Clean install of 10.3 big speed difference

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  • Reply 21 of 26
    neurokidneurokid Posts: 108member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by tink

    I think the faster HD speeds up everything significantly, especially in OSX

    and especially going from what was probably a 4200 RPM drive.



    yeah, it was the drive. the drive is a major bottleneck.
  • Reply 22 of 26
    algolalgol Posts: 833member
    Then why the fsck does apple bottleneck their already bottlenecked machines with a slow drive??????? I mean wtf are they thinking?
  • Reply 23 of 26
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    He was talking of a laptop. Unless you already have your fuel tank with you, batter life matters.
  • Reply 24 of 26
    willywalloowillywalloo Posts: 408member
    not that i've tried it, but can't you get a good speed increase by optimizing the sys.?



    -walloo.
  • Reply 25 of 26
    1337_5l4xx0r1337_5l4xx0r Posts: 1,558member
    Optimizing how? Apple compiles for a CPU target of G4 (I've heard), does prebinding after any major update, has built in HD defragging that puts the most-accessed files on the fastest part of the HD, etc. That's pretty optimal, IMHO.



    As to the original poster, the faster drive is probably 97% responsible for the speed improvements.
  • Reply 26 of 26
    regreg Posts: 832member
    I upgraded the hard drive in my old 500 Ti from the 4200 to a 5400 and the speed difference was very noticible, the heat was also greater. I tend to only do a clean install when I am transferring a machine to someone else. The only time things slow down is with iPhoto first launching. But over 3000 photos and13 gig of space being used will do that.



    reg
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