Bloatware is the number one way that computer OS publishers drive Hardware system sales.
So obvious and especially since they have been doing it for 30 years. A balanced system will always be the best user system. Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer [email protected] http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer https://www.youtube.com/user/fluxstringer http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications On Sun, May 8, 2016 at 7:32 PM, W.Adrian D'Alessio <[email protected]> wrote: > You say " it works well enough with whatever the latest and greatest OS X > is available." yet ignore that the hardware is obviously choking on it. > > " I have to admit that recently I've noticed that it isn't quite as > responsive as it once was " > > You already answered your own question. Whether you have " taken the time > to determine why" or not. > > > > Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer > [email protected] > http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ > http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer > https://www.youtube.com/user/fluxstringer > http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications > > > > > > > On Sun, May 8, 2016 at 4:00 PM, Bruce Rubin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Eric, >> >> I have a iMac (24-inch Mid 2007) with 4GB of RAM that my wife doesn't >> like me to mess with since it works for her. So I can "play" a few years >> ago I purchased an enclosure from Other World Computing ( >> https://www.macsales.com) with a multitude of ports including USB 2.0 & >> FW800 and a SSD to put into it. I've been booting into it when I want to >> "play" and it works well enough with whatever the latest and greatest OS X >> is available. I have to admit that recently I've noticed that it isn't >> quite as responsive as it once was but I haven't taken the time to >> determine why yet. >> >> Good luck. >> >> --Bruce >> >> On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 5:07 PM, Eric B. Volker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I’ve been looking for ways to improve the responsiveness of my old iMac >>> (24” mid-2007). I’ve upgraded the hard drive already to a Samsung 5400RPM >>> 2TB model, but I still get the beachball fairly often. I’m not complaining >>> - it’s amazing that this thing can still run the latest OS. However, I >>> would like something that responds better. >>> >>> Which leads me to my question. I had a hard time replacing the hard >>> drive in this Mac, and don’t want to repeat the experience, if possible. >>> Can I put an SSD in Firewire 800 or 400 enclosure, and would I experience a >>> significant improvement in responsiveness? Most people focus on the >>> improvement in raw speed, which would be lost due to the relatively slow >>> transfer rate of Firewire. However, one of an SSDs big advantages is in >>> seek times/IOPs/latency, which I’d still get with Firewire. So has anyone >>> tried using an SSD in a Firewire enclosure, and did they see an improvement >>> in performance? Firewire 800 is also a good bit more expensive than FW400; >>> would it make a big difference? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Eric >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a >>> group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. >>> The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our >>> netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> To leave this group, send email to [email protected] >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist >>> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "iMac Group" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a >> group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. >> The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our >> netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To leave this group, send email to [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "iMac Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. 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