Speed of the Mac - How fast?

Avenged Origami · Avenged Origami #1 (**permalink**)

04-18-2008, 11:07 AM

how fast does your mac turn on this is to the screeen with background.. etc?
just say which mac and how long it takes because the computer i use takes several minutes!!!!!

eric · eric #2 (**permalink**)

04-18-2008, 11:33 AM

i would say 10-20 sec for my 2.0 coreduo macbook with 1Gb of ram running tiger.

you may want to try maintenance programs like mainmenu or onyx to clean your logfiles and caches.

also, how full is your hard drive. an extremely full hard drive, with well less than 10% free may cause some slow downs.

rohan · rohan #3 (**permalink**)

04-18-2008, 11:33 AM

well you can see what mac im using under my name...& im running OS 10.5.2 with all updates...& have around 5 items set to load on startup...takes 45 - 55 secs to start

Alexis · Alexis #4 (**permalink**)

04-18-2008, 11:34 AM

Why don't you just tell us your machine and give us some info so we can help you? A straw poll isn't going to be much use to you.

rohan · rohan #5 (**permalink**)

04-18-2008, 11:35 AM

10-20 sec? that sounds insane...is there anything you tweaked to achieve that?

MDCjr · MDCjr #6 (**permalink**)

04-18-2008, 11:39 AM

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im running OS 10.5.2 with all updates...& have around 5 items set to load on startup..

How do u set or change what programs you want launch when the computer starts up?

Macwillis · Macwillis #7 (**permalink**)

04-18-2008, 11:47 AM

right click on the dock item you want to/ or dont want to load during startup and say open at login if it has a tick it opens at login if it doesnt then it wont.

hope this helps

MacWillis

Avenged Origami · Avenged Origami #8 (**permalink**)

04-18-2008, 12:24 PM

ahh yer i think its faster now thanks.. thanks

eric · eric #9 (**permalink**)

04-18-2008, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by rohan

10-20 sec? that sounds insane...is there anything you tweaked to achieve that?

nope - just keep it clean
keep in mind, that is 10-20 sec to login screen. then maybe 10 sec to bring up the desktop and i can start using apps after i sign in.

giulio · giulio #10 (**permalink**)

04-18-2008, 02:45 PM

On 10.5 Leper, External drives will increase shut-down and boot-up time. If they are USB1... drastically.

mac57 · mac57 #11 (**permalink**)

04-18-2008, 03:34 PM

My MBP, 2.2 GHz C2D, 2 GB RAM, 5200 RPM hard drive, running 10.5.2, takes about 35 seconds from me pressing the power button to fully loaded desktop with all startup items (and I have a few!) also fully loaded.

Likugha · Likugha #12 (**permalink**)

04-18-2008, 06:00 PM

Just timed it. took me 25-26 seconds from "on" button push to loaded background and dock. Biggest hint is keeping it clean. I love Onyx

rohan · rohan #13 (**permalink**)

04-19-2008, 10:48 PM

ahh k...i forgot to mention that...when i say 45 secs that includes my drive slowdown & is form hitting start to deasktop load completion.

origami...what did you do that made it faster? (or do you only think its faster :p)

Avenged Origami · Avenged Origami #14 (**permalink**)

04-20-2008, 06:10 AM

lol i dunno it was loading loads of random things its better now

not completly sure what i did....

WolfsBane · WolfsBane #15 (**permalink**)

04-20-2008, 10:39 AM

iMac 2.4 Duo w/2 Gig memory and Mac OS X 10.5.2, about 20 seconds fairly consistently. I have noticed slowdowns in two particular instances. When the OS does an extended scan of the external hard drive for any reason, and when a new update to the OS is installed. Other than that, pretty consistent. I try to keep my desktop clean of any extraneous stuff.

