W.Adrian D'Alessio, There may be some truth in what you write. Do you have any specific suggestions?
On Sun, May 8, 2016 at 7:35 PM, W.Adrian D'Alessio <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > 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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