Re:Apple Reports Third Quarter Results
by slantyyz on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @10:18AM
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This is anecdotal - on my 2008 Macbook (not Pro) and on my 2011 MBP, Windows 8+ always felt snappier than the latest version of OSX (ymmv based on what you do). I have seen other people on HN report similar.
When did this happen? The last time I used Bootcamp, it seemed almost specifically designed to make Windows feel like a sub-par experience compared to OS X
Using a then-brand-new 2012 MBP with the latest version of OS X at the time (I believe Lion?) with Bootcamp. Some of the bizarre omissions I witnessed were
- A buggy BIOS implementation instead of EFI (rEFInd at least let me try and boot Linux under EFI)
- SSD set to run in IDE mode, instead of AHCI, resulting in utterly crippled performance (required issuing dd commands to the disk from within OS X to fix)
- No GPU switching. Only the Radeon card was enabled, leaving the system running insanely hot and guzzling battery
The final straw was when I ran some test VM's on it, and under a sustained load, had the CPU hit an eye watering 117 degrees celsius. Shutting it down almost immediately and then asking on tech oriented IRC channels I was in if this was a bug simply yielded dismissal from Apple acolytes at the time
"Oh it's DESIGNED to do that, the whole system is a huge heatsink!"
"Just make sure it's getting plenty of airflow, it's fine"