Mac Mini Mid 2011 General system slowdown when transferring files?

Hi i have a stock mac mini mid 2011, 2.5ghz i5, 4gb ram, 500gb HDD os 10.7.1 and i've noticed a general system slowdown when transferring files on 10.7 and the last 10.7.1 update ( from usb to hdd, another computer on my local network to the mini, external dvd to the mini, etc).
I could describe the slowdown as mouse pointer movement suffers, its "laggy", application take longer to start, even menus in them from appearing, writting something on the keyboard i have to wait like 5 - 10 seconds so the words start appearing in the app (i.e. textedit).
I wanted to know if any other new mac mini owner has had this issue and if there is any solution to this(that would not involve buying a SSD for example)?
Im not really sure if this is a hardware or system issue but it really is getting on my nerves(i know i could just wait for the files to transfer which is what i do now but i dont think that should be), since i also have a old macbook from 2007 2.0ghz c2d, 2gb ram, 250gb HDD os 10.6.8 and have never had this problem before.
Thanks in advanced.
Let me know if i need to give more info on this subject.
Edit: I forgot to mention, the funny thing is doing a time machine backup to my external HDD or transferring files from my HDD to a usb doesnt give me any kind of slowdown.

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    I have tried disconnecting all cables, press power button for five seconds and the. Try to boot again. No luck...
    Any ideas?? I loads of work to do and I am loosing hope. No apple stores in Greece to take it in...

    I've tried everything including SMC rreset. No luck.
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    so to summarize the symptoms:
    1. Computer has power
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    3. Fan works at full speed
    4. No output display signal
    5. I can hear the hard drive powering on
    6. The computer recognizes if you try to boot it without ram and beeps

  • Mac Mini mid 2011 volume drops

    I have a Mac Mini (Mid 2011) and recently the volume output from the headphone jack to external speakers cuts out randomly.  I can get it back by raising or lowering the volume.  Any thoughts on a fix?

    Hi,
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    To find out if it's system wide or user specific, try this...
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    Does it work in the new account?

  • Mac Mini (Mid 2011) doesn't connect to preferred Wi-Fi network?

    Hi,
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    Can anyone support what shoukld I do or what went wrong so I can fix it?
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    Open System Preferences/Network
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    I have a Mac mini (Mid 2011). It has become slow in some ways even though I have 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 memory and almost 250GB of free storage. I recently installed Yosemite 10.10.1 (14B25) but I had noticed the slow down prior to that. Notably, videos no longer run smoothly. Instead, there are brief pauses in playback. I initially thought it was a problem with streaming videos but then found the same problem playing TV shows and movies downloaded from the iTunes store.
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    EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
    Report generated March 25, 2015 at 8:14:49 PM EDT
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    Hardware Information: ℹ️
        Mac mini (Mid 2011) (Technical Specifications)
        Mac mini - model: Macmini5,2
        1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
        8 GB RAM Upgradeable
            BANK 0/DIMM0
                4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
            BANK 1/DIMM0
                4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
        Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Video Information: ℹ️
        AMD Radeon HD 6630M - VRAM: 256 MB
            SMFX2490HD spdisplays_1080p
    System Software: ℹ️
        OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Time since boot: 0:49:33
    Disk Information: ℹ️
        TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
            Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (227.37 GB free)
            Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
    USB Information: ℹ️
        Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
        Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
        Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Gatekeeper: ℹ️
        Mac App Store and identified developers
    Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
    User Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
        [failed]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist [Click for details]
        [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
    User Login Items: ℹ️
        None
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
        o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
        Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
        Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.0.11 [Click for support]
        AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.13 [Click for support]
        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        WidevineMediaOptimizer: Version: 6.0.0.12757 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
        Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
        QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
        googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
        SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.1 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.13 [Click for support]
        JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
    User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
        Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
        Flash Player  [Click for support]
        Flip4Mac WMV  [Click for support]
    Time Machine: ℹ️
        Time Machine not configured!
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
            18%    mds
             5%    WindowServer
             0%    Google Chrome
             0%    ocspd
             0%    AppleSpell
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
        266 MB    mds_stores
        163 MB    Google Chrome
        110 MB    Google Chrome Helper
        94 MB    Finder
        60 MB    WindowServer
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
        3.96 GB    Free RAM
        2.43 GB    Active RAM
        1.12 GB    Inactive RAM
        1.08 GB    Wired RAM
        2.51 GB    Page-ins
        0 B    Page-outs
    Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
        Mar 25, 2015, 07:23:54 PM    Self test - passed

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    Hola,
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    MacBook Pro "Core i7" 2.5 27" Late 2011... Geekbench: 10706/11699
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    iMac "Core i7" 3.1 21.5-Inch (Late 2012)... Geekbench: 12490/14143
    iMac "Core i7" 3.4 27-Inch (Mid-2011)... Geekbench: 11648/12651... Geekbench: 12857/13772
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    Total Number Of Cores: 2
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