Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Dashboard on macbook

A

aethelbert

macrumors 601
Original poster
Jun 1, 2007
4,287
0
Chicago, IL, USA
Hi,
I am likely going to be getting a macbook in a month or two (either the base with 2gb or the midrange with 1gb) and I want to use dashboard. I think that I will only be using the pre-installed widgets, but how many will I be able to keep open (with basic programs running in the background) without seeing a signifigant slowdown?
Thanks
 
I have about 6 dashboard widgits, and never notice them slowing down my laptop.

Yes they use memory when your not using them, but 0 cpu

Here look at this. See that they are using a bit of memory but NO cpu.

amondt1.png


So you should be grand... :)
 
I keep 6 or 7 open all the time and see no speedloss, as u already know they dont use cpu but do use a bit of ram.

Tennisman
 
It really depends on the widgets.

With 512 MB of RAM in my CD MacBook, the 6 or so widgets I had would take about 5 seconds to pop up after activating dashboard, but now with 2 GB they come up immediately, no matter what I'm doing.
 
I have at least a dozen widgets loaded and never noticed any problem, but load the wrong one and it hog all your resources. I loaded an AirPort monitor widget and damn near killed my MacBook a few days ago.
 
I have 11 widgets so far, and don't notice any slowdown. The annoying part is that even if the computer has been on, the first time you launch dashboard, it takes three or four seconds in order for them to update.
 
mpw said:
I have at least a dozen widgets loaded and never noticed any problem, but load the wrong one and it hog all your resources. I loaded an AirPort monitor widget and damn near killed my MacBook a few days ago.
Click to expand...
\\Yep, that fricking airport radar, dont use it! By some reason it takes almost 100 percent of ur processor..... Damn airport radar widget
 
Hey, I have 14 widgets, but the major difference in having more is just the initial dashboard loadup. Once it's loaded, everything runs fine and it won't use any more CPU (and 20 will load as fast as 1 when you hit the dashboard button or corner).
 
this used to be my dashboard, but it slowed down my computer quite a bit (took too much ram).

attachment.php


but it was 22 widgets. you should be fine with ten or so.
 
So with 1Gb I should be able to run about 10 widgets without a slowdown, correct? I'd love to have that in the background without problems!
Thanks
 
i have a ton of widgets open on my black mb 1 gb of ram this pic is what i have on now usually i have alot more than that even.
it doesnt slow down at all or at least not that i notice.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back