Hi Guys, I've just joined the ranks of PB5300 users (and this list). I've got 3 of 'em (1 ce and 2 c) which I'm trying to get "usable" for my 3 kids. The 3 main apps of interest are email, MSWord and internet. The first 2 run acceptably on the 5300, but IE (5.1) is far too slow to be useful. Any web-pages with a non-trivial amount of graphics take (at least) tens of seconds to display (sometimes as much as a minute). I have a high-speed connection, so that's not the bottleneck. I'm running OS8.6 (clean-install) with 48-64M of RAM.
I have a few questions... The first is related to this thread. I've seen lots of posts on the "optimal" OS to run, some of them contradictory. Specifically, will I really get a noticable benefit (i.e. when running IE 5.1) if I back-off to OS8.1? The sluggish finder I'm experiencing is annoying, but I can live with it, so I'm really interested in benefits that impact IE. My second question relates to the usage of SpeedDoubler 8. I've also seen contradictary posts on this topic. The latest seems to conclude that it doesn't make any difference once you move to the later OSs (e.g. OS8.6). Will SpeedDoubler 8 really help me with my primary requirement (if I stay with OS8.6 or switch to OS8.1). Any other obvious (or not so obvious) things I should do to (or with) my 5300 to make it more "zippy" with IE 5.1? And finally, am I expecting too much from my 5300 when I'd like a webpage to download/display in less than 5-10 seconds (on average). I don't expect it to be as fast as my late-model PC that I use at work, but I'm kinda hoping for something reasonaly close. Any thoughts/advice would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Frank Scott ---------- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (PowerBooks) >Subject: **SPAM** Re: Best OS for a 5300 >Date: Thu, Mar 27, 2003, 9:51 pm > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] on 3/27/03 7:04 PM wrote: > >>> i've got 8.5 running on my 5300c. >>> you're only talking about 8.1 and 8.6 here. should i upgrade? > >In general, 8.1 has BIG performance benefits over 8.0 (e.g. compare the >speeds of opening windows in a list view in 8.1 vs 8.0). > >Likewise, 8.6 tends to have better stability than 8.5, but with >comparable resource requirements, so I almost always upgrade 8.5 systems >to 8.6. Also, many third party vendors only support their software on 8.6 >or greater. > > > > >-- >PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > >PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; >Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > >Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > > -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
