Re:XPS9350-macOS – macOS patches for Dell XPS 13 9350
by jedrek on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @09:28AM
(#13530776)
I installed Yosemite on a Mac Pro from 2009 and it ran like a champ, the only thing that was slow was video transcoding. Stop with the FUD.
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:XPS9350-macOS – macOS patches for Dell XPS 13 9350
by wang_li on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @11:42AM
(#13532223)
I can't even get updates for my original iPad any longer. It's stuck at 5.1 or something like that.
I installed iOS 7 on my iPhone 4 and the code is so unsuited for that device that many UI elements don't respond to touches and gestures made at normal human speed. You have to slow down by a factor of two or more for things to register. Trying to double-click the home button is an exercise in frustration.
It's definitely not FUD that apple releases OS upgrades that don't do well on older hardware.
Re:XPS9350-macOS – macOS patches for Dell XPS 13 9350
by hendersoon on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @12:13PM
(#13542570)
That's absolutely true on mobile platforms, which have made major advances in both performance and architecture over the past couple of years.
It isn't true on PC hardware, where a modern kaby lake i5 performs similarly on desktop tasks to a a 5 year old ivy bridge i5. PC hardware has advanced tremendously in power efficiency, but much less so in performance.