* New 12" MacBook "performance"?

I would not attribute slow page loading to the hardware. It's certainly capable of loading pages quickly. Did the pages always load slowly or is this a new condition? I am not familiar with os x to dish out advice but as I said, the hardware is capable of zippy page loads. My suggestion would be to search for slow page load problems and not focus on the macbook specifically.

You use IE??????

Are you running windows???

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How can you be running IE in OS X? That hasn't existed in something like 10 years...

Did you mean Safari?

To answer your question, however, I also have a brand new Macbook (gold), with the upgraded chip and storage. I actually haven't had a problem loading web pages in Safari or anything else. It does get on performance reduction after being in video chats on a browswer after a while (Google Hangouts/Blab so far). However, I've been reading up on El Capitan and what it can do and there appears to be a lot of GPU software changes coming with that release in three days. So I'm basically waiting until then to really evaluate it. I suspect that it may improve performance graphically quite a bit. It's only three days away so I can wait to see if any "slowdown problems" are addressed with the new software (not that I really had many problems, to be honest. Kind of a remarkable machine).

Hope that info helps you.

Me too.

Gold. Stunning. Fast, cool, silent. This is the next gen. Just don't forget to NEVER touch the anti glare coated screen.

Cheers from Australia!

I've recently switched from a MacBook Air (11" mid 2013, base configuration) to the new MacBook 12" (gold, base configuration) and honestly this is a step backwards in performance. And I didn't order an upgraded CPU sight unseen -- all stores only demo the base model. The GeekBench scores prove it, but in my hands it feels slow. I guess the compromise is the retina screen because that's probably quadrupled the number of draw elements. Because I found it curious that the MacBook comes with 8GB RAM standard.

Whatever you do, do not disable FileVault for performance gain. All Macs can be powered-up in external drive mode for mounting on someone else's computer. This is why complete storage drive encryption should be standard practise.

Windows 10 on a Mac?

I tried Windows Vista once on my mid 2013 15" 2.3 GHZ quad core i7 Macbook Pro and it was much slower than native OS X. Also the fans would ramp up and the Macbook Pro would get smoking hot. There is NO DOUBT that Windows is not optimized to run on Apple computers under bootcamp.

The problem you are experiencing is that the Core M in the 2015 12" Retina Macbook will only occasionally turbo up then throttle back to prevent CPU overheating. Windows would require full power at all times in my experience. I would not think Apple would endorse running Windows on the Macbook we both own.

Personally I LOVE mine and it's super fast for what I need. Web browsing, watching videos, emailing and general file sharing and photo editing for eBay etc.

The screens on these latest Macbooks/Pros are all anti glare coated. Why Apple have chosen this I have no idea as it is usually reserved for professional screens. The coating is extremely thin and fragile so like anti glare coatings on older professional CRT monitors from a few decades back one must not touch the screen with either fingers nor anything in fact. That Apple have chosen professional anti glare coatings on consumer products is a HUGE mistake given most users are used to the usual gloss or matte glass screens which can be literally spat on and cleaned very easily with a clean cloth and windex etc.

Just had to update: After installing El Capitan, my new Macbook (as I wrote I suspected would happen) is vastly faster. The difference is amazing. I don't know if you are all experiencing the same thing, but that's definitely what happened on my end. And I'm talking extremely noticeable difference.

none whatsoever. i wish.

Wow. Surprising. Mine has an unmistakable and noticeable speed difference with everything from mission control, to opening files and apps and other things. Much, much, faster for me.

Upgrading to El Capitan has definitely improved the overall experience. Battery life seems to have stabilised and remains higher than when I had it on Yosemite.

I have not noticed any change in performance in any parameter. It was fine before and is fine now! But. warning. Do NOT touch your screen with your fingers etc. These are anti glare coated.

Thanks. I posted a question about this which nobody, so far, has answered: How do you clean the screen? I read that it's extremely fragile - all fine and I understand. But how exactly, then, am I supposed to clean it? Any info would be appreciated. I have yet to find information on the subject. All I found was info about the MBP Retina which, I suspect, might be slightly different? I don't know. Either way, I'd love any advice specific to the MacBook screen cleaning.

Thanks. 🙂