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sakabaro

macrumors regular
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Fixed a bit of the issues for me. Still shuttering a bit though.

Go do Preferences > Displays > Disable Auto-brightness. Should see an immediate improvement.
 
People have been complaining about UI lag since 2012 - I'm not sure there's ever going to be a fix for the occasional hiccup.
 
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