Slow, customized Macbook

[djones78]

I received my MacBook in the mail today and got excited, but could not use it because it moved so slow and seemed to lock up or just not move. It boots up okay but when I try to move the mouse, it staggers around the screen and eventually, nothing works. I ran the act. monitor to see if it was still tracking processes and that froze as well. Sometimes I can get a good five minutes then it just goes out on me. It seems to move normally when I am in safe mode so i dont know where to go from there...

Macbook (Mid/Late 07)
500GB HDD
4GB RAM
Intel Core Duo 2 @ 2ghz

Any help you can give a new mac converter like me is greatly appreciated! Thanks

 

[powerhouse7]

I suggest returning to Apple for a new one. That sounds like a lemon to me.

 

[celticpride678]

If you just got it today, don't even play around with it. Return it and get a replacement.

 

[TZRaceR6]

It's a late model 07, so sounds like a used one off e-bay or something.

Have you tried resetting the PRAM? link: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379

Done a hardware check? (Hold down "D" key on startup)

Thought of doing a clean install of OSX?