MacBook Pro 2011 Flash Stutter Issue
This is a very specific problem that flares periodically, but consistently enough so that it's very noticeable and bothersome.
When watching flash, the audio occasionally struggles for a mere half a second, creating a distinctive pop or clicking noise. It's very, very quick. The video also will pause on occasion, though much more rarely. These two issues are sometimes, but not always, mutually exclusive.
I have no idea what could be causing this issue as I've had the computer for less than two weeks. On a side note, my VLC has also struggled on occasion, with the audio stuttering and the video artifacting like it never did on my 1.6 GHz 1 GB RAM Toshiba.
I'm not sure if these issues are all related. I can say that I got a similar popping in Ableton when playing four notes at once, if that helps with anything.
Finally, when flipping up and down web pages with the two-finger gesture, the scrolling visibly slows as if the entire frame rate drops as I roll over Flash content. This does not always happen, and I've noticed the problem on Safari, Chrome, and Firefox (including Firefox 4, the RC). I only mention it because it seems to me like something isn't doing what it needs to in terms of audio and video, especially when it comes to Flash.
When watching flash, the audio occasionally struggles for a mere half a second, creating a distinctive pop or clicking noise. It's very, very quick. The video also will pause on occasion, though much more rarely. These two issues are sometimes, but not always, mutually exclusive.
I have no idea what could be causing this issue as I've had the computer for less than two weeks. On a side note, my VLC has also struggled on occasion, with the audio stuttering and the video artifacting like it never did on my 1.6 GHz 1 GB RAM Toshiba.
I'm not sure if these issues are all related. I can say that I got a similar popping in Ableton when playing four notes at once, if that helps with anything.
Finally, when flipping up and down web pages with the two-finger gesture, the scrolling visibly slows as if the entire frame rate drops as I roll over Flash content. This does not always happen, and I've noticed the problem on Safari, Chrome, and Firefox (including Firefox 4, the RC). I only mention it because it seems to me like something isn't doing what it needs to in terms of audio and video, especially when it comes to Flash.
Macbook Pro 2011 (2.2 Ghz, 4GB RAM), Mac OS X (10.6.6), 1GB vRAM
