Running Monterey on a MBA 3,1 (1.6 GHz, 4GB). Tried Sonoma and Ventura as well, performance was really bad. Monterey is barely acceptable, can't open more than 3 tabs without severe stuttering. The point is: I bought it used, without the battery. Checked "Disable firmware throttling" before building OCLP, didn't help much. Now, I'm not sure if that option is actually doing something. For regular (non-OCLP) macOS installations, the rule of thumb is that removing the battery lowers performance by 40-50%.
However, I'm just fine with using it plugged in, and didn't want to buy a new battery if it won't actually help. I mean, it's a 13-year-old laptop, and it was entry-level at launch, so I know I shouldn't expect stellar performance. But who knows, maybe getting the battery helps (and I won't complain about using it unplugged).
Any thoughts?
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