My specs
2015 13"MBA (7,1) 2.2Ghz
8Gb RAM
I'm currently running Catalina and wanted to upgrade to either Big Sur or Monterey. I understand that this MBA is pretty old, but financially, I have to hold off on upgrading my hardware. I use it work, mainly running office apps (Zoom meetings, spreadsheets, web browsing). Battery life is OK running Catalina.
I accept that a newer OS (on an older machine ) is always going to slow it down and make it run a bit warmer- but which OS would have the least impact? Searching the forums on this question tends to focus on newer machines so it's a bit frustrating. I've read reviews stating that Big Sur is a more mature and updated OS so it runs similarly to Catalina, meanwhile Monterey has bugs that slow it down. Others state the opposite- that Monterey is actually faster, so skip Big Sur.
Can anyone give me some advice on which one to upgrade to considering the age of the MBA?
2015 13"MBA (7,1) 2.2Ghz
8Gb RAM
I'm currently running Catalina and wanted to upgrade to either Big Sur or Monterey. I understand that this MBA is pretty old, but financially, I have to hold off on upgrading my hardware. I use it work, mainly running office apps (Zoom meetings, spreadsheets, web browsing). Battery life is OK running Catalina.
I accept that a newer OS (on an older machine ) is always going to slow it down and make it run a bit warmer- but which OS would have the least impact? Searching the forums on this question tends to focus on newer machines so it's a bit frustrating. I've read reviews stating that Big Sur is a more mature and updated OS so it runs similarly to Catalina, meanwhile Monterey has bugs that slow it down. Others state the opposite- that Monterey is actually faster, so skip Big Sur.
Can anyone give me some advice on which one to upgrade to considering the age of the MBA?