Poor system performance - Macbook Pro
Hi Folks,
I got my 15 inch macbook pro on Thanksgiving 2011. the configuration is as follows:
Processor 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB
Software OS X 10.8.2 (12C60)
I usually dont shut down my laptop every night and put it on sleep mode (Its only when I update a OSX feature I restart the mac)
lately, over the past few months I have observed - when I open my lid and login, it takes several minutes to open a browser window! sometimes as long as 6-7 minutes. the rainbow cursor is visible for too long duration!
I felt it might be because of various applications I use. However, there is around 300-400 Mb free memory (I use a app to know this) when I login and I roughly have around 229GB free space.
can you please share tips and tricks on:
1. improving system performance
2. resolving above issue
Thanks,
KK
P.S: I dont use Photoshop!
Hi etresoft,
thanks for the reply.
please find below the details of the program:
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
1 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
4 GB RAM
Startup Items:
ProTec6b - Path: /Library/StartupItems/ProTec6b
System Software:
OS X 10.8.2 (12C60) - Uptime: 0 days 11:14
Disk Information:
TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (228.78 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information:
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
TigerJet Network, Inc. USB Internet Phone by TigerJet 18.6 MB
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
[failed] com.apple.xprotectupdater.plist
Problem System Launch Agents:
[failed] com.apple.afpstat.plist
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
[loaded] Nalpeirond6b.plist
Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
[loaded] com.sony.PMBPortable.AutoRun.plist
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae.plist
[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist
[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.kunalkulkarni.plist
[loaded] com.microsoft.LaunchAgent.SyncServicesAgent.plist
User Login Items:
None
3rd Party Preference Panes:
DivX
Flash Player
Flip4Mac WMV
Internet Plug-ins:
AdobePDFViewer.plugin
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin1017277.plugin
DivXBrowserPlugin.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin
OVSHelper.plugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
Silverlight.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
Bad Fonts:
None
Top Processes:
9.0 % mj_dev
4.8 % GMATPrep
4.0 % coreaudiod
3.0 % mds
1.5 % WindowServer
1.2 % EtreCheck
0.9 % iTunes
0.7 % magicJack
0.4 % ocspd
0.3 % fontd
I am really fed up of the Macbook due to significant delay in running programs
any type of help is appreciated.
thanks,
KK
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14 notifyd root 0,0 1,0 MB 2,35 GB
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Can i really upgrade to up to 16GB? will that cause any issues or is it safe to go for 8GB? what about 12GB?. Is the GPU gonna be an issue? Can i upgrade to both an HDD AND an SSD on this system or i can only use one of the two? Also, i just read someone saying that they took out the optical drive to put in the HDD and replace the HDD slot with the SSD so they have the 2 drives. IS that possible?? Any pro advice is appreciated.
Any tips and considerations would be nice
Thanks.Can you upgrade to 16GB of RAM? Yes. Apple does not support this, but it can be done successfully and it does work. Do you need 16GB or RAM? Not necessary. More than likely 8GB will do the job.
Is the GPU going to be an issue? No.
Can you upgrade to both a HDD and SSD? Yes. You already have an HDD or Hard Disk Drive installed. That is your traditional 5400 RPM hard drive. Take a look at this option if you can give up having an internal super drive (disk drive): http://www.macworld.com/article/2082572/advice-from-an-apple-tech-how-to-replace -the-optical-drive-in-a-unibody-macbook-pro-with-a-second-h.html It allows you to have two different hard drives in your Mac at one time. You can install a second drive where the super drive is located after it is removed. -
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