Master26A

Q: Does Yosemite Improve or Reduce Performance?

Hi there,

 

I'm a user of a Macbook Pro 15 Retina from 2013, and I'm considering upgrading to Yosemite. Although I do want to upgrade for the new look and features, I do have one major reservation. If Yosemite is going to make my computer less responsive, laggy ect. then I'm going to hugely regret the decision. For me Mavericks is a great OS, and so a performance hit would seriously put me off. Can anyone share some experience they've had with the full version please?

 

Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated!

MacBook Pro with Retina display

Posted on Oct 17, 2014 5:48 AM

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  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Oct 19, 2014 2:26 AM in response to jetoff41
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    Oct 19, 2014 2:26 AM in response to jetoff41

    jetoff41 wrote:

     

    I'm not the only one who feels like that - a lot of my friends (MB Pro Retina 13 & MB Air 13 etc.) have the same issues...

    You messed up your installation. Restore your backup and start again.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Oct 19, 2014 2:26 AM in response to Zanaelf
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    Oct 19, 2014 2:26 AM in response to Zanaelf

    Zanaelf wrote:

     

    Have you tried using creative apps such as art programs , photoshop, manga studio, 3d rendering or modelling apps other than typing office documents and web browsing ?

    Condescend much?

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Oct 19, 2014 2:27 AM in response to Daniesy.ming
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    Oct 19, 2014 2:27 AM in response to Daniesy.ming

    Daniesy.ming wrote:

     

    Yosemite works horrible on my MBPr late 2013 and also on my hackintosh which is way faster than my laptop. I reverted back to Mavericks until they release some updates to improve performance. Also the battery life is way inferior than Mavericks!

    It seams that Apple's committed on releasing faulty software...

    It seams (sic) that your spellchecker broke. as well.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Oct 19, 2014 2:28 AM in response to travellingbirder
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    Oct 19, 2014 2:28 AM in response to travellingbirder

    travellingbirder wrote:

     

    Don't do it, stick with Mavericks until Apple releases a stable version of Yosemite. It is way slower than Mavericks and killed many of my apps.

    Do it again, you did it wrong.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Oct 19, 2014 2:30 AM in response to Tom in London
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    Oct 19, 2014 2:30 AM in response to Tom in London

    Fortunately that's just fashion, and fashion is just a personal opinion.

  • by travellingbirder,

    travellingbirder travellingbirder Oct 19, 2014 3:06 AM in response to Csound1
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    Oct 19, 2014 3:06 AM in response to Csound1

    I did it wrong? I quit all apps, clicked on download and 16 hours later my late 2011 17" MacBook Pro was a heap of junk. Is there another way to install Yosemite that doesn't kill most of your apps?

  • by Tom in London,

    Tom in London Tom in London Oct 19, 2014 3:14 AM in response to Csound1
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    Oct 19, 2014 3:14 AM in response to Csound1

    Csound1 wrote:

     

    Fortunately that's just fashion, and fashion is just a personal opinion.

    You have no eyes. What things look like matters.  Ask (oh, just off the top of my head) Michelangelo. Or Jonny Ive. You know, just fashion. Macs have always been special for people who care about that. Maybe you should be a PC guru.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Oct 19, 2014 3:17 AM in response to Master26A
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    Oct 19, 2014 3:17 AM in response to Master26A

    Master26A wrote:

     

    Thanks, I appreciate the speedy response! I'll most likely be downloading it tonight

    Make a backup first.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Oct 19, 2014 3:20 AM in response to Darklykoz
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    Oct 19, 2014 3:20 AM in response to Darklykoz

    Darklykoz wrote:

     

    Wheather it improves-reduces performance will depend on your system specifications and year of model...

    I haven't found that to be the case. If the Mac has 4GB of Ram or more and otherwise meets the requirements Yosemite is always faster, and I'm to 7 installations (6 upgrades, 1 clean) so far. Oldest Mac I have updated is a 2008 MBP

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Oct 19, 2014 3:21 AM in response to travellingbirder
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    Oct 19, 2014 3:21 AM in response to travellingbirder

    travellingbirder wrote:

     

    I did it wrong? I quit all apps, clicked on download and 16 hours later my late 2011 17" MacBook Pro was a heap of junk. Is there another way to install Yosemite that doesn't kill most of your apps?

    Yup, get rid of the incompatible 3rd party crap before you start.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Oct 19, 2014 3:25 AM in response to Tom in London
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    Oct 19, 2014 3:25 AM in response to Tom in London

    It's OK to have taste that differs from mine, it's not OK to try and make your taste mine.

     

    Yosemite looks (style aside) better, easier to read, easier to distinguish elements. Frankly I prefer it not to look like an old leather calendar, or to have theme park 3D buttons. But that's just my taste.

  • by travellingbirder,

    travellingbirder travellingbirder Oct 19, 2014 4:03 AM in response to Csound1
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    Oct 19, 2014 4:03 AM in response to Csound1

    I'll try, but what incompatible 3rd party crap to delete? Dropbox, MacKeeper? I am not a gamer and most of my apps are for productivity, as they are available on the App Store one might think that they are compatible. I certainly thought that iTunes and Final Cut Pro were OK.

  • by Darklykoz,

    Darklykoz Darklykoz Oct 19, 2014 4:09 AM in response to travellingbirder
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    Oct 19, 2014 4:09 AM in response to travellingbirder

    You dont need MacKeeper its bloatware...

     

    Keep Dropbox if you use it....

     

    The fact is only you know what you really use or dont use... Make sure nothing is starting up when you log into your PC that you dont need or want automatically drawing resources.

     

    Basically give us a list with all your login items... And state which you use or dont use...

     

    System Preferences -> Users & Groups -> Login Items...

     

    Here is mine: I use everything on that list and is important to me for it to startup...

    You need to consider what you use/dont use...

    We can also help for you to come to final decision on things you are not sure about and you might need.

     

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  • by rjbokleman,

    rjbokleman rjbokleman Oct 19, 2014 4:23 AM in response to clintonfrombirmingham
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    Oct 19, 2014 4:23 AM in response to clintonfrombirmingham

    Well, I'm not sure everyone would agree.  From the time I enter my password to the time I get my desktop, it's slow.  Then on top of that, I'm see an issue where Yosemite does NOT maintain my display setup arrangement.  I have them stacked on top of each other with my 27" Thunderbolt Display on top and my MacBook Pro 15" Retina on the bottom. 

     

    After a reboot, the displays are reset side-by-side again rather than keeping my settings.  Very annoying.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Oct 19, 2014 4:27 AM in response to travellingbirder
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    Oct 19, 2014 4:27 AM in response to travellingbirder

    travellingbirder wrote:

     

    I'll try, but what incompatible 3rd party crap to delete? Dropbox, MacKeeper? I am not a gamer and most of my apps are for productivity, as they are available on the App Store one might think that they are compatible. I certainly thought that iTunes and Final Cut Pro were OK.

    If you do't know what is running on your Mac that is a part of the problem, right there.

     

    Download Etrecheck, run the report and post it here (etrecheck was written by a contributer to this site, Etresoft) then we'll see what is actually running.

     

    No personal information is included in an Etrecheck report.

     

    FYI, MacKeeper is disastrous, it is malware in disguise so it will be the first thing to go.

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