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1. Charlie Stross (cstross@wandering.shop)'s status on Friday, 14-Apr-2023 19:42:59 UTC Charlie Stross

   Am just migrating all the user data onto a new Macbook Air M2 for a family member, and OMGWTF this thing is so *fast* …!

   It used to be a 1-2 day job. Nearly finished in under two hours. (Including system updates, app updates, Migration Assistant tap-dance, logging into internet accounts, importing mailboxes, and starting a new backup Time Machine drive.)

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 14-Apr-2023 19:42:56 UTC Robert McNees

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     @cstross Had the same experience with an M1 MBP, and the jump in battery life compared to my 2015 model was 👨🍳🤌💋

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 14-Apr-2023 19:44:30 UTC Robert McNees

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     @cstross On the other hand, despite being wowed by the initial speed, one macOS upgrade took it from snappy, instantaneous results to beach balls, slow load times, and weird hangs. Sloppiness on the software side (imo!) is really undercutting some of the marvelous hardware gains.