word 2004 TEST DRIVE really slow on macbook 2.0GHz Core Duo

phatgreatwall · phatgreatwall #1 (**permalink**)

11-29-2006, 10:46 PM

hey there guys, im just running the Word 2004 Test Drive, and it's VERY slow, dunno what's causing it .... im also running bittorrent on the background and itunes, shouldnt slow down THAT much, feels like im running a 200MHZ 486 running word xp, that's how slow it is.

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #2 (**permalink**)

11-29-2006, 10:53 PM

Office hasn't yet been optimized for the Intel processors so it will be significantly slower until the next microsoft release

MartinS · MartinS #3 (**permalink**)

11-30-2006, 03:10 AM

How much RAM do you have? I understand you need 1-2gb to run Office properly under Rosetta.

caribiner23 · caribiner23 #4 (**permalink**)

11-30-2006, 10:15 AM

Office 2004 runs beautifully on my MacBook 2.0 w/2 GB of memory.

I second Martin's question of how much memory you've got in your machine.

You may want to try quitting all other apps and see how it runs.

Reel1 · Reel1 #5 (**permalink**)

11-30-2006, 10:25 AM

phatgreatwall, as the others have said Office has not yet been optimized for the intel mac. If you come from the MS world like I have you will notice that Office does run slower ( I have 2g of ram) then you are used to, but it is still workable.

phatgreatwall · phatgreatwall #6 (**permalink**)

11-30-2006, 12:31 PM

i only have 512 that came with this mac, i guess iwork suits me better.

caribiner23 · caribiner23 #7 (**permalink**)

11-30-2006, 12:36 PM

The only problems with iWork are: (a) there's no spreadsheet program, like Excel; and (b) Pages is not the most efficient word processor: it's really designed for brochures and more "presentation" type work. Also, saving in Word format from Pages sometimes produces sketchy results.

I would suggest looking at NeoOffice or OpenOffice. At least you'll be able to create, open, and save standard .doc formatted files.

My suggestion would be to spend the money on additional memory-- you will not regret it.

trpnmonkey41 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 22, 2003 Location: Hamilton College Posts: 6,999 Mac Specs: 20" iMac C2D 2.16ghz, 13" MacBook 2.0ghz, 60gb iPod vid, 1gb nano	11-29-2006, 10:53 PM Office hasn't yet been optimized for the Intel processors so it will be significantly slower until the next microsoft release Don't forget to use the new User Reputation System
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caribiner23 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 06, 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,487 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro Retina 13" • iPhone 6 • iPad 4 • and many iPods	11-30-2006, 10:15 AM Office 2004 runs beautifully on my MacBook 2.0 w/2 GB of memory. I second Martin's question of how much memory you've got in your machine. You may want to try quitting all other apps and see how it runs. www.jtl.us
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caribiner23 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 06, 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,487 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro Retina 13" • iPhone 6 • iPad 4 • and many iPods	11-30-2006, 12:36 PM The only problems with iWork are: (a) there's no spreadsheet program, like Excel; and (b) Pages is not the most efficient word processor: it's really designed for brochures and more "presentation" type work. Also, saving in Word format from Pages sometimes produces sketchy results. I would suggest looking at NeoOffice or OpenOffice. At least you'll be able to create, open, and save standard .doc formatted files. My suggestion would be to spend the money on additional memory-- you will not regret it. www.jtl.us
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phatgreatwall #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	11-29-2006, 10:46 PM hey there guys, im just running the Word 2004 Test Drive, and it's VERY slow, dunno what's causing it .... im also running bittorrent on the background and itunes, shouldnt slow down THAT much, feels like im running a 200MHZ 486 running word xp, that's how slow it is.
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Reel1 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 29, 2006 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 606 Mac Specs: 2.16 GHz Intel Imac Core 2 Duo//MacBook 1.83 Core 2 Duo//G5 Power Mac	11-30-2006, 10:25 AM phatgreatwall, as the others have said Office has not yet been optimized for the intel mac. If you come from the MS world like I have you will notice that Office does run slower ( I have 2g of ram) then you are used to, but it is still workable.
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phatgreatwall #6 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	11-30-2006, 12:31 PM i only have 512 that came with this mac, i guess iwork suits me better.
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