Windows 11

[handrawn]

50 secs to start affinity designer is abysmal - it takes 4 secs on my win10 amd ryzen 7 2700X cpu desktop

you either have a very old or very choked up system, quite possibly both

[pauland]

50 secs to start affinity designer is abysmal - it takes 4 secs on my win10 amd ryzen 7 2700X cpu desktop

you either have a very old or very choked up system, quite possibly both

I don't think you can compare domestic setups with a ryzen 7 2700X and no doubt a good SSD.

..that said.. ..I can't remember waiting for any software to take 50 seconds to load.

Buying an M1 Mac is going to be a shock in terms of performance, that's for sure.

[handrawn]

no of course I agree with both points [samsung 750 EVO - it might be quicker still with the system on the 960 EVO M.2 but that is dedicated for program use] the ryzen was spec'd for animation and studio sound

50secs is bad - my i7 laptop is not far behind 4 secs

Buying an M1 Mac is going to be a shock in terms of performance, that's for sure

other half nicked one of my mice when I bought her a lenovo i5 'too damn quick to use a touchpad'

[pauland]

other half nicked one of my mice when I bought her a lenovo i5 'too damn quick to use a touchpad'

I much prefer using a trackpad!

I assume it was just that the trackpad setting was too sensitive - easily changed.

[handrawn]

it comes down to gestures - not all trackpads allow you to turn off gestures [maybe that is windows too] - personally I hate gestures - on a fast machine it is just too difficult to control, and she was likewise uninmpressed at how easy it was to do somethging she did not mean to; sensitivity you can adjust but a mouse is easier, especially if for example, your mind is on what you are going to do next, and not where you happen to park the cursor meanwhile

[Egg Bramhill]

50 secs to start affinity designer is abysmal - it takes 4 secs on my win10 amd ryzen 7 2700X cpu desktop

Mine loads in 4 seconds. (No previous files opened)

[Jonopen]

It’s good to hear AD does actually open quickly in Windows.

I’ve definitely got an old computer but up until recently it’s been a good solid workhorse. Performance went to pot after the last Windows 20H2 update. I should have rolled it back but lost the will as the update took so long to do (hours). I now just make lots of cups of tea whilst waiting for things to open!

After suffering a painful case of RSI using a cheap mouse, I now only use my Wacom pen for navigation.