Done all this, Tiom. But thanks for the suggestions. :) Cheers, Donna > On Jan 14, 2015, at 10:49 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > What are the specs on the iMac? I’m guessing that it probably has a spinning > HD as opposed to the MBA’s Flash storage. Flash storage has considerably > faster access than any spinning HD, especially if the spinning HD is only > 5400 RPM’s. Depending on the model of the iMac, the default RAM could be > around 8 GB which should not exhibit choppy speech like you’ve mentioned. I > use VO on some older iMacs when setting these machines up at my work, and > they are slower at starting, slower at logging in but once everything in the > background has finished doing its thing, VO works normally. Make sure that > you have the checkbox unchecked to re-open windows/applications when logging > back in. This box is visible when you go to logout. Also, make sure you > don’t have any apps set to automatically open as this can slow down the > startup process as well. There are enough processes going on in the > background as it is during startup and login that make it feel slow that > adding extra things simply prolong the wait. > > HTH. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Jan 14, 2015, at 20:29, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> As some of you may remember, my employer has purchased an iMac for me. I am >> sorry to say it, but I've been incredibly disappointed in the iMac. I had >> expected it to perform better than my MBA, but the opposite seems to be the >> case. It boots very slowly, and voiceover cuts in and out after the boot >> process for a couple of minutes. the wireless connectivity also seems >> weaker than on my MBA. It also seems more sluggish overall - apps take >> longer to open, documents and websites take longer to load. Long and short, >> I'd never choose it over my MBA if it weren't my work computer. I'm >> wondering if anyone else has observed similar behavior? If so, any >> strategies for troubleshooting? I'm thinking of adding more memory, in the >> hope that that will speed up the boot time and get rid of VO dragging. >> Cheers, >> Donna >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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