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Hi

I would like to know is you tested Xplane 11 with high Sierra and is good idea to upgrade the system to new system according to your experience ?

Best regards

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Hi Skowron,

I am not with Laminar Research; just a flight simmer using a Windows based system

Firstly, there are a few flight simmers having success with a Mac and High Sierra but there are also a few having problems.  In your original question click on the orange High Sierra tag.  It will shown a number of links where others using a Mac system have had a problem. 

Secondly, you have not indicated what type of Mac system you have running the High Sierra operating system.  You need to have a screen size in the order of 17 inches to be able to get a good image size and good cooling as X-Plane is very resource hungry and generates a lot of heat.

Thirdly, have a look at the system requirements to run the current version of X-Plane.  The link can be found at https://www.x-plane.com/kb/x-plane-11-system-requirements/  Many serious flight simmers build a purpose built unit with specifications equal to or better than the recommended system requirements.  If you do build a new unit utilise an Intel CPU and a NVidia GPU for best performance.  In the early stages of X-Plane 11 being  released High Sierra systems were having troubles.  Although X-Plane is developed on Mac's  Laminar Research staff have been known to suggest in this forum to use a windows based system for best results.  A purpose built system will also allow you to upgrade components as and when needed or you can afford to do so  

Finally, download and try the free demo version of X-Plane.  The demo version can be found at https://www.x-plane.com/desktop/try-it/  Although it is the full version download it will default to the demo version because you won't have the activation key.  You will be limited to a fixed airport and a time period of 10 minutes.

Welcome to the world of X-Plane.

Glenn

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Thanx for replay but... i have Imac , i have a sierra OSX installed and just i wonder if it is safe to move to High Sierra .. according to some bad infos about this at 2017 . Is someone can say how is situaltion now ?
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