So from 6800 to 6300 is about 7-8% decrease. Would you really even notice this in normal usage? I doubt it.
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So from 6800 to 6300 is about 7-8% decrease. Would you really even notice this in normal usage? I doubt it.
No, I have never really noticed it and am not even sure if it has slowed down, the old geek bench had it at 6900 and the new version 6400.
Is it my computer or a little different algorithym in the new geek bench update (what I heard)????
I forget how fast it is until I boot up my iMac with a regular old hard drive.
Hedonic Adaptation, found in most if not all human beings. Makes the new feeling fade over time and you get used to something to the point that you feel like its no longer performing/working/feel like when you first got it.
antonis
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Sorry too, but windows have a reason to slow down over time, and it is called "registry". Unix/Linux OSes including OS X will not slow down on their own, unless you do something to cause it, like starting additional services during startup.
Advising a re-format on a non-windows OS in order to go faster, shows only ignorance and windows bad habits.
For some reason, the PRAM has to be reset once in a while. If your mac seems very slow. (Slow boot time etc.), try resetting the PRAM. That has worked for me.
It might be others factors at play here, but it's worth a shot.
It might be others factors at play here, but it's worth a shot.
"Unix/Linux OSes including OS X will not slow down on their own, unless you do something to cause it"
Erm, Windows doesn't slow down on its own either.
And yes there is plenty of stuff that gets messed up in OS X after a while, causing slow startup - a number of ppl in my office have suffered from a slow "waiting for DSMOS" issue on boot.
So yes, although the mechanism is different, I would recommend checking the startup services, have a look at the console, do a DU repair, and rebuilding launchd with Onyx.
Or it might be inherent to the OS version - OS X Lion (on my new MBA2011), has a tendency to beachball especially with the Finder...
antonis
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That's quite different from what it was posted above. I agree, every OS needs a bit of maintenance, but suggesting (as it was suggested above) that it needs a re-format every 6 months is just a joke. Certainly an ignorant advice on a Mac forum. Windows need a bit more attention than the *nix OSes, since the registry tends to load during boot, and it keeps information even for uninstalled/deleted applications, so as the time passes, you end up with a super bloated registry. Additionally, windows tend to constantly write and read on this registry, even when you just click on the desktop (literally - there are some utilities that allow you to see the registry i/o, you'll get impressed of how constantly it reads and writes in registry). So, the bigger the registry, the longer the slowdowns. That's the big difference with any other OS.
An interesting caveat to add to this thread. A Genius Bar guy told me that OS X can have OS bloat, something along the lines of Registry bloat found on Windows boxes. He mentioned plist, but I cannot remember the details of his description, hence my stumbling across this thread.
Love OS X, just need to learn the ins and outs...
Love OS X, just need to learn the ins and outs...
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