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Is it true that Leopard slow's the MacBook ??
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Installed on my MacBook Core Duo and I haven't noticed any slowdown. Other than the initial "Blue Screen" problem I had I am quite pleased with how everything has gone.
There are a few small bugs that I have found but these can easily be fixed in the next round of patches
There are a few small bugs that I have found but these can easily be fixed in the next round of patches
(Core Duo MacBook with 2GB RAM)
I did an erase and install first off and Leopard was quick in most senses but animations seemed to be kinda sluggish.
I decided that i'd do the install again but incredibly pedantically...so it was:
Zero Out HDD
Erase & Install
Update
Restart
Install iLife '08
Update
Restart
Install iWork '08
Update
Restart
Install MS Office 2004
Update
Restart
Install all my other apps
Restart
And now I could swear it's running better, although it could be because I went through it like that so i've decided this is the best i'll get for now
I also decided not to install the DivX Codec since I heard it could be causing problems (put Perian on instead) and to turn off icon preview in the finder.
I'm not suggesting anyone to do any of the above, but it's made me happier
I did an erase and install first off and Leopard was quick in most senses but animations seemed to be kinda sluggish.
I decided that i'd do the install again but incredibly pedantically...so it was:
Zero Out HDD
Erase & Install
Update
Restart
Install iLife '08
Update
Restart
Install iWork '08
Update
Restart
Install MS Office 2004
Update
Restart
Install all my other apps
Restart
And now I could swear it's running better, although it could be because I went through it like that so i've decided this is the best i'll get for now
I also decided not to install the DivX Codec since I heard it could be causing problems (put Perian on instead) and to turn off icon preview in the finder.
I'm not suggesting anyone to do any of the above, but it's made me happier
(Core Duo MacBook with 2GB RAM)
I did an erase and install first off and Leopard was quick in most senses but animations seemed to be kinda sluggish.
I decided that i'd do the install again but incredibly pedantically...so it was:
Zero Out HDD
Erase & Install
Update
Restart
Install iLife '08
Update
Restart
Install iWork '08
Update
Restart
Install MS Office 2004
Update
Restart
Install all my other apps
Restart
And now I could swear it's running better, although it could be because I went through it like that so i've decided this is the best i'll get for now
I also decided not to install the DivX Codec since I heard it could be causing problems (put Perian on instead) and to turn off icon preview in the finder.
I'm not suggesting anyone to do any of the above, but it's made me happier
Office and iWork 08??
Office and iWork 08??
I was gonna put Office 2004 into my newly installed Leopard, until I read somewhere that it puts files all over the place & is messy on an Intel Mac, & was best waiting for Office 2008.
Anyone with any opinoins on this?
Have you put Office 2004 in to Leopard?
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my black MacBook is the initial 2ghz core duo spec and i haven't noticed it performing much slower
i was trying to preview the new screensaver mosaic picture thing, but i also have my desktop wallpaper changing every 30 seconds and it was getting choppy then - but that was also at the same time as spotlight was indexing the hard disk
other than that everything seems to be running very smoothly
i was trying to preview the new screensaver mosaic picture thing, but i also have my desktop wallpaper changing every 30 seconds and it was getting choppy then - but that was also at the same time as spotlight was indexing the hard disk
other than that everything seems to be running very smoothly
I installed to a separate HD just so I could test leopard - see below for setup...
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Things feel quicker - Safari really is snappier.
Exposé feels clunky, but then the MacBook never has been great with graphical things, so I am not that bothered. I also think that with spaces I will use Exposé less and less.
Not bothered with time machine yet - I will probably wait until I upgrade/archive install my main drive.
Things feel quicker - Safari really is snappier.
Exposé feels clunky, but then the MacBook never has been great with graphical things, so I am not that bothered. I also think that with spaces I will use Exposé less and less.
Not bothered with time machine yet - I will probably wait until I upgrade/archive install my main drive.
I've got a Rev A. Core Duo MacBook with 2GB of RAM and it's noticeably faster than Tiger all around.
Nope my 2.4 MacBook Pro is fine, seems snappier actually.
I have not reinstalled Office 2004 yet, I started using NeoOffice more often actually before I reformatted and installed Leopard.
Will look into perian though, thanks for the headsup.
I might do a reinstall also after I figure out which software to keep and which ones to not install.
I have not reinstalled Office 2004 yet, I started using NeoOffice more often actually before I reformatted and installed Leopard.
Will look into perian though, thanks for the headsup.
I might do a reinstall also after I figure out which software to keep and which ones to not install.
Snappy except...
Snappy except for when I minimize a window the Genie effect is sluggish, it might need a driver tweak for the video chip.
Safari and mail faster. Overall very pleased.
Snappy except for when I minimize a window the Genie effect is sluggish, it might need a driver tweak for the video chip.
Safari and mail faster. Overall very pleased.
My 2.0Ghz, 2GB RAM Macbook is running much, much faster than Tiger ever did. Judging by my page outs, Leopard utilizes the memory better than Tiger as well. I haven't had any trouble with the graphical things, Cover Flow is smoother than it was in Tiger, Expose and Spaces work great, the screensavers that use Core Animation run wonderfully as well.
Not to change subjuect, but do you find that laptop stand makes a big difference with heat dispersion?
I think some (not all) of the people saying it's choppy either doesn't have enough RAM or has Spotlight indexing/TimeMachine archiving in the background. That will definitely slow things down.
Don't forget a new OS clean install will always boot faster in the beginning. So it's all so hard to tell.
I'm running a MacBook 2.16 GHz with 2 Gigs of RAM and Leopard runs uniformly faster for me...EXCEPT for the various graphical effects. Minimizing in both genie and scale modes produces significant frame skipping, Expose chokes when fewer windows are opened, and the dashboard also chugs while appearing. These were silky smooth in Tiger.