“Apple’s commitment to running out free annual updates to its desktop operating system is to be commended,” David Ludlow writes for TrustedReviews. “It’s kept macOS looking fresh, ensuring that most people have access to the latest features and technologies. Each year, it’s hard to work out what kind of update you’re going to get – a flashy one that brings loads of changes and features you notice, or a more subdued launch where the changes are mostly under the surface.”
“This year, macOS High Sierra is firmly in the latter camp, as Apple has mostly focused on under-the-bonnet changes to get its OS ready for the future,” Ludlow writes. “That’s not to say that the changes aren’t important, but just that you may not notice a lot different going on, compared with macOS Sierra.”
Ludlow writes, “Underneath, the technological improvements, such as the new file system and external GPU support, set the operating system up for future improvements, particularly on newer hardware. As such, macOS High Sierra is an important update, even if you won’t realise its full benefit today.”
Much more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: APFS. HEVC support. A Universal Clipboard that works on every device! What more could you ask for? And, yet, Apple offers much more – and all for free, too!
SEE ALSO:
Early exposure to Apple’s macOS High Sierra public beta – July 3, 2017
macOS High Sierra tech preview: A quick look at what’s under the hood – June 19, 2017
APFS: New file system is Apple’s foundation for the future – April 10, 2017
Apple’s iOS 10.3 delivers brand-new Apple File System – March 28, 2017
iOS 10.3’s longer than usual installation likely due to switch to new Apple File System – March 28, 2017
Apple releases iOS 10.3, watchOS 3.2, and tvOS 10.2 – March 27, 2017
You must back up your iPhone and iPad before upgrading to Apple’s iOS 10.3, due soon – March 10, 2017
Apple’s iOS 10.3: A very, very important upgrade – January 25, 2017
APFS: What Apple’s new Apple File System means to you – June 24, 2016
APFS: New Apple File System promises more speed, flexibility, reliability – June 17, 2016
The feds’ll hate this: Apple’s new APFS file system ‘engineered with encryption as a primary feature’ – June 14, 2016
Buh-bye HFS+, hello APFS (Apple File System) for macOS! – June 14, 2016
Apple can do better than Sun’s ZFS – October 26, 2009
Apple discontinues ZFS project, turns attention to own next-gen file system – October 24, 2009
Apple’s Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server’s ZFS goes MIA – June 9, 2009
The Public Beta is installed on my MacBook Pro and seems a little buggy compared to previous first version Public Betas, but the bugs get squashed better if we all chip in and find the problems now.
The only real pain of a bug so far for me is that some app store apps seem to be throwing up a screen to authenticate the App Store Account, but the window does not render properly. I am sure it will be taken care of by the next version of the Public Beta.
To those afraid to expose their main machine to the Beta you can always install it on a bootable external drive via USB or Thunderbolt. That way you can test your HW and SW without corrupting your primary setup.
I’m sitting out of the betas and will wait for the GM.
Cannot wait to install it on my 3 day old 27″ iMac 5k… I bit the bullet and spent £2k on this machine and wow wow wow.
Sold my 2010 MacBook Pro on eBay in less than an hour for £250 as well so I am one extremely happy long term Apple user.
I see the yearly OS updates as a boom to some, but not all. Would love to see a poll to reflect the numbers.
Every year I do not: Marry a new person, buy a new house, buy a new car, find a new job, redecorate my house, etc.
But every year if I want to upgrade its back to Apple class learning a new OS. Getting old …
What else could I ask for? A pro machine worthy of pro apps running on a modern OS now, not 6-12 months from now, and that doesn’t cost the estimated $17k for a maxed-out iMac Pro. THAT is what else I could ask for, and something no one will get.
Headline: “All the best new features tested”
Article: “we weren’t able to test this on our older machine.”