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FWTW, Late 2013 15" MBP: daily use, no problems with High Sierra

by okket 9y ago

valuearb 9y ago
2015 MBP, no problems either
- goldmouth 9y ago
  2017, VMware fusion causes mine to constantly freeze.
  - valuearb 9y ago
    Well, i think you’ve identified the problem. I consider vmware fusion skin to a virus and would delete it the moment my employer allowed.
    - chowyuncat 9y ago
      It still has the most stable implementation for Linux development when compared to VirtualBox or Parallels. Docker for Mac is great for user space dev, but I haven’t figured out how to kernel debug yet. Two recent showstoppers, when I tried to switch from Fusion: The shared folder driver for VB will panic a Linux guest if a shared folder is accessed from a multithreaded compilation. The shared folder driver for Parallels will panic a Linux guest if you load a kernel module from a shared folder.
bluedino 9y ago
2010 13", 2013 15", and 2016 13", no problems here
CharlesW 9y ago
Also no problems here with High Sierra here on two daily-use machines, a MacBook Pro (13", early 2015) and a Mac mini (mid-2011). Tip 1: Anyone with problems can use Apple Bug Reporter[1]. In my experience Apple really does watch these — I reported an issue with an old USB headset in Sierra and it was fixed in a subsequent release. Tip 2: HN readers in Apple's developer program can use High Sierra betas to test if an issue still exists, and report that via Apple Bug Reporter or even open a Technical Support Incident (TSI). I think it's likely that Apple prioritizes (1) issues found in developer or public betas[2], and (2) issues coming from people in their developer program. None of this is to say that anyone should have to do work to get a bug-free OS experience. This is just to suggest actions to take for people who have a bias for that. [1] https://bugreport.apple.com/web/ https://bugreport.apple.com/web/ [2] https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/ https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/
scarlac 9y ago
Same setup, different story: 2013 15" MBP, nVidia GT 750M, 16 GB RAM. After upgrading I got intermittent mini lock-ups (key presses, clicks, etc. would queue up). Happens in all apps regardless of what I'm doing. It felt like having a dying HDD instead of an SSD.
boianmihailov 9y ago
same setup, no problem, I tend to overload it all the time. Dual displays, Several VMs at once, video conversions. Works pretty stable for me.

FWTW, Late 2013 15" MBP: daily use, no problems with High Sierra

by okket 9y ago

FWTW, Late 2013 15" MBP: daily use, no problems with High Sierra

valuearb 9y ago

2015 MBP, no problems either

goldmouth 9y ago
2017, VMware fusion causes mine to constantly freeze.
- valuearb 9y ago
  Well, i think you’ve identified the problem. I consider vmware fusion skin to a virus and would delete it the moment my employer allowed.
  - chowyuncat 9y ago
    It still has the most stable implementation for Linux development when compared to VirtualBox or Parallels. Docker for Mac is great for user space dev, but I haven’t figured out how to kernel debug yet. Two recent showstoppers, when I tried to switch from Fusion: The shared folder driver for VB will panic a Linux guest if a shared folder is accessed from a multithreaded compilation. The shared folder driver for Parallels will panic a Linux guest if you load a kernel module from a shared folder.

bluedino 9y ago

2010 13", 2013 15", and 2016 13", no problems here

CharlesW 9y ago

Also no problems here with High Sierra here on two daily-use machines, a MacBook Pro (13", early 2015) and a Mac mini (mid-2011). Tip 1: Anyone with problems can use Apple Bug Reporter[1]. In my experience Apple really does watch these — I reported an issue with an old USB headset in Sierra and it was fixed in a subsequent release. Tip 2: HN readers in Apple's developer program can use High Sierra betas to test if an issue still exists, and report that via Apple Bug Reporter or even open a Technical Support Incident (TSI). I think it's likely that Apple prioritizes (1) issues found in developer or public betas[2], and (2) issues coming from people in their developer program. None of this is to say that anyone should have to do work to get a bug-free OS experience. This is just to suggest actions to take for people who have a bias for that. [1] https://bugreport.apple.com/web/ https://bugreport.apple.com/web/ [2] https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/ https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/

scarlac 9y ago

Same setup, different story: 2013 15" MBP, nVidia GT 750M, 16 GB RAM. After upgrading I got intermittent mini lock-ups (key presses, clicks, etc. would queue up). Happens in all apps regardless of what I'm doing. It felt like having a dying HDD instead of an SSD.

boianmihailov 9y ago

same setup, no problem, I tend to overload it all the time. Dual displays, Several VMs at once, video conversions. Works pretty stable for me.