Testseek.com have collected 67 expert reviews of the Apple Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks.
October 2013
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The editors liked
Numerous new power-user productivity features
Battery-saving features
Free
Multimonitor setups finally work properly
ICloud Keychain is a great security feature
Improved desktop notifications
Useful Finder tabs and document tags
Tighter iCloud integration with iOS devices
Moderately improved performance and battery life
Powerful yet unobtrusive notification panel that includes iMessage sending. Tight integration with iOS 7. Clean
Convenient UI. New power-management and security features. Intuitive new features like a tabbed Finder and color-coded tags. Maps and iBooks g
Mac OS X Mavericks brings new apps
Streamlines familiar features
And improves power efficiency and battery life for laptop users
Efficient. Fullfeatured. Tightlyintegrated with iOS 7. Cleanerlooking and more convenient than ever. New powermanagement and security features. More options to perform tasks like messagesending without opening a separate app. No relearning or retraining n
Free upgrade
Many apps are better-looking
Lots of performance tweaks
It's free
Compatible with old devices
Updates are mostly useful
Longer battery life on MacBooks
Introduction of iBooks app
Better control of notifications
Great support for multiple displays
Finder tabs
Finder tags. Free upgrade. A steady
Sensible continuation of Apple's OS X/Unix heritage.
IBooks and Maps now available on the desktop
Productivity features like tags and tabbed windows
The editors didn't like
Mail app seems worse than before
Mail app is worse
Broken Gmail support
No transit directions in Maps
Reminders
Game Center
Messages not updated
Multitasking still feels limited
Shared Links in Safari doesn't support Facebook
Bottom Line
OS X remains the best consumer-level desktop operating system
Despite Microsoft's impressive catch-up in Windows 8.1. Newly included apps
Automatic app updates
Better laptop power management
Tight integration with social media
And unifie
Older features like Gatekeeper and Launchpad could have used some renovations
But were left untouched in Mavericks
Minor inconsistencies in deep features like keyboard shortcuts. New colorcoded tag feature lacks some conveniences
This isn't a comprehensive list of what's new in Mavericks, but it should give you a good sense of the highlights, which add up to this: Mavericks is free and Mavericks is very good. Apple has really turned the business of desktop software on its head wit...
Published: 2014-05-16, Author: Peter , review by: imore.com
To answer the question I posed at the outset: Is this the Mavericks we've been waiting for?If you're using 4K displays and want the text and windowing to look Retina display-quality good, 10.9.3's enhanced 4K support will help. Tethered data sync support...
Published: 2014-01-17, Author: Brian , review by: engadget.com
Free, iBooks and Maps now available on the desktop, Productivity features like tags and tabbed windows
OS X is feeling a bit stale these days
Like the last few upgrades, Mavericks doesn't do anything particularly bold, but a slew of new features (and zero cost to download) make the upgrade worth it....
Published: 2013-11-29, Author: Sue , review by: tomsguide.com
Credit: Apple Apple products are commonly seen as being immune to viruses and other computer malware, but the truth is that Apple's OS X desktop operating system is just as vulnerable as Microsoft Windows. Among security experts, Apple has been critic...
Abstract: This operating system, free to all Mac users running Snow Leopard or later, offers several new features, two new applications, and several application re-designs. This review will explore some of the features and drawbacks of these new features and applic...
It's free, compatible with old devices, updates are mostly useful
Design feels inconsistent with iOS, iBook and Maps feel unnecessary
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Published: 2013-10-29, Author: Christina , review by: mashable.com
Free, Multimonitor setups finally work properly, iCloud Keychain is a great security feature
Mail app is worse, broken Gmail support, No transit directions in Maps, Reminders, Game Center, Messages not updated
Apple last week released the latest version of its Mac operating system, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, and along with the usual bevy of new features, the company also raised the bar by making the download free for all Mac users.That means that as long as you are r...
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Published: 2013-10-28, Author: Dann , review by: theverge.com
Free upgrade, Many apps are better-looking, Lots of performance tweaks
Some apps needed more than a facelift, Most system-wide changes feel small, Notifications still aren't what they could be
Published: 2013-10-28, Author: Lisa , review by: Laptopmag.com
Free, Improved desktop notifications, Useful Finder tabs and document tags, Tighter iCloud integration with iOS devices, Moderately improved performance and battery life
Multitasking still feels limited, Shared Links in Safari doesn't support Facebook
OS X Mavericks gives Mac users lots of small but meaningful improvements that up to a more satisfying desktop experience....
Abstract: Last Tuesday Apple released OS X 10.9 Mavericks , the tenth generation of their modern desktop operating system. We've already published Peter Cohen's extensive OS X Mavericks review , but many of us have been using it for awhile now as well, some since t...
