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  1. spencersmitty

    2017 iMac 27" NVMe swap: slow OS, kernal-task taking CPU, temp sensor?

    hi, I recently swapped out my (2TB) dual fusion drive setup on my 2017 iMac 27", to a singular 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe with the Sintech adapter. Alongside the SSD swap, I also installed 32GB of Crucial memory, coming from the stock 8GB apple memory. Before I sealed the screen back up, I...
  2. S

    Compared to Mavericks, last 3 generations are a joke

    I've been a Windows user for many years until 2 years ago when I decided switching to a Mac. So my roommate had this Macbook Pro 2012, beautiful machine, was running Mavericks and we were both working in our living room as freelancers. I was constantly checking out his display, seeing how smooth...