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How To Speed Up A MacBook
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hop on a bullet train...
maximize the RAM and depending on what you are doing if you put a higher speed HDD you could also increase the speed, many people say their experience is "snappier".
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maximize the RAM and depending on what you are doing if you put a higher speed HDD you could also increase the speed, many people say their experience is "snappier".
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You could always add RAM. Also, always clean out your cache. The cleaner your machine is the better it will run.
Well, one way to get some more ram free is by using few widgets in dashboard. That is sometimes left forgotten.
so do i, i am running leopard on a pre-SR macbook and i agree at the beginning it dnd t feel as fast as with tiger, but now it's wayyyy faster...
I will say I am twice as fast now...
A) safari only bounces 1 time instead of 2
B) Start up speed was the same though.
Greg
A) safari only bounces 1 time instead of 2
B) Start up speed was the same though.
Greg
Speed holes!
No, seriously, more RAM is the way to go - especially when dealing with newer operating systems like Leopard and particularly Vista (hint: use XP instead). These days RAM is incredibly cheap.
Faster harddrive, as mentioned, is another route although not as much "bang for the buck" like RAM. And lastly, make sure you've got enough free space for virtual memory.
There, everything needs a good repeat!
No, seriously, more RAM is the way to go - especially when dealing with newer operating systems like Leopard and particularly Vista (hint: use XP instead). These days RAM is incredibly cheap.
Faster harddrive, as mentioned, is another route although not as much "bang for the buck" like RAM. And lastly, make sure you've got enough free space for virtual memory.
There, everything needs a good repeat!
An obvious tip: Make sure you're not running too many apps at the same time.
For newbies and switchers, closing a window does not always quit the app. Check your Dock to see running lights at the bottom of apps that are running. Ctrl+click (right click) them and choose 'Quit' to exit the app.
For newbies and switchers, closing a window does not always quit the app. Check your Dock to see running lights at the bottom of apps that are running. Ctrl+click (right click) them and choose 'Quit' to exit the app.
Maxed-up RAM and it may be snappier, but slower for sure
Got a 2.0GHz Black MacBook. It only had 1G RAM when I bought it, but I always thought it was a pretty snappy machine altogether. Then I installed Leopard and it was running very smoothly so I was happy.
I decided to keep the macbook instead of jumping to another powerbook but Core 2 Duo. I also decided to max-out the RAM. Which I did last week, also a week after Apple had installed a new 100GB hard drive for me.
Anyhow, I think something's just not right. I'm still running Leopard but I cannot really tell if the computer is indeed faster than when it had only 1GB RAM. But man does it take longer to load pages in Safari, if they load at all, and it's so slow too to open some applications. And certainly slower using Mail.
On the other hand, often it seem so much faster. It goes from off-black screen to Leopard wallpaper in seconds--it's truly amazing. But then it takes SO long to load the menu bar!!!!
I Believe my PowerBook is slower after the RAM upgrade. Is this happening around? Any ideas, suggestions?
PontoEuxino
Got a 2.0GHz Black MacBook. It only had 1G RAM when I bought it, but I always thought it was a pretty snappy machine altogether. Then I installed Leopard and it was running very smoothly so I was happy.
I decided to keep the macbook instead of jumping to another powerbook but Core 2 Duo. I also decided to max-out the RAM. Which I did last week, also a week after Apple had installed a new 100GB hard drive for me.
Anyhow, I think something's just not right. I'm still running Leopard but I cannot really tell if the computer is indeed faster than when it had only 1GB RAM. But man does it take longer to load pages in Safari, if they load at all, and it's so slow too to open some applications. And certainly slower using Mail.
On the other hand, often it seem so much faster. It goes from off-black screen to Leopard wallpaper in seconds--it's truly amazing. But then it takes SO long to load the menu bar!!!!
I Believe my PowerBook is slower after the RAM upgrade. Is this happening around? Any ideas, suggestions?
PontoEuxino