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Safari on MacBook Pro i7

DJ-R

DJ-R

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Feb 17, 2010
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This topic is kinda fall in between software and the model.

I'll generally ask here because I want to see if anyone has the same model I have experience chocking issue with Safari when browsing on some websites with flash. Such as this site here with all the dam Google flash ads.

MacBook Pro
Core i7
4GB ram
500gb @ 7200rpm


powerful machine but safari is chocking up.
 
DJ-R said:
This topic is kinda fall in between software and the model.

I'll generally ask here because I want to see if anyone has the same model I have experience chocking issue with Safari when browsing on some websites with flash. Such as this site here with all the dam Google flash ads.

MacBook Pro
Core i7
4GB ram
500gb @ 7200rpm


powerful machine but safari is chocking up.
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I have had no issues since updating my flash from adobe.com to the latest flash 10.1 and the 10.2 64-bit preview (which I currently use)

Heres the link to the 64-bit Flash 10.2 preview. Works real well for me: http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html
 
This is one reason why I am sticking back to Firefox...
 
In my experience, part of this slowdown is due to the fact that Safari does not switch the graphics card from the integrated to the dedicated Nvidia graphics when playing certain intensive Flash content. Download gfxcardstatus and see if the problem occurs while using the Intel graphics and if it still occurs when you switch it to the Nvidia.

Also, for Ad Blocking purposes, I prefer GlimmerBlocker as it's a proxy level ad blocker and not a browser plugin or InputManager hack. You can find it here: http://glimmerblocker.org/.
 
Str8edgepunker said:
In my experience, part of this slowdown is due to the fact that Safari does not switch the graphics card from the integrated to the dedicated Nvidia graphics when playing certain intensive Flash content. Download gfxcardstatus and see if the problem occurs while using the Intel graphics and if it still occurs when you switch it to the Nvidia.

Also, for Ad Blocking purposes, I prefer GlimmerBlocker as it's a proxy level ad blocker and not a browser plugin or InputManager hack. You can find it here: http://glimmerblocker.org/.
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This maybe true but I am running on External monitor. I have the app running all time and it is on nvidia card all time.
 
Yeah, should be good with the nvidia card. The Intel gfx does not include hardware accelerated flash.

But bleh, who uses that anyway. Automatic Graphics Switching off, NVidia all the time for the win.
 
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