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8gb of Kingston RAM is not all that!!!!
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RAM isn't made to speed things up. It's to store more information for running applications at the same time.
Slow web browsing is all to do with your internet/router connection.
Slow web browsing is all to do with your internet/router connection.
maybe you have too many things running also whats your internet speed for all i know no matter how much ram you have with a slow connection the web brwosing experience will be slow as well.
Maybe install a flash block
Coming from someone on a Dell Mini 10v netbook running osx, 2gb ram runs the internet in safari very well
I'd say: check your browser, and check your internet speed.
My Macbook Pro came standard with 1gb of RAM... I've since upgraded it to a whopping 3gb of RAM, less than 1/2 of what you have, and all of my apps open within a bounce or two (iTunes obviously being an exception) and the internet works just speedy.
I'd suggest looking over your internet speed as Safari will stop responding and even crash if your network connection randomly drops out a lot.
Also, you never told us if it's opening Safari or browsing the net. If the issue is opening Safari (and other programs), then there's another issue going on here that isn't being addressed.
I'd suggest looking over your internet speed as Safari will stop responding and even crash if your network connection randomly drops out a lot.
Also, you never told us if it's opening Safari or browsing the net. If the issue is opening Safari (and other programs), then there's another issue going on here that isn't being addressed.
Thanks for the responses...I did not think about the internet connection but I currently have U-verse.
I was generally speaking about the web browsing speed because I noticed the speed while browsing. I get beach balls when switching apps.
I was wondering if there is a setting that I need to adjust like on windows?
I was generally speaking about the web browsing speed because I noticed the speed while browsing. I get beach balls when switching apps.
I was wondering if there is a setting that I need to adjust like on windows?
Beach balls between apps.... Now we're getting somewhere. Now I am thinking you could have a HDD issue that should be checked out.
Is your MBP still under warranty? If so bring it in to the Apple Store.
There is also SMARTReporter, but I doubt it's effectiveness because SMART wasn't written with enough reporting robustness.
Another method which is a bit time consuming and requires an IBM PC.
If you have access to an IBM PC, you can purchase a copy of Spinrite, then remove your HDD from the Mac and get an adapter to connect it to the IBM (if it has an IDE controller), otherwise connect it using the SATA cables. Then run Spinrite on it.
I use Spinrite all the time to repair bad sectors on failing HDD's and also to restore a bad HDD so the data can be recovered before putting in a new HDD. It's also good to run it as a regular HDD maintenance tool.
There is also SMARTReporter, but I doubt it's effectiveness because SMART wasn't written with enough reporting robustness.
Another method which is a bit time consuming and requires an IBM PC.
If you have access to an IBM PC, you can purchase a copy of Spinrite, then remove your HDD from the Mac and get an adapter to connect it to the IBM (if it has an IDE controller), otherwise connect it using the SATA cables. Then run Spinrite on it.
I use Spinrite all the time to repair bad sectors on failing HDD's and also to restore a bad HDD so the data can be recovered before putting in a new HDD. It's also good to run it as a regular HDD maintenance tool.
