Installed the macOS 27 developer beta today on two work Macs (both M1s, so definitely not the latest hardware).
It’s free now: no need to pay for the $99/year developer program anymore. A free developer account is enough.
I mainly tried it because people on Reddit were saying it feels noticeably faster: apps opening quicker, less lag, that kind of thing.
My first impression: maybe, yes. Windows do feel a bit snappier. Nothing crazy, and Apple hasn’t really shared performance numbers, but it does seem to give these M1 Macs a small refresh.
But… it’s still an early beta.
CleanShot is broken for me. LuLu made me re-approve everything. My menu bar was flickering this morning until I rebooted. And Homebrew is currently broken, so I can’t update my Brew apps for now.
So yeah: maybe a bit faster, but also the usual pile of beta annoyances.