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    Good Free Hardware Monitor for MAC

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by deedeeman, Sep 5, 2015.

  1. deedeeman

    deedeeman Notebook Deity

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    Hi guys,
    i recently switched teams to apple after the win10 fiasco. i am looking for a good hardware monitoring software (like open HW monitor for windows). something that will show me max and min temperatures so i can keep track of how hot my macbook is getting.

    thanks guys!
     
    deedeeman, Sep 5, 2015
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    steberg Notebook Evangelist

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    What are your main issues with W10?

    I'm curious as I still use Windows for some things and probably will continue to for some time. The privacy issues are my main reason but I still have useful hardware on Windows. I am moving more stuff to Mac OS X but can't do it all at once.
     
    mmoy, Sep 12, 2015
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    well privacy issues are a major one..i know there are some issues with OSX as well but when i compare one to the other...id rather take osX...its more of a personal choice..i like the operating system better...the stability is awesome.havent had a single issue in the 2 months ive had it...whereas with my windows PCs usually something or another happens within a week of purchase (software related not hardware)..
    with my usage habits i usually pull about 10.5 hours of battery on my mac..which is pretty awesome.
    hardware wise...
    Fast processor
    fast SSD
    Adequate RAM
    amazing wifi
    decent graphics for what i need.
    good Screen (even though retina isnt anyhring special anymore)

    but the best part is the operating system...
    OSX is just..."nicer" to use..it goes with the flow.
     
    deedeeman, Sep 25, 2015
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