When I turn on iSight all the Mac gets slow.

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Hello, I've noticed that when I run my iSight all my MacBook Air gets slow, it happens in every app, like Skype, Flash on the Browser, Photo Booth...
Why? I hope you help me. Thank you!!
 
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I've noticed that when I run my iSight all my MacBook Air gets slow, it happens in every app, like Skype, Flash on the Browser, Photo Booth...
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There's not much you can do about it since your MBA only has 2 GB of system memory and limited graphics capability. Also, some apps like Skype require quite a bit of bandwidth to operate properly which will slow the machine down. Flash is another memory hog.
 
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Well,

chscag said:
There's not much you can do about it since your MBA only has 2 GB of system memory and limited graphics capability. Also, some apps like Skype require quite a bit of bandwidth to operate properly which will slow the machine down. Flash is another memory hog.
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Well, yeah, It's not 4 GB RAM like others, but it runs Lion pretty well and it's just the bug of the cam. Is Leopard going to run it better?
 
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Is Leopard going to run it better?
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Kind of hard to tell. You haven't told us what model MacBook Air you have.

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p.s. Running Snow Leopard is another possibility.
 
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pigoo3 said:
Kind of hard to tell. You haven't told us what model MacBook Air you have.

- Nick

p.s. Running Snow Leopard is another possibility.
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It's a MacBook Air (2008 version) 2 GB RAM and 1.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo.
It runs really good Lion, well, the most of the apps... Will SL run better on it?
 

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