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Apple OS X Yosemite

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Apple OS X Yosemite

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86 Engadget Score
An all-around great product that's among the best in its category. You'll almost certainly be happy.
86

An all-around great product that's among the best in its category. You'll almost certainly be happy.

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The Engadget Score is a unique ranking of products based on extensive independent research and analysis by our expert editorial and research teams. The Global Score is arrived at only after curating hundreds, sometimes thousands of weighted data points (such as critic and user reviews).

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OS X Yosemite is a solid update for Mac users, but in order to make the most out of it, you need to also own an iOS device.

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Pros
  • Tight integration with iOS devices
  • Clean new design
  • Much-improved Spotlight search
  • Safari has a cleaner design, useful privacy features
Cons
  • iCloud Drive doesn't include a standalone iOS app
  • Can't add new people to a texting conversation unless you start with at least three people
  • Yosemite is a modest upgrade for people who don't own an iOS device

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86
 
Average Critic Score
Critic Reviews 7
52
 
Average User Score
User Reviews 40
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Type
Computer OS
Source model
Closed, w/ open source
Architecture
64-bit
Type
Source model
Architecture
Computer OS
Closed, w/ open source
64-bit

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86 Engadget Score
An all-around great product that's among the best in its category. You'll almost certainly be happy.
86

An all-around great product that's among the best in its category. You'll almost certainly be happy.

How we score

The Engadget Score is a unique ranking of products based on extensive independent research and analysis by our expert editorial and research teams. The Global Score is arrived at only after curating hundreds, sometimes thousands of weighted data points (such as critic and user reviews).

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86
 

User Reviews

100
darkpath
Without violating NDA, I'll just say it exceeds my expectations, outperforming...read more
80
OrneryPlatypus
There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - Engadget
70
alecbuck
At least it is better than Mavericks.
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