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User profile for user: runbei
runbei Author
User level: Level1 13 points
I bought a M1 Mac Min for an audio project and was alarmed to see a 9to5Mac video that said M1 Macs slow down over time to the point of unusability. Is this true? I was kind of hoping to keep the Mini for audio and video work.
The 9to5Mac people seemed to feel that the M1 Macs were a failure because Apple isn't able to make MacOS work well with the chips, owing to fault in the architecture.
I would like to be able to call BS to this notion. The 9to5Mac video didn't present real research or solutions. Thank you.
Mac mini, macOS 13.1
Posted on Jan 7, 2023 7:47 PM
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User profile for user: den.thed
den.thed
User level: Level10 80,134 points
Posted on Jan 7, 2023 8:40 PM
Please do not provide a link to that garbage for further examination. 🙂
Over the years I have found that not all, but 90% of problems are due to Users installing third-party AV, Cleaning, Optimizing and other types of Crap-ware on their Mac's. Or... they think that a Mac can have a million and half App's open and running at the same time.
For a good tool to measure your Mac's performance now and down the road.
Download and run EtreCheck Pro from the developer, at > https://etrecheck.com/en/index.html
Then save and/or post your report, as per > How to use the Add Text Feature When Post… - Apple Community
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User profile for user: den.thed
den.thed
User level: Level10 80,134 points
Jan 7, 2023 8:40 PM in response to runbei
Please do not provide a link to that garbage for further examination. 🙂
Over the years I have found that not all, but 90% of problems are due to Users installing third-party AV, Cleaning, Optimizing and other types of Crap-ware on their Mac's. Or... they think that a Mac can have a million and half App's open and running at the same time.
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User profile for user: woodmeister50
woodmeister50
User level: Level7 20,215 points
Jan 8, 2023 5:11 AM in response to runbei
While I do not have an M1 MacMini, I do have an M1 MacBook Air that has the same M1 that is in the Mini and 512GB SSD that I bought a few weeks after the M1 Macs came out in November 2020 and it is just as fast now as it was then.
Actually in some cases it is actually faster as many of the apps that were originally Intel now have native M1 versions.
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User profile for user: den.thed
den.thed
User level: Level10 80,134 points
Jan 7, 2023 9:39 PM in response to runbei
You're welcome. Glad to hear that the M1 scored well on your initial project. It should serve you well for many many years, if you don't try and turn it into an MS PC.
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User profile for user: runbei
runbei Author
User level: Level1 13 points
Jan 7, 2023 8:42 PM in response to den.thed
Thank you. The M1 Mini did a wonderful job on the long audio cleaning project for which I bought it, so it's a relief to hear that you feel that info is hooey.
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User profile for user: hcsitas
hcsitas
User level: Level6 12,356 points
Jan 8, 2023 5:00 AM in response to runbei
Just for future reference, this isn't the place to repeat, verify or discuss rumors.
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User profile for user: runbei
runbei Author
User level: Level1 13 points
Do M1 Macs slow down over time, and if so, is there a fix?
