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Just bought an M1 Imac and it's slow
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I bought an M1 Mac Mini shortly after you did and I'm experiencing similar issues, except mine involve loading pages. The sad part is that I've spent MANY HOURS on the phone with Apple Support and there's no solution in sight. ALL of the "suggestions" people mentioned here have been tried. All of them failed.
I've been a Mac user for 20 years and issues like yours and mine are frustrating and I need some solutions so I can get back to work. Good luck to you.
Hi Penelope: I bought an M1 Mac Mini shortly after you did and I'm experiencing similar issues after two weeks, except mine involve loading pages. The sad part is that I've spent MANY HOURS on the phone with Apple Support and there's no solution in sight. ALL of the "suggestions" people mentioned here have been tried. All of them failed.
My main browser is Firefox, which created issues for Apple Support because they DO NOT CARE ABOUT BROWSERS NOT NAMED Safari. So, I had to demonstrate to them the problem was happening with Safari. And it did. I beta-test websites for clients and friends and have used 7 different browsers. When one site hung up on FF, I couldn't open any other browser tab without a timed-out warning. We were able to recreate the problem, but I have been stiffed multiple times on the Apple Support side waiting for final response.
The last three women I spoke to agreed my problem was unusual, but I've seen bits here there on the Apple Community pages about the same issue with M1s. They also said, that I should get an new Mac Mini too, but I'm unsure that's the best solution given all of the problems with M1.
Have you had any luck on your end with a solution? Please let me know! Thanks!
That's what I think too. For God sake, get a replacement soon. Don't bother with this slow machine. You bother when the warrantee is over and when apple geniuses aren't available.
Hello new here....got my brand new, out of the box M1 Desktop 16gb, 512 gb yesterday and I had the same issues: First I did all the initial set up and that went pretty smooth. But once I started getting my hands on it, slowness began:
Safari pages either did not load up or just took a long time to open, I opened Pages and it needed an update (along with iMovie, Keynote, and Numbers) the update took about 5 minutes - eventually all updated not before freezing on the update so I had to force quit it because Command-Q did not work, I tried opening the News app and that froze. The only app that really opened really fast were the Music app and Contacts.
I first thought it is just getting all the background stuff ready to go and this "slowness" would just go away but it was not the case. I am going to use it again later on today and will reply with hopefully better news.
Also, I am not complaining about the M1 but I just think it is odd for a brand new machine (fresh out of the box) to act up this way, especially after watching so many YouTube videos regarding how fast and smooth this M1 chip really is. It is a bit disappointing to have these issues from the start...if it keeps going this slow, next step will be a call to Apple...
Thanks in advance for any help on this issue
Safari pages either did not load up or just took a long time to open, I opened Pages and it needed an update (along with iMovie, Keynote, and Numbers) the update took about 5 minutes - eventually all updated not before freezing on the update so I had to force quit it because Command-Q did not work, I tried opening the News app and that froze. The only app that really opened really fast were the Music app and Contacts.
I first thought it is just getting all the background stuff ready to go and this "slowness" would just go away but it was not the case. I am going to use it again later on today and will reply with hopefully better news.
Also, I am not complaining about the M1 but I just think it is odd for a brand new machine (fresh out of the box) to act up this way, especially after watching so many YouTube videos regarding how fast and smooth this M1 chip really is. It is a bit disappointing to have these issues from the start...if it keeps going this slow, next step will be a call to Apple...
Thanks in advance for any help on this issue
You are unlucky enough to have bought a defective product. Just return it for a replacement or refund. Nothing else to discuss here.
Safari and updating apps are network related tasks. Have you tested your connection, cables or WiFi?
You need to look at your internet connection. Is it by ethernet from your router or WiFi? Test just with Ethernet first if you can. Some WiFi routers have configuration/settings issues with WiFi to a Mac.
Use a internet speed test like https://www.speedtest.net to check your download/upload in Mbps.
You do not need both active only one (ethernet vs WiFI).
The speed of opening closing apps could be readily discerned by disabling your network altogether. Examples Pages, iMovie, Keynote, and Numbers. They don't need anything from the internet.
Now if you just got the Mac and it trying to update the OS and apps that need updating that could slow it down a lot until that is all accomplished. A full system OS update could be 11or 12 GB download. Do not wipe your M1 system volumes or you will need to to go to the Apple store to have a DFU restore. The M1 absolutely needs the system to be able to reinstall. You can always contact Apple and they can walk you through your setup on the phone.
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Thanks for your answer. I will try that and for sure contact Apple if nothing cited here works. Thanks so much again!
I just wanted to update my post with the following: It looks like my iMac was just downloading some stuff from the cloud and getting itself updated dated. So far it has been 48 hours and everything is either working normally or loading pretty fast now as it should be doing.
I still want to thank everybody who chipped in to help on this subject, your suggestions are much appreciated!
I still want to thank everybody who chipped in to help on this subject, your suggestions are much appreciated!
Just a curious question: Your mini M1 was downloading your stuff or Apple stuff from the cloud?
I know this is an old comment, but this is nonsense and what makes it worse is that you would say it to a new Mac user who might not know any better. I've used a Magic Mouse for many years now, and the cursor is no more or less fast than any other optical mouse I've used with my Mac. The speed is easily adjusted in System Preferences > Mouse
I don't have an M1 mini, I have a 24" M1 desktop (sorry if I confuse everyone but I thought I stated that at the beginning). As this was a right out of the box Mac and it was taking too long to load Apps and even getting into the the web and overall just not being very responsive, I decided to leave it alone for 24 hours and I was planning on calling Apple Support. Once I got my hands on it, it did state that it had downloaded some updates and it was now running every bit smooth and fast as I seen and hear people brag about it.
You mean the same new Mac user who was immediately struck by how poor their experience with the cursor was and created a thread? The same poster who also mentioned that they adjusted the mouse setting in system preferences? Just so we both are sure we are referring to the same person here.
Yes, the same person who's using the same mouse that thousands of others including I are without any problems. The same person who mentioned (if you recall) that apps and webpages were also slow (which obviously has nothing to do with the mouse). So it sounds to me like the whole system was lagging, which also affected the cursor. Had nothing to do with the brand of mouse he was using.
I may be in the minority but I love the Magic Mouse. I have used it all day, every day since it was released and for graphic design work it is the most sensitive and responsive mouse I have tried. Not for gaming though, I use a Logitech mouse which doesn’t feel as comfortable to use but does have all those extra buttons!
Agreed. The only issue I have is with one particular program that I use that has a ribbon menu interface at the top that lets you scroll left/right through the ribbon menus (unlike, say MS Office apps, where you have to click each ribbon menu heading to access them), but unfortunately it reacts insanely sensitively to the slightest Magic Mouse touch surface input, and the software has no option to disable ribbon scrolling. So, often I go to click on something, and all of a sudden it scrolls over to a completely different menu.