Discussion Mac OS X preview: Mountain Lion

[amdfangirl]

If you've ever tried Puppy Linux (which runs entirely off RAM), you'll know what I mean. No seriously, try it out and that's how it feels like when you have an SSDs: Programs seem to open instantly, you no longer think that 1.6Ghz dual-core is a 1.6Ghz dual-core.

Applications opened pretty much as fast on my Lenovo x120e (1.6Ghz dual-core; SSD) than my desktop (3.7Ghz tri-core; 7200rpm HDD).

An SSD is what makes people able to use the Macbook Air without going insane.

 

[musical marv]

If you've ever tried Puppy Linux (which runs entirely off RAM), you'll know what I mean. No seriously, try it out and that's how it feels like when you have an SSDs: Programs seem to open instantly, you no longer think that 1.6Ghz dual-core is a 1.6Ghz dual-core.

Applications opened pretty much as fast on my Lenovo x120e (1.6Ghz dual-core; SSD) than my desktop (3.7Ghz tri-core; 7200rpm HDD).

An SSD is what makes people able to use the Macbook Air without going insane.

I previously had a MBA and it was a little faster with the SSD than the HD. I concur with that statement of yours. The SSD is much more money though.

 

[homiedontrightclick]

More of a marketing ploy to make more money for the company to increase their revenue.Lion is a good O.S.

Lion is a great OS. People complain about things like Launchpad and Mission Control, but I use them all the time. If you don't like them, you don't have to use those features at all anyway. Launchpad reminds me of a cooler version of the Start menu on Windows, and Mission Control is pretty convenient when you have a lot of apps running. People will complain about anything though, and there are Apple purist out there that want everything the way it used to be when they first switched over, or how it was ten years ago, or whatever their complaint. Having just switched, I can't really talk about the good ol days before Lion and iOS ruined the Mac platform, but I can tell you the OS X Lion is awesome, and I prefer to use it for my personal computing tasks way more than any version of Windows I've seen.