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.
October 2015
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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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
