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Re:John Ternus to become Apple CEO by someguyiguess on Monday April 20, 2026 @09:59PM (#47843645)
I’ve found Mac OS to be snappier than any of the dozen or so Linux DEs I’ve tried. I use Fedora with XFCE and it’s ok in responsiveness, I’ve got PopOS on another machine. It’s good. But I’ve got MacOS on my other two machines and they just feel so much snappier. And the Macs are 6-7 years old. The other machines are newer (2/3yo).
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Re:John Ternus to become Apple CEO by michaelmrose on Monday April 20, 2026 @10:58PM (#47843971)
In any case have you tested on the same machine for the most apt comparison? Agr may not be the best predictor of performance when io and memory may be more productive of snappiness than the latest CPU.

Input devices and monitors can make a difference as well.

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