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535 points raddad | 3 comments | 30 Mar 16 11:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.005s | source
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untog ◴[30 Mar 16 16:37 UTC] No.11390571[source]▶
Well, this has increased the changes of my next laptop being a Surface Book by around 100%. I already loved the form factor of the thing, but lack of bash was absolutely causing me to hesitate and wonder if I could justify doing all my work in a Linux VM or something (I can't).

I'm genuinely very tired of OS X, which (to my perception at least) has gotten steadily worse with every version. I for one will be happy to switch.

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dimgl ◴[30 Mar 16 16:44 UTC] No.11390649[source]▶
Really...? What would you change about OSX? I just switched from Windows to a Mac and I can't see myself ever going back...
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Osiris ◴[30 Mar 16 16:53 UTC] No.11390765[source]▶
I have far more issues with OS X than with Windows. I get kernel panics, waking from sleep crashes, weird issues with external monitors not being detected as connected, or worse, disconnected.

Windows also offers a lot more customizations than OS X.

However, there are things I like about OS X also, like spaces and multi-touch trackpad support.

I use both on a daily basis.

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berberous ◴[30 Mar 16 16:56 UTC] No.11390801[source]▶
I don't disagree that quality has dropped a bit lately, but I don't think your experience with OS X is typical. I have not had a kernel panic in years. Maybe time you did a clean install.
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1. Osiris ◴[30 Mar 16 17:10 UTC] No.11390953{3}[source]▶
The panics I get are related to Thunderbolt, so I suspect it's an issue with the Thunderbolt kernel drivers. I run two external Apple Thunderbolt monitors and that's at the core of most of my issues.
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2. TheOtherHobbes ◴[30 Mar 16 17:38 UTC] No.11391241[source]▶
I run two external Thunderbolt monitors through a couple of cheap adaptor boxes and have never had a problem.

I suspect RAM issues. OS X isn't great if - say - Chrome eats all the memory. And if the RAM itself isn't rock solid, you will get crashes.

A lot of issues went away when I installed 32GB.

3. SpaceCadetJones ◴[30 Mar 16 18:05 UTC] No.11391535[source]▶
This could very well be it. I was about to comment that I've been using OS X for about 10 years and I'm pretty sure I can count the number of kernel panics I've had on my fingers. Most of those happened a long time ago.