Dashboard

ap1190 · ap1190 #1 (**permalink**)

02-07-2009, 05:13 AM

Hello,

I heard dashboard was a "resource hog", but i really like the look of it.

I am getting the 2.93ghz. 4gb ram. 17inch MBP. Will be a problem?

thanks

Aptmunich · Aptmunich #2 (**permalink**)

02-07-2009, 06:14 AM

If you add a ton of widgets and you notice the rest of your computer feels "slow" or "sluggish", then there's your answer.

Seeing as you have a fast Mac with plenty of RAM, you should be fine though

ap1190 · ap1190 #3 (**permalink**)

02-07-2009, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Aptmunich

If you add a ton of widgets and you notice the rest of your computer feels "slow" or "sluggish", then there's your answer.

Seeing as you have a fast Mac with plenty of RAM, you should be fine though

Ok, cool. I'll only have 7 or 8 widgets

True Bassist · True Bassist #4 (**permalink**)

02-07-2009, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ap1190

Hello,

I heard dashboard was a "resource hog", but i really like the look of it.

I am getting the 2.93ghz. 4gb ram. 17inch MBP. Will be a problem?

thanks

With that you could run loads of widgets =]

ap1190 · ap1190 #5 (**permalink**)

02-07-2009, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by True Bassist

With that you could run loads of widgets =]

Great thanks

walkerj · walkerj #6 (**permalink**)

02-07-2009, 09:39 AM

The only problem I've come across with Dashboard is that certain widgets will really get the CPU going, thus the fan will wail even when you aren't accessing it. In my case, it was Radar in Motion.

Otherwise, I haven't found Dashboard to be particularly resource hogging and is otherwise quite useful.

PittPanthersFan · PittPanthersFan #7 (**permalink**)

02-07-2009, 01:10 PM

Dashboard is only "on" when you click it in the dock and the program ends when you click out of it, right? It's not an always-on kind of thing.

scathe · scathe #8 (**permalink**)

02-07-2009, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by PittPanthersFan

Dashboard is only "on" when you click it in the dock and the program ends when you click out of it, right? It's not an always-on kind of thing.

it is actually, at least for me, but I don't use the dock

if you look in Activity Monitor, you will see the Dashboard client running ... you might have several actually, but they usually don't eat that much, at least in my case, not even a a % of cpu

True Bassist · True Bassist #9 (**permalink**)

02-07-2009, 02:41 PM

Dashboard is always running. It's just not always visible.

Aptmunich · Aptmunich #10 (**permalink**)

02-07-2009, 03:15 PM

You're all kind of right: The first time you load dashboard, you'll notice it takes a while until it has loaded all the widgets. Before that first "start up" the widgets won't use any resources.

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Member Since: Mar 09, 2004 Location: Munich Posts: 9,075 Mac Specs: Aluminium Macbook 2.4 Ghz 4GB RAM, SSD 24" Samsung Display, iPhone 4, iPad 2	02-07-2009, 06:14 AM If you add a ton of widgets and you notice the rest of your computer feels "slow" or "sluggish", then there's your answer. Seeing as you have a fast Mac with plenty of RAM, you should be fine though Mac-Forums Twitter \| Mac-Forums Blog My Twitter \| Jetplane Journal
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PittPanthersFan #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 09, 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 14 Mac Specs: 2.0 Aluminum MacBook	02-07-2009, 01:10 PM Dashboard is only "on" when you click it in the dock and the program ends when you click out of it, right? It's not an always-on kind of thing. Veritas et Virtus
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Aptmunich #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 09, 2004 Location: Munich Posts: 9,075 Mac Specs: Aluminium Macbook 2.4 Ghz 4GB RAM, SSD 24" Samsung Display, iPhone 4, iPad 2	02-07-2009, 03:15 PM You're all kind of right: The first time you load dashboard, you'll notice it takes a while until it has loaded all the widgets. Before that first "start up" the widgets won't use any resources. Mac-Forums Twitter \| Mac-Forums Blog My Twitter \| Jetplane Journal
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ap1190 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 18, 2009 Posts: 24	02-07-2009, 05:13 AM Hello, I heard dashboard was a "resource hog", but i really like the look of it. I am getting the 2.93ghz. 4gb ram. 17inch MBP. Will be a problem? thanks
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walkerj #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 13, 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA, USA Posts: 1,186 Mac Specs: 13" Macbook Pro 2.26Ghz Unibody 4G RAM 160G HDD Superdrive	02-07-2009, 09:39 AM The only problem I've come across with Dashboard is that certain widgets will really get the CPU going, thus the fan will wail even when you aren't accessing it. In my case, it was Radar in Motion. Otherwise, I haven't found Dashboard to be particularly resource hogging and is otherwise quite useful.
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True Bassist #9 (permalink)
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