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numbers app

app numbers in MacBook Pro 2020 so f*cking slow!!.

MacBook Pro 13″

Posted on Aug 27, 2024 1:34 AM

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Aug 27, 2024 5:22 AM in response to juii240

On smaller spreadsheets it is fast enough. With large spreadsheets it is noticeably slow. It is several orders of magnitude slower than Excel. I tested it once a while back on a very large (but not all that complicated) spreadsheet. I can't recall the exact results but it was along the lines of a split second for Excel to recalculate vs 30 minutes for Numbers.


Use the correct tool for the job.

Aug 27, 2024 1:39 AM in response to juii240

Unfortunately, there isn't much you can do about the numbers app being slow. Some things to maybe try are using simpler formulas on your spreadsheet if it is having trouble calculating things. Your computer (like mine) was made just before apple started the M range of chips and so applications in newer software versions aren't optimised for intel chips.

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