Install elcapitan on mid 2009 MacBook?

[shankar2]

Hi I upgraded my mid 2009 MacBook to 4 gb Ram

It's running Yosemite but app launch time and stuff is slow

Do you guys think elcapitan would be better on it? Kindly assist Thanks!

 

[thekayman]

It's been discussed. The biggest difference you will see is from installing an SSD. My '09 MBP runs much better on El Capitan than Yosemite - but I've got an SSD and use the discrete GPU.

 

[shankar2]

Thanks I don't know how to install a ssd onto my old macbook.

With the original MacBook drive has anyone installed Elcapitan?

 

[Buggyflayer]

Thanks I don't know how to install a ssd onto my old macbook.

With the original MacBook drive has anyone installed Elcapitan?

I've installed El Capitan on a 2009 MacBook with ye olde HDD, it seems to work fine so far.

You may find this of interest if you do decide you would like to speed things up with an SSD.
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Core+Duo+Hard+Drive+Replacement/282

 

[shankar2]

Thanks for the feedback and link sounds like fun this update

 

[TheGdog]

I'm running it on my 09 MacBook. Runs pretty good. I do, however, have an ssd.

 

[MagicBoy]

Running El Cap on a Mac mini 2009 with an SSD, which is the same core hardware as the MacBook. Runs well for a 6+ year old machine.

Mavericks and Yosemite beachballed quite badly on the original mechanical hard drive, the £50 SSD upgrade was worth every penny.

 

[TheGdog]

Running El Cap on a Mac mini 2009 with an SSD, which is the same core hardware as the MacBook. Runs well for a 6+ year old machine.

Mavericks and Yosemite beachballed quite badly on the original mechanical hard drive, the £50 SSD upgrade was worth every penny.

Yeah, it's really the best upgrade you can make to an older machine! Not to expensive either.