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post #241 of 637
3/1/09 at 12:14pm
Not sure how well Safari 4 works on a PC but on a Mac its the quickest browser i have
ever used plus it scores 100/100 on the acid 3 test.
post #242 of 637
3/1/09 at 1:02pm
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Just boot-up time alone!
I sit there waiting and staring at my hard drive light on 2 different PC's (work and kids). In that time, I have booted up on my iMac, reviewed all my mail and Head-fi activities, and shut down, showered and shaved (you know, the 3 S's)
I don't know about macs, but my PCs boot up quite fast. And waking from sleep is pretty much instantaneous on my desktop. Even if you have fast hardware, you need to make sure you get rid of extraneous software (particularly with laptops) and just take care of your PC.
post #243 of 637
3/1/09 at 1:53pm
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Originally Posted by Kirosia View Post
I don't know about macs, but my PCs boot up quite fast. And waking from sleep is pretty much instantaneous on my desktop. Even if you have fast hardware, you need to make sure you get rid of extraneous software (particularly with laptops) and just take care of your PC.
My Vista system boots quite fast. But my old desktop with the Windows 7 beta boots even faster. In any case, both of my Windows systems boot faster than my cousin's iMac, though she has a G5 iMac. I've never compared boot times with a Intel-based iMac.
post #244 of 637
3/1/09 at 5:32pm
Intel Mac's about a minute give or take a few seconds model depending.
post #245 of 637
3/1/09 at 9:07pm
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Originally Posted by Jigglybootch View Post
I'm sure that with Apple's small market share, any hardware/software flaws probably stand out a lot more. If 17 people out of 100 have problems, it's noticed. If 17 people out of 1,000,000 have problems then it's not as easily noticed.
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Originally Posted by xnothingpoetic View Post
That second 17 should theoretically go up as well- to something like 170,000 people out of a million would have problems.
I think ye are missing the point. If 1 in 5 report problems, it doesn't matter if thats from a total of 5 users or 5 million. Its still 1 in 5, or 20%.
post #246 of 637
3/1/09 at 9:19pm
If someone knows what they are doing, they should have no problems with a modern PC or Mac being slow to boot, or bad performance in general. If a problem does arise anyone with any cop on, should know how to fix it.
post #247 of 637
3/1/09 at 9:44pm
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Originally Posted by ozz View Post
Intel Mac's about a minute give or take a few seconds model depending.
Depends on how much stuff you have it loaded with. My MBP takes ~30 seconds or less from cold start to login screen.
post #248 of 637
3/2/09 at 3:57pm
^ Yeah, ±30 seconds here as well.
Booting Mac OS 10.5.6 from cold to login window. Then 10 seconds or so after entering password until fully loaded desktop
post #249 of 637
3/2/09 at 5:22pm
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Originally Posted by krmathis View Post
^ Yeah, ±30 seconds here as well.
Booting Mac OS 10.5.6 from cold to login window. Then 10 seconds or so after entering password until fully loaded desktop
To get to the desktop is another matter entirely. I have too much stuff loaded on startup, so it takes maybe ~60 secs to be fully loaded after that. I blame Quicksilver as it is always last to load, and quite slow.
post #250 of 637
3/2/09 at 5:32pm
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Originally Posted by krmathis View Post
^ Yeah, ±30 seconds here as well.
Booting Mac OS 10.5.6 from cold to login window. Then 10 seconds or so after entering password until fully loaded desktop
To get to the desktop is another matter entirely. I have too much stuff loaded on startup, so it takes maybe ~60 secs to be fully loaded after that. I blame Quicksilver as it is always last to load, and quite slow.
post #251 of 637
3/3/09 at 2:53am
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Originally Posted by roastpuff View Post
To get to the desktop is another matter entirely. I have too much stuff loaded on startup, so it takes maybe ~60 secs to be fully loaded after that. I blame Quicksilver as it is always last to load, and quite slow.
Yes, same here. I have a MacBook Pro, takes about 30 seconds from cold boot to the login screen, once the password has been entered, it takes around 10-30 seconds, with Quicksilver the last to load. Then it's straight on to Head-Fi...
post #252 of 637
3/3/09 at 3:32am
I have a Mac Mini with a dual core Intel and I'm surprised with how quick it boots up. I only use it for development (iPhone apps) but it still surprises me.
post #253 of 637
3/3/09 at 1:07pm
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Originally Posted by roastpuff View Post
To get to the desktop is another matter entirely. I have too much stuff loaded on startup, so it takes maybe ~60 secs to be fully loaded after that. I blame Quicksilver as it is always last to load, and quite slow.
Guess the amount of items loaded on startup make a big difference then.
I have MenuMeters and Meteorologist, thats it.
post #254 of 637
3/24/09 at 9:43pm
Boot up? Who turns off their computers
post #255 of 637
3/24/09 at 10:52pm
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Originally Posted by Raez View Post
Moral of the story: PC > Mac
But a Mac is a PC.

PC = personal computer, as long as an individual buys a computer its a pc whether it has window, the max OS, linux etc...
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