I see a lot of customers complain their iMac is running slow. We get a lot in for this and they test fine - the issue is they are running Catalina on an APFS format HDD.
Plug in an ext SSD or replace the HDD for an SSD and they FLY!
I think Apple may be heading for another "Slowing down my hardware to make me buy new kit" lawsuit.
Even some their newer iMacs are sold with HDD's which I cannot understand why!
Explaining to a customer there is no fault - that the only way to improve the situation is to downgrade to an older OS or pay hundreds for an upgrade - neither of which goes down well.
Apple need to sort their ideas out - they are supposed to be the best kit out there!
Plug in an ext SSD or replace the HDD for an SSD and they FLY!
I think Apple may be heading for another "Slowing down my hardware to make me buy new kit" lawsuit.
Even some their newer iMacs are sold with HDD's which I cannot understand why!
Explaining to a customer there is no fault - that the only way to improve the situation is to downgrade to an older OS or pay hundreds for an upgrade - neither of which goes down well.
Apple need to sort their ideas out - they are supposed to be the best kit out there!