Thanks both.
I didn't know whether the graphics hardware and Ram made the difference? I can
upgrade the latter I guess, but the former not so much.
Is early 2011 much lower spec than late? (I realise I could google but in case
anyone knows off hand)!?
Really grateful for your thoughts
I’ve never had an issue running even Sierra on 2011 hardware with an SSD
installed (wouldn’t attempt it with a spinning disk drive).
There’s bound to be a fair amount of behind the scenes updating after an
upgrade, so I’d expect the fans to settle down eventually.
Sam
MacAmbulance Ltd.
My 2p
Until just recently I was running Sierra on my Mid-2011 iMac i5 with HDD and
have now moved to a 2015 macBook Pro i5 with SSD and 10.12.4
The iMac took ages to get to login from restart and launches of apps could take
a while but apps that were running seemed to nip along pretty fast. My
Friends
I fear I've bothered you with this back in the days of Yosemite...
I'm still on Mavericks, as my Mac works so brilliantly (albeit I heeded
Sam's counsel - we all should - and put installed a 256GB SSD to make it
run like new). There is no lag or spinning wheels - it is a brilliant
