I'm going to cry really, really soon.

I have had three separate calls to Apple support, 1 to Adobe, 1 trip to the Genius Bar, 2 days without my iMac, one new time capsule and deleted Adobe files and STILL I am having serious lag with my computer.
I am a photographer and use Lightroom and CS3 most often. I 'need' this computer to work as I have clients depending on me and I have already been put a good month or more behind.
OSX10.5.6
350 + GB's HD space available
4 GB's RAM
Diagnostics have been run several times, by myself & by Apple and it comes up clean.
Parameters have been reset. HD has been cleaned. All updates of all software is current.
Activity monitor shows that Lightroom (as of this moment) is using 609 MB of Real Memory with another 1.67GB of virtual.
Adobe and Apple both say (and several times) that I should have more than enough power to run the programs I do and the large image files. Lightroom actually only uses copies of images so the actual large files aren't actually opened unlike when I run them in PS.
Cropping, brushing, dragging, etc all equal major computer lag. I have no idea what else to do to correct this.
Has anyone experienced this, ever? Not necessarily with photo editing but even with other programs? Am I maxed out on RAM???? Do I need to upgrade this iMac after less than a year usage?
Please, even if you don't have an answer for me, can you send me in the right direction???
Thanks for any help that I can get.

HI,
*"Diagnostics have been run several times, by myself & by Apple and it comes up clean."*
Exactly what diagnostics are you referring to? If you haven't booted from your install disk and Run Disk Utility, you should try this.
First, check the hard disk. Insert Installer disk and Restart, holding down the "C" key until grey Apple appears.
Go to Installer menu (Panther and earlier) or Utilities menu (Tiger and later) and launch Disk Utility.
Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in the left panel.
Select First Aid in the Main panel.
(Check S.M.A.R.T Status of HDD at the bottom of right panel. It should say: Verified)
Click Repair Disk on the bottom right.
If DU reports disk does not need repairs quit DU and restart.
If DU reports errors Repair again and again until DU reports disk is repaired.
Check System Preferences/Accounts and click the Login Items. If there are any apps listed there to launch when you start your Mac, delete them.
Mac OS X: How to force background maintenance tasks (logs and temporary items)
Keep the Desktop Clutter Free by Klaus1
52 Ways to Speed Up Mac OS X
Hope something helps...
Carolyn

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