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Re:Why I left Mac for Windows: Apple has given up by kalleboo on Monday March 06, 2017 @12:20AM (#13800854)
> and this gets laggy on bigger resolutions or on older devices or devices without dedicated GPU

I have the original 2012 rMBP, which by all accounts has far too wimpy a GPU for retina, and I've been running it in the max scaled resolution (the 1900x1200@2x mode) since the day I bought it.

On first few versions of OS X after it was released, yes, the graphics often got very choppy (especially stuff like Expose), but Apple has really optimized the hell out of those drivers, and by now on Sierra, I never run into any noticeable 2D graphic lag. I'm sure it's terrible for 3D though.

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Re:Why I left Mac for Windows: Apple has given up by glogla on Monday March 06, 2017 @01:12PM (#13804673)
Interesting. You have 15", based on resolution?

It might be different but my 2013 13" is definitely laggy on max resolution.

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Re:Why I left Mac for Windows: Apple has given up by kalleboo on Monday March 06, 2017 @10:10PM (#13807986)
Yeah, the first generation was 15" only.

Interesting that later hardware was actually laggier. I even keep my machine stuck on the Intel 4000 graphics 99% of the time.

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