Hello all,
I just switched and I have to say, Im absolutely hating it.
I bought the mac mini (80gb hd stock version/1.42ghz/256mb ram/no bluetooth or wireless installed) and I have to say Ive never experienced something so slow since my 300mhz home built windows machine with 32mb of ram.
Anytime I try doing a small task I get the spinning multicolor disc cursos.
Anyway, Its been like this since day one. I have only the following applications open round clock (I close them and reopen them sometimes when the computers really hauling butt)
Adium X
iTunes
Safari
The following are open rarely, from time to time
iCal (open every night to wake me up in the morning, then shut off)
OSXVNC
iPhoto
Konfabulator
Thats it really. Nothing more.
I opened utility monitor (I think thats what it was called) when I was having the trouble and viewed the ram and the 256 wasnt even fully used.
I understand this is a laptop hardrive inside the mini, but comeon people I have a windows laptop on my lap right now, and its NOT even comparable. It feels like Im using the fastest computer on earth right now. My mini is OFF because I can not bare with it right now.
I ran the disk test that came with the mini, and everything turned up fine.
I repaired permissions before and after every software update.
Im really tearing my hair out guys. Please, reassure me that Im nuts.
.......anyone wana buy a mini
I just switched and I have to say, Im absolutely hating it.
I bought the mac mini (80gb hd stock version/1.42ghz/256mb ram/no bluetooth or wireless installed) and I have to say Ive never experienced something so slow since my 300mhz home built windows machine with 32mb of ram.
Anytime I try doing a small task I get the spinning multicolor disc cursos.
Anyway, Its been like this since day one. I have only the following applications open round clock (I close them and reopen them sometimes when the computers really hauling butt)
Adium X
iTunes
Safari
The following are open rarely, from time to time
iCal (open every night to wake me up in the morning, then shut off)
OSXVNC
iPhoto
Konfabulator
Thats it really. Nothing more.
I opened utility monitor (I think thats what it was called) when I was having the trouble and viewed the ram and the 256 wasnt even fully used.
I understand this is a laptop hardrive inside the mini, but comeon people I have a windows laptop on my lap right now, and its NOT even comparable. It feels like Im using the fastest computer on earth right now. My mini is OFF because I can not bare with it right now.
I ran the disk test that came with the mini, and everything turned up fine.
I repaired permissions before and after every software update.
Im really tearing my hair out guys. Please, reassure me that Im nuts.
.......anyone wana buy a mini