New macbook pro 16" M1 chip stops performing tasks in a reasonable timeframe (Monterey 12.2.1) about once a week
I recently upgraded from my 2017 27" imac. Never had issues with the imac.
I use this macbook with a dell external monitor (via usb-c) which has all sorts of issues but that's another topic.
About once a week, I go to load a webpage and it just spins, youtube will load but won't play a video (safari and chrome), says it's taking longer than usual. The volume button on the keyboard takes about 2 minutes to process the fact that I pressed it. I close every app I have open without any improvement. Activity monitor doesn't show anything unusual I don't think (windowsserver at 11% is the highest cpu utilization).
Apple menu -> restart (over and over) - nothing happens. I have to open the lid and hold the power button down to get this $3k computer to work again.
I haven't changed what I use the computer for for which is connecting to various work places via citrix, rdp, vmware horizon client, etc. The other apps I use are word, excel, onedrive, spotify, teams, native email program, notes, and slack.
The frustration is almost unbearable, reminds me of my days long ago using a windows pc. I never had these issues on my imac.
Any suggestions? TIA
