. Still, the new version of OS X doesn’t make much of an impression. Windows 10 has the momentum this year, and El Capitan does nothing to change that.USA Today80Review: OS X El Capitan is a modest Mac upgradeBy all means go grab El Capitan from the Mac App Store. It may not bring a ton of new features and certainly none of the major variety. ... But you’ll appreciate the fine-tuning that has been applied to your Mac and the new ways you can organize your work.
- 90AVERAGE USER SCORE1 ReviewsEngadget Reader90November 2, 2015Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!I used Windows before for almost six years. In summer I got a mac and I'm in love with in. It boots up in a minute, it is so easy to use, no need to configure the system. It's ready out the box.The user interface is beautiful, just beautiful. Typically Apple!I can not say more, it does what a good operating system should do.
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