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Choppy Scrolling, Performance~ MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)

Having weird issue with laptop performance since new update of Sierra 10.13.3 (Mar 20, 2018).

I bought a laptop just little bit more than week ago and everything was just fine before that update..


A few examples of this issue:
- As I am a web developer, after the update I felt like webpages in browsers (Chrome, Mozilla, Safari) not working smooth anymore, scrolling up/down has kinda choppy performance ~ JavaScript became very laggy..

- Tried to play 5k videos from youtube - same issue
- Also it happens with the most installed applications on my mac when scrolling or resizing window.

- I found a few people with the same laptop and they have exactly the same choppy performance..

- overall performance like 10~15% loss


Laptop specs:

MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017), 3.1 GHz Intel Core i7, Radeon Pro 560, 16 GB


Is there anyone who has the same issue and how it can be solved?

MacBook Pro TouchBar and Touch ID, macOS High Sierra (10.13.3), null

Posted on Mar 26, 2018 6:44 AM

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User profile for user: macjack
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Posted on Mar 28, 2018 11:15 AM

What happens in Safe Mode?

Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac - Apple Support

If Safe Mode presents the same problems, I'd suggest using the 10.13.3 Combo Update to overwrite any system software that is corrupt.

Download macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 Combo Update

The Combo Update is a fuller install, as opposed to an incremental "delta" update, so it should overwrite any files that are damaged or missing. It does not matter if you have applied it before. It should preserve all your data and settings but that said you should always have a backup.

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macjack
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Mar 28, 2018 11:15 AM in response to stuart-oh

What happens in Safe Mode?

Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac - Apple Support

If Safe Mode presents the same problems, I'd suggest using the 10.13.3 Combo Update to overwrite any system software that is corrupt.

Download macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 Combo Update

The Combo Update is a fuller install, as opposed to an incremental "delta" update, so it should overwrite any files that are damaged or missing. It does not matter if you have applied it before. It should preserve all your data and settings but that said you should always have a backup.

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