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iMac running VERY slowly
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<blockquote data-quote="Elihu58" data-source="post: 1288078" data-attributes="member: 212086"><p><strong>iMac running too slow</strong></p><p></p><p>Bobtomay,</p><p></p><p>Thank you, this is very helpful! The free version of iDefrag doesn't allow a defragmentation but does give the visual image of the HD which shows a lot of RED, meaning I think that the data is spread out as you anticipated. I wanted to know that the $30 iDefrag software is not a hoax and can actually help with the computer performance. I can delete some big movie files to free up HD space. As for RAM, it already has 512MB, and for about $75 I can get it to 2GB if I install it. So as a secondary computer, for my kids to do homework, surf the web, do email, I could upgrade the iMac for about $100, as opposed to a couple thousand for the latest machine. I think I could get a cam for videochat as well if we wanted to do that. Does this all make sense for the next couple of years?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elihu58, post: 1288078, member: 212086"] [b]iMac running too slow[/b] Bobtomay, Thank you, this is very helpful! The free version of iDefrag doesn't allow a defragmentation but does give the visual image of the HD which shows a lot of RED, meaning I think that the data is spread out as you anticipated. I wanted to know that the $30 iDefrag software is not a hoax and can actually help with the computer performance. I can delete some big movie files to free up HD space. As for RAM, it already has 512MB, and for about $75 I can get it to 2GB if I install it. So as a secondary computer, for my kids to do homework, surf the web, do email, I could upgrade the iMac for about $100, as opposed to a couple thousand for the latest machine. I think I could get a cam for videochat as well if we wanted to do that. Does this all make sense for the next couple of years? [/QUOTE]
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