[Ti] Ti - progressively slowing down

[Terence Cozad]

I cant address #2 but on #1:
The general, but unofficial, rule is to leave at least 10% of the HD free. 
Less than that and the system slows down.
I have 10.4 on the same book and it runs faster than 10.3. I did replace the 
internal HD with a 60GB 7200 RPM drive and was never happier. I would either 
move data off the internal drive (so you have at least 4-8 GB free) or 
install a newer faster 7200 drive and it will be like a brand new computer.
There is no reason this machine cannot run 10.4 fast with no slowdown.
Terry
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Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 12:33 PM
Subject: [Ti] Ti - progressively slowing down


> I'm not sure if anyone addressed this yet, or if it's even a problem  but 
> here it goes.
>
> I have what will turn into a 6 yr old Ti this July -  800mhz, 1 Gig  Ram 
> (I installed that as soon as the computer arrived) 15" screen, 40  Gig HD 
> and a 300 external. The internal HD when restarted has 1.5 gig  of space, 
> but as you all know, the longer it's on that number goes  down as does 
> response time from various apps.
>
> 2 yrs ago Apple did a total rehaul on this - new HD, new USB,  Firewire, 
> new hinges in the back, a new board and new optical drive.   A new one 
> right now is out of the question - 3 kids, 2 in college at  the same time 
> and now one heading off. (Just got him the 24" high end  iMac). One of the 
> older guys went off to school 4 yrs ago with the  new G5 and new Display 
> (now he has two displays - seems a lot of  people who need $$ are selling 
> them and he got his new one for $120),  and other has a 2 yr old MacBook 
> Pro dual core which just got back  from repair. That one began shutting 
> down when running a full screen  video and recording with Garageband. 
> There are a lot of postings out  there from users who had the same issue, 
> and it continued after Apple  repaired. (He's picking it up today - $300 
> flat fee).
>
> (I won't even get into how many powerbooks, Tangerine iMac still in  GREAT 
> condition, G4's, and my TAM plus all the other Macs at home)
>
> So now:
>
> 1.   Is my Ti just dying? I know that it's too slow for Leopard, but  is 
> running the latest OS right before Leopard's release. Would  installing a 
> new interior HD, bigger of course help, or just save the  $$$
>
> 2. On the MacBook Pro, is Apple going to admit that it's a known  problem?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Myst
>
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