Is Mac OS X Slow?

Junks Jerzey asks: "Every time there's a mention of Mac OS X on Slashdot, there's a flurry of responses about how unbearably slow Mac OS X is. To anyone who has done software development under both Mac OS X and Windows or Linux, is there any truth to this or is it simply a knee-jerk reaction from non-Mac users who see low numbers like 800MHz. I'm talking about average priced Macs here, like the LCD iMac line, not the dual 1.25GHz machines that sell for $4500+." Having the fortune of using a Titanium Powerbook for over a month, I don't find Mac OS X that slow at all, however, there are some things that do take a little longer than I am used to, but I think these things are application-specific. For those Mac OS X users out there, have you noticed operations that seemed slower using Mac OS X compared to similar operations on other operating systems?

I would have had the first post

[spoot]

but this damn thing is to slowwwwwwww

Powerbook

[nogoodmonkey]

You should see it on my Powerbook. I have the base requirements, and it runs like Windows XP on a Pentium Pro 180.

Is OSX slow?

[Anonymous Coward]

NO.

Re:Powerbook

[Amarok.Org]

I have the base requirements, and it runs like Windows XP

You mean it crashes all the time and sends your personal data to a marketing firm?

Its not the machines that are slow....

[Bowie J. Poag]

It's not the machines that are slow...It's the users.

Cheers,

Like they would tell.

[Anonymous Coward]

For those Mac OS X users out there, have you noticed operations that seemed slower using Mac OS X compared to similar operations on other operating systems?

No matter if they have, no true Mac user would ever say so, and you know it.

Gotten much better

[evanhr]

I used to have time to take a shower while waiting for 10.1 to boot in the mornings. 10.2 has it down to a few sips of coffee. Maybe it was that goddamn Happy Mac hogging memory all those years. Who'dve thought?

Re:Powerbook

[Mononoke]

I have the base requirements,

Well, there's your problem.

When have any manufacturer's "base requirements" been enough for optimum use?

Check Complete

[sdjunky]

Your sentence.
"but this damn thing is to slowwwwwwww"
suggested grammar and spelling.
"but this damn thing is too slow"

GRAMMAR AND SPELLING CHECK COMPLETE: 15 minutes 23 seconds 67 ms

VERY Slow

[avandesande]

I asked my mac to get me a beer from the fridge, and I am still waiting.....

duh

[be-fan]

You'd think, with all the informative stuff that's been posted on Slashdot about how Mac OS X is slow, people would get a clue by now. Is Mac OS X slow? Is Mac OS X slow? That's like asking, is RMS hairy!

Re:Like they would tell.

[The Squish]

I am a die-hard mac user. 10.2 is slow. It's always been slow, since the beginning.

Re:Is it Slow?

[Anonymous Coward]

At least it can see into the future...

Re:As I recall...

[dasboy]

I drove a Model-T once. Was slower than my horse. Haven't driven a car since.

Re:That's strange. I get the opposite results.

[CyberKnet]

In fact I liked 9 better than 10.1 until 10.2 was released.

and so, logically, when 10.2 was released, you liked 10.1 better than 9?

Just checking.

FP, woohoo!

[Anonymous Coward]

First post!

Wait a minute...238 comments already? Stupid OS X!

Godwin's Corellary

[drivers]

Whoever first mentions photoshop filters in a Mac performance discussion ends the conversation and concedes.

Re:Powerbook

[Anonymous Coward]

Oh for crying out loud - please tell me there isn't really a product called MaxiCAD

Next time on Slashdot:

[bperkins]

Other topics that are perfect for objective debate such as:

Is Emacs slow?

Is vi easy to use?

Is perl a good language?

Do you like RMS?

Is your mother ugly?

Is Christianity the best religion?

Cowboy Neal?

Re:Answer to title.

[dalamcd]

There are a number of good reasons not to use Mac OS X (or Windows or Linux). Yours, however, is not one of them.

And for the record, I think 'drag folder to hard drive, pat self on back' is a much better way to install than 'sacrifice goat, burn candles, eat goat carcass, worship at altar, double-click setup.exe, pray.'

dalamcd

Re:Check Complete

[Polo]

Actually, A mac would just have a blue bar with
"About 15 minutes"
under it. ;)

(of course, it would wildly swing to 45 minutes, 12 minutes, 22 minutes and so forth throughout)

Re:Like they would tell.

[Skuld-Chan]

I dunno - I do tech support for imaging products on mac (and PC) the worst call I ever got was some lady who had 4 rows of extensions - the system really took 24 minutes to reboot.

However she was perfectly happy with the machine. Almost like a cult member.