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Testseek.com have collected 53 expert reviews of the Apple Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan.
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The editors liked

  • Faster than Yosemite
  • Better window management
  • Free upgrade
  • Split View multitasking
  • Faster performance
  • Much improved Notes app
  • Longer battery life in Safari
  • Metal graphics has great potential
  • Enhancements make Mission Control more useful
  • Split View cleverly implemented
  • Expanded Spotlight functionality
  • Safari 9 pinned sites and tab muting
  • Mail opitmizations
  • Split view
  • Empowers regular users
  • Works best for iPhone users
  • 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

The editors didn't like

  • Metal support will take time
  • Transit doesn't work everywhere
  • Not all apps support Split View
  • Can't close apps in Mission Control view
  • Lacks Siri integration
  • Maps transit information limited to a few regions
  • Waiting for apps enhanced for Metal
  • Spotlight data sources need to be tightened up
  • Quirks when using Split View
  • Spotlight isn't Siri (yet?)
  • Mail isn't quite there yet
  • Works best for iPhone users
  • 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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  Published: 2015-09-29, Author: Jason , review by: macworld.com

  • Enhancements make Mission Control more useful, Split View cleverly implemented, Expanded Spotlight functionality, Safari 9 pinned sites and tab muting, Mail opitmizations
  • Maps transit information limited to a few regions, Waiting for apps enhanced for Metal, Spotlight data sources need to be tightened up, Quirks when using Split View
  • It's not the most exciting word, but I keep coming back to routine as a way of describing the upgrade to El Capitan. These days, OS X updates are free, are compatible with pretty much every Mac that could run the previous version, bring with them all...

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  Published: 2015-09-29, Author: Mark , review by: Laptopmag.com

  • Split View multitasking, Faster performance, Much improved Notes app, Longer battery life in Safari, Metal graphics has great potential
  • Can't close apps in Mission Control view, Lacks Siri integration
  • Apple's OS X El Capitan is a smart upgrade, offering better performance, a helpful Split View mode and improved battery life in Safari...

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  Published: 2015-09-29, review by: imore.com

  • El Capitan translates to "The Captain" or "The Chief" and represents the heights of Yosemite. OS X El Capitan aspires to the same. It takes everything that was great about 10.10 and tries to make it better for 10.11...

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  Published: 2015-09-29, Author: Joanna , review by: wsj.com

  • Abstract:  If it weren't for the crumbs lodged in my keyboard, you could easily mistake my laptop for a brand new one. It no longer limps along like a three-legged turtle. In fact, with new multitasking and search tricks, it feels like it's got rabbit in its blood.N...

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  Published: 2015-09-29, Author: Jason , review by: networkworld.com

  • I've found El Capitan to be a stable update, but you should always back up your system and check with the makers of your most important apps about compatibility before installing it. A saner Mission Control We all use our Macs in different ways—an...

 
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  Published: 2015-09-29, review by: arstechnica.com

  • Enlarge / Putting El Capitan through its paces on a wide range of hardware.Andrew Cunninghamreader comments 325Share this storyPoor OS X can't get no respect.Apple's Mac operating system has been playing second fiddle to the iPhone since 2007, when Leopar...

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  Published: 2015-06-26, review by: techworld.com

  • Abstract:  El Capitan is a rock formation inside the Yosemite National Park, and OS X El Capitan is, as its name suggests, an enhancement to Yosemite, in the same way as Snow Leopard offered an enhancement to Leopard. Apple's primary focus with this release is to be...

 
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  Published: 2015-06-15, Author: Andrew , review by: arstechnica.com

  • EnlargeApplereader commentsShare this storyOS X releases of the modern, post-iPhone era are either "feature" releases or "consolidation" releases. All new OS X versions leave their mark on the operating system, but feature releases usually make bigger cha...

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  Published: 2016-07-07, Author: Danny , review by: techradar.com/au/

  • Multitasking improvements, Refreshed Notes app, Snappier performance
  • Clumsy Split View controls, Modest app updates
  • OS X El Capitan takes the foundation set in place by Yosemite and builds upon it ever so slightly. There are no revolutionary new features or redesigns to be found here, but the tweaks and polish make it a solid update worth grabbing...

 
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  Published: 2015-10-05, Author: Jason , review by: macworld.com.au

  • It's not the most exciting word, but I keep coming back to routine as a way of describing the upgrade to El Capitan. These days, OS X updates are free, are compatible with pretty much every Mac that could run the previous version, bring with them all the...

 
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