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poll: how long dose your mac take to boot?

PB 17" 1.33 with 1GB RAM and 4200rpm drive: ~75 seconds from power on

Also, as for the Unix on 24/7 debate, keep in mind that the original Unix servers were not running on laptops and/or desktops. They were running on hardware designed for 24/7 operation.

I seriously doubt that any manufacturer designs their laptops and desktops for 24/7 use. However, many people have left their machines on 24/7 with no issues. Personally, I've done both and never seen a problem either way on any OS. My iMac is only on for roughly 1-2 hours per day, and the cron scripts never run, and it is as stable as my PowerBook which gets the scripts ran daily.

Of course, some operating systems require a reboot to remain stable, but that is another story.
 
I have the ATi eMac.

I have a little "Uptime Clock" in the menu bar, and when the Mac boots, I find that the clock usually hovers somewhere between 28 and 35 seconds. Not bad.
 
mine...

Beige g3 500 mhz, 352 meg ram, boots in 40 seconds flat, 10.2.8.

Dual 1 ghz g4...lets just say it takes a while cause of its 1 gig ram...os x needs a way to disable the ram check...
 
I just tried it on my G4 dual 450 after I had updated my SystemWorks. It took 91 seconds.
 
out of intrest wdlove do you acctuall have any pci cards in that g4 of yours?

if not you should of got a cube

there so cool
 
Hector said:
out of intrest wdlove do you acctuall have any pci cards in that g4 of yours?

if not you should of got a cube

there so cool
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The G4 Cube certainly was a neat design. It had two big problems, though: One: It was overpriced. Two: The design alone couldn't sell it in large enough numbers to be profitable for Apple. I wasn't in the market for a computer when the Cubes were out - that's why I didn't buy one. Hector is right about PCI cards - if you don't have any now and you aren't expecting to need any in the future, a non-expandable computer like the Cube is a good idea.
 
eMac 800

I sometimes restart my eMac 800 when i need to (at night i put it to sleep cos the damn thing is sooooooo loud) i'd love to leave it on - i feel sometimes (doesn't happen in 10.3.3) that the machine slows down after a few hours of use unfortunately - however it only takes 21 secs to get to the login screen and 30 secs to get everything loaded after i log in. Glad Apple sorted the boot lag time issues in 10.3.2 and why did it take them so long to fix it !!!

Still why does my eMac slow down after some hours, I suspect memory leaks - is there anyway to optimise the os for speed - any apps or scripts - i know windows has that.

Thanks - Ant
 
I don't have a Mac yet, but I'm planning to buy a new iBook if they come out Monday, but when you guys leave yours on how much is your electricity bill? The reason I ask is because I'm wondering if Macs are more energy efficient than pcs
 
slooksterPSV said:
I don't have a Mac yet, but I'm planning to buy a new iBook if they come out Monday, but when you guys leave yours on how much is your electricity bill? The reason I ask is because I'm wondering if Macs are more energy efficient than pcs
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I think most people put their mac into sleep mode... if you're wondering about power consumption, it depends on the mac. If you're getting an iBook, I wouldn't even worry about it... it being a laptop and all. Now the Powermacs have up to a 600 W powersupply.
 
1.20

on my old dinosaur of a G3 Lombard (192 mb ram, stock HD.)

this is from boot to fully ready to go... ie from turning on power to having logged in, ready to do stuff, all startup aps ready. (Menu Meters is what i used to time it... "uptime clock" and also Happy Wife had to load... great for putting in little things about your girlfriend... *winks sleazily*)
 
38 seconds from chime to when the dock pops up. I would say about 66% of that time is spent on that grey screen with the spinning flower thing. My specs are in my sig.
 
DOACleric said:
38 seconds from chime to when the dock pops up. I would say about 66% of that time is spent on that grey screen with the spinning flower thing. My specs are in my sig.
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With 1GB of RAM in that overclocked eMac, I'm not surprised that it spends 66% of boot time on the spinner screen. Your eMac tests its memory while that spinner is showing; the more memory you have, the longer the test takes.
 
wrldwzrd89 said:
With 1GB of RAM in that overclocked eMac, I'm not surprised that it spends 66% of boot time on the spinner screen. Your eMac tests its memory while that spinner is showing; the more memory you have, the longer the test takes.
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I guess that makes sense. Although I do hear the hard drive working a good bit while the circle is spinning. If I were to just count the time it took from when the progress bar appears to desktop, i'd say about 5 seconds :)

And the eMac was originally 800mhz.
 
DOACleric said:
I guess that makes sense. Although I do hear the hard drive working a good bit while the circle is spinning. If I were to just count the time it took from when the progress bar appears to desktop, i'd say about 5 seconds :)

And the eMac was originally 800mhz.
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The reason you hear the hard drive grinding when the spinner is on screen is because the memory test isn't the only thing Mac OS X does during that time. It also has to load the kernel and start enough system services to display the "Welcome to Mac OS X" screen that follows.
 
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