Hi, A solid-state drive isn’t particularly expensive, just a bit of work to install into the iMac. Not impossible, just needs someone that knows what they’re doing.
Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On Jan 15, 2015, at 16:11, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: > > Oh, thanks for that! It is a skinny iMac, and I didn't realize that the > memory in those wasn't upgradable. I'll think about upgrading to the virtual > drive, probably will depend on what it costs. > Cheers, > Donna >> On Jan 15, 2015, at 5:07 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Is it a skinny iMac? If so, the memory can’t be upgraded. It would >> probably be better to have them switch out the spinning HD for an SSD >> instead. I think you’d see a good performance improvement. >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >>> On Jan 15, 2015, at 15:36, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>> Yeah, but I’m not going to give that up. lol. I think I’ll try a repair >>> permissions. I also found that I do only have 8 GB of ram, I may see if >>> they’ll upgrade me to 16. >>> Cheers, >>> Donna >>>> On Jan 15, 2015, at 10:52 AM, Jeffrey Shockley <jawswiz...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> another thing it could also be is using the Vocalizer voices (Samantha, >>>> Jill, Tom, etc.) If using these voices, it will cause a slow down >>>> potentially, although not always. This is because of the increased CPU >>>> usage and maybe RAM usage? Not sure, of VoiceOver and it’s processes. >>>> Found this out by looking in Activity Monitor one day. Also, if you go >>>> into VoiceOver Utility, it may be trying to download the newer version of >>>> the Alex Voice. >>>> Hope this helps, >>>> Jeffrey >>>>> On Jan 15, 2015, at 11:42 AM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Drat! Filevault is turned off, I was really hoping that was the problem. >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Donna >>>>>> On Jan 15, 2015, at 1:11 AM, Jeffrey Shockley <jawswiz...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello, >>>>>> I completely agree here. I’ve had this iMac here for a while now, and >>>>>> once everything loads up, it’s pretty fast, and it’s one from a couple >>>>>> years ago that only has 4 GB of RAM. One thing that could possibly be >>>>>> going on is Spotlight could be indexing everything in the background >>>>>> still for the first time, depending on how much stuff is on the drive. >>>>>> Also, making sure all updates to OS X and all apps are up-to-date will >>>>>> also help. >>>>>> Another thing that may also help, is running a Repair Permissions scan >>>>>> on the drive using Disc Utility. >>>>>> Also, if Filevolt is turned on, which it is by default now after a new >>>>>> installation of Yosemite, then that could be the cause of the slowness >>>>>> and, after turning Filevolt off, it will work much better. I’ve seen >>>>>> stuff like this discussing Filevolt and system slowness at first before. >>>>>> You can turn this off by going into the Security and Privacy pane of >>>>>> System Preferences, and going to the Filevolt tab and VO spacing on it. >>>>>> Once this loads, if you VO right, it will tell you whether Filevolt is >>>>>> on, and let you turn it off. It will say it is dimmed until you VO space >>>>>> on where it says “Click here to make changes.” Then, you put inn your >>>>>> password, and you can make the change. >>>>>> Hope this helps, >>>>>> Jeffrey >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jan 14, 2015, at 11:49 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? 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