Yeah, it will slow your MBP down, because it's an extra running process that's using system resources.

If you want to get an idea, search Activity Monitor for "dd," and you'll see precisely what CPU % it's using.

I remember the task once zipping by like lightning, but I guess I really juiced it that time.


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