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In comparison tests run by CNET, Mac OS X Snow Leopard was found to be faster that Windows 7 at running common tasks. They ran all the tests on a 2.53Ghz MacBook Pro presumably dual booted with both Windows and Mac.

They found that Mac is faster in multitasking with media applications, faster starting up and shutting down and faster with Apple’s own applications like iTunes. They also find that battery life was better in Mac OS with it lat 111 minutes during a stress test instead of 77 in Windows.

Mac was found to be slower in games like Call of Duty 4 and Cinebench R10 benchmarking because of its weak graphics performance. Elecronista thinks that Mac is overall better because of Grand Central Dispatch that helps multitasking on multicore computers.

I can’t say these tests are definitive since both tests involved running different software on different platforms. They do show that the average user will probably have a better time with Mac OS.



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