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macOS Sequoia on M1 Pro

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Hi everybody. We're approaching the release date of macOS Sequoia (if it indeed releases in September). Has anyone tried it as a daily driver on the M1 Pro? Should I upgrade on release, or is it better to wait for 15.1 or later?

Have you noticed any performance decrease compared to Sonoma?

Thank you
 
Have the same question...

I have noticed over the years that after a few OS versions from launch date of a new Mac, performance seems to take a hit.

For example: Final Cut Pro. When rendering and exporting, when a new Mac comes out..all CPU and GPU are at almost full blast (or close) and exporting and rendering are fast (selling point to buy). Then...gradually as newer updated Macs come out...mysteriously the once fast rendering and exporting start to slow down; Not firing all of the CPU or GPU's after a few years of "newer" macOS's, especially after firmware updates.

It seems clock work that it starts to occur after three years and then by five years, my once "new' fast Mac seems slower...thus...needing to buy a new one.. I am not a conspiracy person that Apple does this on purpose, but I have noticed this over the last 10 years and have questioned it...

macOS Sequoia in beta seems to run fast and quicker (some) compared to Sonoma (I tried it on my M2 MacBook Air), but has anyone seen any advantages yet or slowdowns on M1 Pro or M1 MacBook Pros? Much appreciated if some have dived into the betas (especially firmware updates) that can help us out as we look forward in making buying decisions coming late fall.
 
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I bought a MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro chip roughly about a week ago, and it has the macOS Sequoia 15.1 beta on it, and I have to say I am very impressed with its performance. So far I am really happy with this MacBook Pro, although I still miss my 2017 MacBook Pro I sold to a friend who needed a laptop quickly after his got stolen. The M1 Pro chip is a huge boost though.
 
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JokerPower said:
Hi everybody. We're approaching the release date of macOS Sequoia (if it indeed releases in September). Has anyone tried it as a daily driver on the M1 Pro? Should I upgrade on release, or is it better to wait for 15.1 or later?

Have you noticed any performance decrease compared to Sonoma?

Thank you
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You're almost certainly not going to notice any issues - unless Sequoia has some general performance issues on all Macs, regardless of chip. In fact, macOS releases often tend to work better than previous versions. And M1 Pro has great performance anyway.

Whether you should upgrade on release or not is up to you, but performance on your specific Mac shouldn't be a concern. It will work great, performance-wise. This will likely also be the case for many years (and releases) to come.
 
I have a MBP M1-Max and been running the betas since 15.0 B6 and all is good. Yes, there are some minor bugs but nothing worth mentioning. I also didn't have any SMB issues connecting to my Synology NAS, which I remember I did during the later Sonoma beta.

Overall, I find it Sequoia better than Sonoma and feels more polished than Sonoma.
 
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I have a MBP M1-Max and been running the betas since 15.0 B6 and all is good. Yes, there are some minor bugs but nothing worth mentioning. I also didn't have any SMB issues connecting to my Synology NAS, which I remember I did during the later Sonoma beta.

Overall, I find it Sequoia better than Sonoma and feels more polished than Sonoma.
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Thank god. How is your RAM usage?
 
gwang73 said:
I have a MBP M1-Max and been running the betas since 15.0 B6 and all is good. Yes, there are some minor bugs but nothing worth mentioning. I also didn't have any SMB issues connecting to my Synology NAS, which I remember I did during the later Sonoma beta.

Overall, I find it Sequoia better than Sonoma and feels more polished than Sonoma.
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anyone using Final Cut Pro? If so, how is the performance? Any slow downs or CPU or GPU lowering (not firing on all pistons?).
 
There is currently a bug so te webcam quality is horrible on m1 Mac’s. So don’t upgrade right now.
 
JokerPower said:
Any updates on newer version? I'm still on Sonoma :)
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I just installed 15.1 going from 12.x. I had waited to make sure there weren’t issues with Archicad because I can’t have that fail. But according to Archicad forums version 26, 27 and 28 are running without issue on 15.1, so I did the dirty deed.

I have an M1Pro MBP with 16/1TB and it seemed to upgrade just fine. Rebooted without issues, remembered all my settings, asked if I wanted to keep my old desktop backgrounds rather than forcing you onto new ones like used to happen.

Archicad 26 opened no issues, my latest project seems fine.

When I reboot, an encrypted image that holds my documents automatically opens and asks for my password and this is still working as it always has.

If I notice any issues as I use it more I will report back, but if you don’t see any new posts from me, “assume it all went to plan” as Dr. Evil would say.
 
Hi there!

I'm currently still on Sonoma with my M1 Pro. Any updates regarding Sequoia 15.5?

Thanks in advance!
 
JokerPower said:
I’m curious about stability, bugs, and overall performance.

Do you think it’s better to wait for 15.7, or is 15.5 already a polished and reliable release?
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I'm running 15.5 on a macbook pro with the orignial M1 chip. I think this is the best version of Macos since I bought the macbook in 2020. It's stable, fast and has improved some annoying deficiencies (improved facetime imaging, greater display brightness range, better speaker loudness range). I'm not a power user, just routine stuff like email, streaming and also photo processing. Hope this helps.
 
JokerPower said:
I’m curious about stability, bugs, and overall performance.

Do you think it’s better to wait for 15.7, or is 15.5 already a polished and reliable release?
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I just took the plunge and upgraded. Have had loads of bluetooth issues. Logitech mouse is now connected via dongle as it was so laggy and kept disconnecting. Apple wireless keyboard also having lots of connection issues. Dont have the patience right now to find a fix - will stick with mouse dongle and use a wired keyboard for now.
 
FYI: I have no bluetooth issues with macOS Sequoia 15.5 on M1, 2020 Mac mini (16 GB) with Bluetooth Apple Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad and Jelly Comb wireless mouse but YMMV.
 
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FYI: I have no bluetooth issues with macOS Sequoia 15.5 on M1, 2020 Mac mini (16 GB) with Bluetooth Apple Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad and Jelly Comb wireless mouse but YMMV.
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I guess that means its variable and I shouldnt hold my breath for a fix anytime soon. Everything was working fine until the update for me, so its definitely the cause. Will play around with it when I have more time. For now, back to wired.
 
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