Re: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish

2017-03-25 Thread Scott Granados
t;>> >>> Oh yeah, >>> >>> They like any moving object start dying after a while. >>> >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] >

RE: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish

2017-03-24 Thread Simon Fogarty
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Re: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish

2017-03-24 Thread Scott Granados
M, 'Jim Fettgather' via MacVisionaries >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> This is a spinning hard drive, but a brand new Mac. >>>>> Fortunately, as others have suggested, it settled itself in after a day >>>>> or so and is

Re: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish

2017-03-24 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
day or so and is now running lightning fast. Thanks. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 10:44 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New iMac, A Bit s

Re: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish

2017-03-24 Thread Nickus de Vos
g after a while. > > > > -Original Message- > From: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] > Sent: Friday, 24 March 2017 2:57 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish > > I

RE: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish

2017-03-24 Thread Simon Fogarty
Oh yeah, They like any moving object start dying after a while. -Original Message- From: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] Sent: Friday, 24 March 2017 2:57 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New iMac, A Bit slow an

Re: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish

2017-03-23 Thread Scott Granados
ck and glad it’s sorted out. >>>> >>>>> On Mar 22, 2017, at 5:20 PM, 'Jim Fettgather' via MacVisionaries >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> This is a spinning hard drive, but a brand new Mac. >>>>> Fortunatel

Re: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish

2017-03-23 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
tt Granados Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 10:44 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish What kind of disk are you using, SSD or regular rotating/. Also is this a new IMAC or a used older model? Thank you On Mar 20, 2017, at 9:55 AM, 'Jim Fettgath

Re: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish

2017-03-23 Thread Scott Granados
g fast. >>> Thanks. >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 10:44 AM >>> To: ma

Re: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish

2017-03-23 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
ghtning fast. Thanks. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 10:44 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish What kind of disk a

Re: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish

2017-03-23 Thread Scott Granados
t; From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 10:44 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish > > What kind of disk are you using, SSD or reg

RE: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish

2017-03-22 Thread 'Jim Fettgather' via MacVisionaries
Scott Granados Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 10:44 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish What kind of disk are you using, SSD or regular rotating/. Also is this a new IMAC or a used older model? Thank you > On Mar 20, 2017, at 9:55 AM, &

Re: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish

2017-03-22 Thread Scott Granados
What kind of disk are you using, SSD or regular rotating/. Also is this a new IMAC or a used older model? Thank you > On Mar 20, 2017, at 9:55 AM, 'Jim Fettgather' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hello. > I had tested out the $999 21 inch iMac running Sierra in the Apple Store, and > it had

Re: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish

2017-03-20 Thread Jonathan Cohn
One thing about backup as opposed to the two processes I mentioned is that time machine status can be discovered in the menu extras and in the System Settings so at least it easy to check. I could see iCloud could definitely be an issue especially if you decided to place your documents and desktop

Re: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish

2017-03-20 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi there I agree, give it a couple of days before you make any decisions to take it back or something. Let it run over night if you feel the need, and it should eventually sort itself out. All of this also depends on your Internet speed depending on everything in your iCloud which it would have

Re: New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish

2017-03-20 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Leave it on overnight and see what happens. A new macintosh needs to create indexes of your files, and if you requested FileVault protection it will also be going through and encrypting all the files on the partition. You could look at activity monitor if there are still issues, or just go into the

New iMac, A Bit slow and Sluggish

2017-03-20 Thread 'Jim Fettgather' via MacVisionaries
Hello. I had tested out the $999 21 inch iMac running Sierra in the Apple Store, and it had run with impressive speed and responsiveness. Applications opened quickly, web pages loaded quickly, and there was no lag or "busy signals" at all. I purchased the unit, and set it up with my Apple ID and