Comments on: 8 Simple Tips to Speed Up an Old Mac

By: Speed Up Mail App on Older Macs By Turning Off Image Attachment Previews

Speed Up Mail App on Older Macs By Turning Off Image Attachment Previews — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:39:44 +0000

[...] difference can be profound enough that I would add it to the list of things to do when trying to speed up the performance of older Macs, especially for anyone who has complaints about the performance of Mail [...]

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:14:57 +0000

I find buying a new Mac helps out a lot

By: The Top Mac & Mac OS X Tip Collections of 2012

The Top Mac & Mac OS X Tip Collections of 2012 — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:05:52 +0000

[...] 8 Simple Tips to Speed Up an Older Mac (or Any Mac, Really) Does your Mac need a speed boost? Things slow down over time, and while these easy tricks are aimed at older Macs, they’ll work to speed up any Mac, even the newest models. [...]

By: Wolf OS X

Wolf OS X — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 05:40:41 +0000

I find that making sure there aren’t too many icons in the dock speeds up my mac. Especially Minimised windows, they seem to use tons of RAM.

By: 9 Reasons Why a Mac is Running Slow and What to Do About It

9 Reasons Why a Mac is Running Slow and What to Do About It — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:41:41 +0000

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By: Daizy

Daizy — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 06:59:54 +0000

Nice tips to improve Mac speed. I have used Stellar Speedup Mac to delete all unnecessary files, system junks, logs, widgets, language files etc. to keep it optimized. You can even schedule cleaning process by using this tool.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:04:30 +0000

10. Install an SSD and not have a care in the world!

By: Macbodo

Macbodo — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:54:28 +0000

Use a SSD and performance will rapidly growing. More than 4GB is a must. In older iMacs and Mac mini’s with “Merom”-cpu(first core2duo) you can upgrade the cpu to a faster version of that. It’s on a socket!

> http://www.ambor.com/public/meromswap/meromswap.html

By: clasqm

clasqm — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:24:18 +0000

1. Add RAM. If you have 4 GB of RAM or less, put in another 4. This will not invalidate your warranty, and big memory-hungry applications like MS-Office and iBooks Author will suddenly start to perform like they were supposed to. But unless you do a lot of video editing there’s no point in going over 8 GB. Not yet, anyway.

By: inket

inket — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:12:59 +0000

1. The article wasn’t talking about security, so bringing up the pwn2own contest results is useless.
2. Chrome was the first browser to get hacked in the 2012 pwn2own.
3. Safari is still faster.

By: TD

TD — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:11:42 +0000

>Typically the most up to date version of Safari

Except the most up to date version of Safari is not available on Leopard or earlier machines.

By: Luiz

Luiz — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:03:29 +0000

Tip #3, in my opinion, is just a workaround to avoid Finder to get jammed even on newer macs.

It’s a shame Apple takes care of Finder soooo badly. It has way less important features than Windows Explorer and it gets stuck much easier than other file managers.

By: Edwin

Edwin — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:54:21 +0000

These are good tips for all Macs that are sluggish, why limit it to the aging models? I would suggest if you have less than 4GB of RAM or slower than a 7200RPM drive you will benefit from making these adjustments. Also, if you upgraded from OS X to OS X, do a clean install! You will be so much faster and happier!

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:40:54 +0000

Good advice, I never thought about disabling the Finder stuff.

FWIW I think Safari manages RAM better if there is only one window, but Chrome is faster with multiple tabs and windows.

By: Marucins

Marucins — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:19:07 +0000

“Use the Fastest Web Browser and Slim it Down – Typically the most up to date version of Safari is the fastest browser on a Mac, though many swear by Chrome as well. Whichever browser you choose,…”

hehehe

Pwn2Own:

Safari 5 sec!
Chrome 6 weeks