![]() Little problems, like your charger not working unless it's in just the right spot, dead pixels on the display, stuck keys, and crackling speakers aren't necessarily signs that you need to replace your Mac. You can live with a few odd issues if they don't impact your ability to use it properly, but eventually, something big will go wrong and you'll have to decide whether to fix it or upgrade. An old computer is often a lot like an old car. And as discussed above, it doesn't make a lot of sense to pour hundreds of dollars into an old or even obsolete machine when you can get a new one that will last longer.īarring a major hardware catastrophe, a long list of small issues can quickly become a big problem too. ![]() If it is currently running slow, then it has a problem, and you should fix that first.In these cases, your computer is unusable until you get it fixed or replace it. I'm assuming that your MBA is already running just fine. Upgrading To The Very Latest Macintosh Operating System Here is how to do a clean install of the Mac OS: Let me know if you have problems downloading or installing Mojave.some folks have been having an expired certificate problem that requires a work-around. So, if your MBA doesn't already have Mojave installed, that's what I recommend: Your MBA can be upgraded all the way up to the latest version of the Mac OS, which is macOS 10.15 (Catalina).which I don't recommend because it won't run 32-bit apps and it still likely has a data-loss problem in Mail. ![]() ![]() My experience, though, is that you won't likely realize the latter unless you do a clean install of the new OS. With every operating system upgrade Apple has included more advanced memory management and compression, and has made things run a bit faster. The best thing that you can do to speed your MBA up is upgrade to the most recent operating system version that makes sense. They aren't at all slow, and 4GB of RAM is not at all "sad" for just about all purposes. I have several MBA's in my office that have the same amount of RAM, and the same or worse specs and they are all older than your MBA. ![]()
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