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  1. noanker

    iPadOS 18 - Final Release More Like a Beta. Worst OS Release I've Experienced

    I’ve been an iOS user since purchasing my iPhone 3G in 2008 and an iPad user since the 1st gen iPad. Over the years, I’ve experienced various OS releases, some of which slowed down the devices, but these issues were usually resolved through subsequent updates. However, iPadOS 18 feels...
  2. DKerman

    Mac Studio Ultra Poor GPU Performance

    I'm a long time Mac user and "upgraded" from a iMac Pro with an eGpu to a Mac Studio Ultra. What a disappointment. I have never been disappointed with a Mac product like this. I am happy with CPU performance but a lot of my work is GPU based. I can't upgrade, I can't connect an eGpu. I'm stuck...
  3. Jcvlasmesas

    Performance problems on 2011 Macbook Pro

    Hi, I've owned a 2011 15' Macbook Pro since the year it launched, it's been a great computer all of these years and I upgraded the ram from 4gb to 8gb and swapped the mechanical 5200rpm HDD to a 256gb SSD. About 1 year and a half ago my battery almost blew up so I removed and used the computer...
  4. G

    Resolved Macbook Pro 2011 Super Slow because of HDD?

    I have this Macbook Pro from one of my friend. It's from early 2011 and it is running under Mac OS Sierra. I suspect that the hard drive is getting old and I ran a scan with a software called "DriveDx". It was saying that the HDD is running at 79% of its health performance and 6,953 hours Power...