Is Mac OS X Slow?

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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The original release was slower

[Roached]

The original release of OS X was slower, the newest version is noticably faster.

I've never found it slow

[PaxTech]

Of course, I have a dual 1Ghz G4 with a gig of RAM so YMMV.. ;)

Answer to title.

[McFly69]

Yes

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[angst_ridden_hipster]

Your sentence:
"but this damn thing is too slow"
suggested grammar and spelling:
"but this thing is too damned slow"

and/or:

"but, as suggested by the MicroComputer Hardware Manufacturer's Advertising Consortium, I should upgrade to a machine with more memory and megahertz, because `You Never Can Have Too Much Power[tm]'"