
It may be related to macOS's use of memory compression.

after running a bunch of large VMs in VMware) and from that point on everything is just slow, even if you shut down every VM to relieve the memory pressure. Rebooting or logging out and in again seemed to fix the issue.Īlso sometimes the virtual memory subsystem seems to get confused or overcommitted (e.g. There is a strange bug I've seen a couple of times where graphics, even simple things like scrolling a web page, get really slow even though it's supposedly using the GPU. Personally I'd rather have the flexibility of 2x 24-25" 2560x1440 monitors, plus 120hz / 144hz 2560x1440 monitors are very abundant if you're into games (although you can make a strong case that 120hz+ is very noticeable and useful for general usage too). The only reason I haven't gone 4k is because using one at 100% scaling at 27" or less isn't really feasible due to how small the text is and using a 36" one to be able to comfortably view it at 100% scaling feels too big for using it in a normal desk environment. I made the switch around 5-6 years ago and still think it was one of the biggest upgrades for general quality of life improvements when using a computer. Some of the monitors I recommended were $330 when I bought them but are now $500-700, although sometimes they come back in stock at $350ish.

, I try to keep it up to date by supplying alternatives to the ones I've purchased. I wrote up a very big monitor selection guide at. At 24" or 25" the PPI is also quite nice for reading text. You get so much more vertical space and you can easily fit 4 side by side code windows at 80 chars.
#2560x1440 on 4k monitor mac os 1080p
The screen real estate improvement over 1080p is substantial. A 2560x1440 monitor running at its 1:1 native resolution.
