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<blockquote data-quote="Nethfel" data-source="post: 916148" data-attributes="member: 89124"><p>Congrats on your new purchase!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Personally I don't find it booting slower then XP or Vista. I see it taking a bit longer to get through POST, but after that, it seems the same speed to me.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is not normal and should be looked into. Check this thread here for basic troubleshooting:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-operating-system/93819-basic-os-x-mac-troubleshooting.html" target="_blank">http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-operating-system/93819-basic-os-x-mac-troubleshooting.html</a></p><p></p><p>assuming you are using snow leopard, make sure the software you are using is compatible with it (including any additional startup programs you might have that might be causing problems)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I agree more USB ports would be nice - 2 for me just isn't enough - once I hook my external keyboard/mouse in I'm left with one - so I either need to then put a hub in or choose carefully what I want to connect. This was a hard adjustment for me as I came from using a laptop with 4 usb ports on it, which was more convenient for me (also I have to admit, I hate the usb hub that I bought thinking I would like it) </p><p></p><p>HDMI isn't as big a deal for me. I have a DVI -> HDMI cable, but I never use it as I never hook my laptop up to my TV - I use a Mac Mini for that.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm not sure why - OSX has an onscreen keyboard available. If you don't have the option to see it (there would be a little square up near the clock on the top bar that looks kind of like a calendar), open preferences, go into Keyboard, on the Keyboard tab, there is an option to Show Keyboard & Character Viewer in menu bar - select that, then turn on the Keyboard viewer from the drop down. if it's too small, drag the enlarge tab in the lower left corner of the window to make the onscreen keyboard as big as you want <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nethfel, post: 916148, member: 89124"] Congrats on your new purchase! Personally I don't find it booting slower then XP or Vista. I see it taking a bit longer to get through POST, but after that, it seems the same speed to me. This is not normal and should be looked into. Check this thread here for basic troubleshooting: [url]http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-operating-system/93819-basic-os-x-mac-troubleshooting.html[/url] assuming you are using snow leopard, make sure the software you are using is compatible with it (including any additional startup programs you might have that might be causing problems) I agree more USB ports would be nice - 2 for me just isn't enough - once I hook my external keyboard/mouse in I'm left with one - so I either need to then put a hub in or choose carefully what I want to connect. This was a hard adjustment for me as I came from using a laptop with 4 usb ports on it, which was more convenient for me (also I have to admit, I hate the usb hub that I bought thinking I would like it) HDMI isn't as big a deal for me. I have a DVI -> HDMI cable, but I never use it as I never hook my laptop up to my TV - I use a Mac Mini for that. I'm not sure why - OSX has an onscreen keyboard available. If you don't have the option to see it (there would be a little square up near the clock on the top bar that looks kind of like a calendar), open preferences, go into Keyboard, on the Keyboard tab, there is an option to Show Keyboard & Character Viewer in menu bar - select that, then turn on the Keyboard viewer from the drop down. if it's too small, drag the enlarge tab in the lower left corner of the window to make the onscreen keyboard as big as you want :) [/QUOTE]
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