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Is Mac OS X Slow?

Posted by Cliff on from the it's-not-slow-for-me dept.

Junks Jerzey asks: "Every time there's a mention of Mac OS X on Slashdot, there's a flurry of responses about how unbearably slow Mac OS X is. To anyone who has done software development under both Mac OS X and Windows or Linux, is there any truth to this or is it simply a knee-jerk reaction from non-Mac users who see low numbers like 800MHz. I'm talking about average priced Macs here, like the LCD iMac line, not the dual 1.25GHz machines that sell for $4500+." Having the fortune of using a Titanium Powerbook for over a month, I don't find Mac OS X that slow at all, however, there are some things that do take a little longer than I am used to, but I think these things are application-specific. For those Mac OS X users out there, have you noticed operations that seemed slower using Mac OS X compared to similar operations on other operating systems?

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  1. I would have had the first post by spoot · · Score: 4, Funny

    but this damn thing is to slowwwwwwww

  2. Powerbook by nogoodmonkey · · Score: 2, Funny

    You should see it on my Powerbook. I have the base requirements, and it runs like Windows XP on a Pentium Pro 180.

    1. Re:Powerbook by Amarok.Org · · Score: 5, Funny
      I have the base requirements, and it runs like Windows XP


      You mean it crashes all the time and sends your personal data to a marketing firm?
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    2. Re:Powerbook by Mononoke · · Score: 2, Funny
      I have the base requirements,
      Well, there's your problem.

      When have any manufacturer's "base requirements" been enough for optimum use?

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    3. Re:Powerbook by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Oh for crying out loud - please tell me there isn't really a product called MaxiCAD

  3. Is OSX slow? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    NO.

  4. Like they would tell. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    For those Mac OS X users out there, have you noticed operations that seemed slower using Mac OS X compared to similar operations on other operating systems?

    No matter if they have, no true Mac user would ever say so, and you know it.

    1. Re:Like they would tell. by The+Squish · · Score: 3, Funny

      I am a die-hard mac user. 10.2 is slow. It's always been slow, since the beginning.

    2. Re:Like they would tell. by Skuld-Chan · · Score: 4, Funny

      I dunno - I do tech support for imaging products on mac (and PC) the worst call I ever got was some lady who had 4 rows of extensions - the system really took 24 minutes to reboot.

      However she was perfectly happy with the machine. Almost like a cult member.

  5. Gotten much better by evanhr · · Score: 3, Funny

    I used to have time to take a shower while waiting for 10.1 to boot in the mornings. 10.2 has it down to a few sips of coffee. Maybe it was that goddamn Happy Mac hogging memory all those years. Who'dve thought?

  6. Check Complete by sdjunky · · Score: 5, Funny

    Your sentence.
    "but this damn thing is to slowwwwwwww"
    suggested grammar and spelling.
    "but this damn thing is too slow"

    GRAMMAR AND SPELLING CHECK COMPLETE: 15 minutes 23 seconds 67 ms

    1. Re:Check Complete by Polo · · Score: 5, Funny

      Actually, A mac would just have a blue bar with
      "About 15 minutes"
      under it. ;)

      (of course, it would wildly swing to 45 minutes, 12 minutes, 22 minutes and so forth throughout)

  7. VERY Slow by avandesande · · Score: 5, Funny

    I asked my mac to get me a beer from the fridge, and I am still waiting.....

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  8. Re:Is it Slow? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    At least it can see into the future...

  9. Re:As I recall... by dasboy · · Score: 2, Funny

    I drove a Model-T once. Was slower than my horse. Haven't driven a car since.

  10. Re:That's strange. I get the opposite results. by CyberKnet · · Score: 5, Funny

    In fact I liked 9 better than 10.1 until 10.2 was released.

    and so, logically, when 10.2 was released, you liked 10.1 better than 9?

    Just checking.

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  11. FP, woohoo! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    First post!

    Wait a minute...238 comments already? Stupid OS X!

  12. Godwin's Corellary by drivers · · Score: 2, Funny

    Whoever first mentions photoshop filters in a Mac performance discussion ends the conversation and concedes.

  13. Next time on Slashdot: by bperkins · · Score: 5, Funny

    Other topics that are perfect for objective debate such as:

    Is Emacs slow?

    Is vi easy to use?

    Is perl a good language?

    Do you like RMS?

    Is your mother ugly?

    Is Christianity the best religion?

    Cowboy Neal?

  14. Re:Answer to title. by dalamcd · · Score: 3, Funny
    There are a number of good reasons not to use Mac OS X (or Windows or Linux). Yours, however, is not one of them.

    And for the record, I think 'drag folder to hard drive, pat self on back' is a much better way to install than 'sacrifice goat, burn candles, eat goat carcass, worship at altar, double-click setup.exe, pray.'

    dalamcd

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