Avenged Origami #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 26, 2008 Posts: 172 Mac Specs: macbook 2.2 ghz , ipod classic 80 gig and ipod nano 4 gig	04-18-2008, 11:07 AM how fast does your mac turn on this is to the screeen with background.. etc? just say which mac and how long it takes because the computer i use takes several minutes!!!!! "mighty boosh rules" the panda knows best...
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eric #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 04, 2006 Location: twin cities, mn, usa Posts: 8,800	04-18-2008, 11:33 AM i would say 10-20 sec for my 2.0 coreduo macbook with 1Gb of ram running tiger. you may want to try maintenance programs like mainmenu or onyx to clean your logfiles and caches. also, how full is your hard drive. an extremely full hard drive, with well less than 10% free may cause some slow downs. Please participate in our Member of the Month polls. Every vote counts! And remember to use the user reputation system! ["Dear Homer, I. O. U. one emergency donut. Signed, Homer." - Note by Homer Simpson]
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rohan #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 24, 2008 Posts: 300 Mac Specs: 15" MacBook Pro 2.7 GHz Quad Core i7, 16GB \| 27" iMac 3.1 GHz Core i5 OS X.8.3 \| iPhone 4 iOS 6.1.3	04-18-2008, 11:35 AM 10-20 sec? that sounds insane...is there anything you tweaked to achieve that? << i can explain it to you...but i can't understand it for you... >>
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Avenged Origami #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 26, 2008 Posts: 172 Mac Specs: macbook 2.2 ghz , ipod classic 80 gig and ipod nano 4 gig	04-18-2008, 12:24 PM ahh yer i think its faster now thanks.. thanks "mighty boosh rules" the panda knows best...
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Member Since: Mar 19, 2007 Location: NY USA Posts: 1,813 Mac Specs: iMac 5.1 \| iMac 7.1 \| iPod Touch \| iPod Nano	04-18-2008, 02:45 PM On 10.5 Leper, External drives will increase shut-down and boot-up time. If they are USB1... drastically. Freelance Web Development schweb This has to be one of the best threads ever in MF history... Cherokee This gets my vote for most innovative thread on Mac-Forums... ever.
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Alexis #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 2,255 Mac Specs: Al iMac 20" 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo	04-18-2008, 11:34 AM Why don't you just tell us your machine and give us some info so we can help you? A straw poll isn't going to be much use to you.
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Macwillis #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 10, 2007 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne UK Posts: 240 Mac Specs: 15" Macbook Pro, 2.16GHZ C2D,120 GB HDD 3GB Ram	04-18-2008, 11:47 AM right click on the dock item you want to/ or dont want to load during startup and say open at login if it has a tick it opens at login if it doesnt then it wont. hope this helps MacWillis
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mac57 #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 29, 2006 Location: St. Somewhere Posts: 4,547 Mac Specs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, 120 GB SSD, 500 GB HDD	04-18-2008, 03:34 PM My MBP, 2.2 GHz C2D, 2 GB RAM, 5200 RPM hard drive, running 10.5.2, takes about 35 seconds from me pressing the power button to fully loaded desktop with all startup items (and I have a few!) also fully loaded. My Macs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, Mac Pro, 3.2 GHz 8 Core, Power Macintosh 7500/100 My iStuff: 32 GB iPhone 4, 30 GB iPod Video, 16 GB iPod Touch My OS': Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Leopard, Mac OS 8.6, openSUSE 10.3, Win XP I was on the Mac-Forums honor roll for September 2007
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Likugha #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 14, 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 55 Mac Specs: MacBook 2 GHz Core Duo ! GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM	04-18-2008, 06:00 PM Just timed it. took me 25-26 seconds from "on" button push to loaded background and dock. Biggest hint is keeping it clean. I love Onyx
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rohan #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 24, 2008 Posts: 300 Mac Specs: 15" MacBook Pro 2.7 GHz Quad Core i7, 16GB \| 27" iMac 3.1 GHz Core i5 OS X.8.3 \| iPhone 4 iOS 6.1.3	04-19-2008, 10:48 PM ahh k...i forgot to mention that...when i say 45 secs that includes my drive slowdown & is form hitting start to deasktop load completion. origami...what did you do that made it faster? (or do you only think its faster :p) << i can explain it to you...but i can't understand it for you... >>
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Avenged Origami #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 26, 2008 Posts: 172 Mac Specs: macbook 2.2 ghz , ipod classic 80 gig and ipod nano 4 gig	04-20-2008, 06:10 AM lol i dunno it was loading loads of random things its better now not completly sure what i did.... "mighty boosh rules" the panda knows best...
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Member Since: Dec 21, 2007 Location: Treasure Valley, Idaho. US Posts: 384 Mac Specs: 20" iMac 2.4GHz w/ WD My Book 500GB HDD. MacBook Pro 2.4GHz. iPhone 5, white, 16 Gigs.	04-20-2008, 10:39 AM iMac 2.4 Duo w/2 Gig memory and Mac OS X 10.5.2, about 20 seconds fairly consistently. I have noticed slowdowns in two particular instances. When the OS does an extended scan of the external hard drive for any reason, and when a new update to the OS is installed. Other than that, pretty consistent. I try to keep my desktop clean of any extraneous stuff. Hope Springs Eternal Welcome... to the house of Rock and Jazz!
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