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My 13-inch mid-2010 model Macbook Pro is running slow. When I first start it up, it is generally normal but once I begin to do web browsing and start watching any video, it begins to lock-up and get very hot.
Here are the specifics stats:
-54gb left of 500gb hard drive
- Running OSX 10.6.8
- 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- 4 GB Memory
I have tried multiple things to fix this. I thought, and still think, this could be related to flash. I've tried using all different browsers (Google Chrome, Safari, and now I'm using Firefox) but I have the same problem on all three. This problem also occurs when using skype with video for more than 5 minutes. It never use to be this way until about 6 months ago and ever since then it has been a pain to watch YouTube videos, or any videos online for that matter. Once the computer begins to lag, there is usually no point of return. The computer is slow and laggy after this point and needs to be restarted before it returns to its useful state.
I have looked at activity monitor and here are some of the readings I'm getting while watching videos:
- Anywhere from .02 to 10% for %idle
- 1 GB free of memory
- Roughly 600mb wired memory
I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Flash, I've used programs like OnyX to clean the cache and such but this problem still happens.
I'm still working on broadening my knoweledge of computers, but this problem is getting to the point where I may just surrender and take it into the Genius bar.
Does anyone have any ideas for what I could do to fix this problem once and for all? Any suggestions are appreciated!
Here are the specifics stats:
-54gb left of 500gb hard drive
- Running OSX 10.6.8
- 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- 4 GB Memory
I have tried multiple things to fix this. I thought, and still think, this could be related to flash. I've tried using all different browsers (Google Chrome, Safari, and now I'm using Firefox) but I have the same problem on all three. This problem also occurs when using skype with video for more than 5 minutes. It never use to be this way until about 6 months ago and ever since then it has been a pain to watch YouTube videos, or any videos online for that matter. Once the computer begins to lag, there is usually no point of return. The computer is slow and laggy after this point and needs to be restarted before it returns to its useful state.
I have looked at activity monitor and here are some of the readings I'm getting while watching videos:
- Anywhere from .02 to 10% for %idle
- 1 GB free of memory
- Roughly 600mb wired memory
I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Flash, I've used programs like OnyX to clean the cache and such but this problem still happens.
I'm still working on broadening my knoweledge of computers, but this problem is getting to the point where I may just surrender and take it into the Genius bar.
Does anyone have any ideas for what I could do to fix this problem once and for all? Any suggestions are appreciated!