Firefox Runs Slow on Snow Leopard

my problem is the opposite. I have to use firefox since July 5 because Safari is sooooooo slow it's driving me crazy. I get the death wheel and my beard is getting longer. I installed snow leopard a few months ago. I have 10.6.8. Any thoughts guys. Never had this problem with Safari before.

I have to join with all who get frustated with slow browsers. The problem, to my mind, revolves around the extentions and add ons. These features must cause conflict within the machine.

In the case of Firefox, the number and frequency of updates is beyond belief; is competition so fierce that it is necessary ... or is it just marketing? And should it be marketing, where does customer satisfaction come into things?

We cannot expect a universal approach but we should be able to expect a good basic service and properly tested features before they are launched.

For the vast majority of users, Firefox runs fast and problem free. I think the issue may either be a corrupt Profile or conflicting Add-ons, as you mentioned. That's why I suggested creating a temporary Profile or opening Firefox in Safe Mode (Option at open.)

That is the combo update. You should download and run with that. As a rule the combo update is the must have version.

Yes. A combo update usually follows any major update. It consolidates the changes. You can download it and install over the top of your current system.

Hope this helps

adam79 wrote:

I thought that 10.6.8 was the latest version of SL, but I just came accross the 10.6.8 v1.1 update. I hadn't heard of it until a couple hours ago. Which one is it?

I forget now why, but the first 10.6.8 Combo Update was superseded very shortly after by the v1.1. It is still 10.6.8, not a different point version. Your OS will still be at 10.6.8 if you apply it.

After the intial 10.6.8 was released, there was an addtional supplemental update, which was rolled into the 10.6.8 Combo v1.1. I don't think the supplemental is even available any longer. When you download it, it will appear as MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.8.dmg.

If you're curious, more information here.

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20083176-263/apple-fixes-os-x-10.6.8-proble ms-with-supplemental-update/

adam79 wrote:

the Non-Retina ones can only take up to 8GB

No, that's Apple corporate only allowing 8GB in that machine to be ******, it can handle 16GB.

Download MacTracker and see for yourself, nearlly all Early 2011 Mac's can accepet 16GB, you'll have to put it in yourself.

Plus the anti-glare is the best screens anyway, you can see it nearly 100% of the time perfectly.

Retina is a power hog.

Mac support told me that some people add more than 8GB of memory to the non-retina's, even though they can only process the 8!

Can add up to 16GB and the Mac addresses all of it. Two RAM slots, so might as well get 2-8GB modules.

Videos here how to open it up. Crucial.com, OtherWorld Computing etc., for the RAM.

http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/

If your Mac is running fine (run through this list of fixes)

Step by Step to fix your Mac

You might want to do a defrag of your Mac's hard drive

I have a special process of doing it that's awesome and not risky as your copying data and always have a bootable copy

Follow these steps, you should realize a performance boost. 😉

How to properly defrag a Mac's hard drive

adam79 wrote:

Why am I not suprised by this

Usually what happens is Apple will release a machine that can accept 16GB of RAM, however only 4GB RAM modules are availalbe.

When the first 8GB modules were releaed, they were like $800 each, so $1600 to upgrade RAM to 16GB.

Over time the price dropped, however Apple buys in huge volume and the set up their policy, online store etc., and by the time the RAM price drops enough to do so, they have already come out with a new machine already.

Apple likes to upgrade the RAM right in the store at buying time, as they reuse the presently installed RAM.

However now that the 8GB modules have dropped in price, and they still sell the non-retina MBP's, they should have also allowed these machines to have 16GB, but they don't becaues they want to push the retinas that have no moving parts so there is less after sale repairs and they get people used to the idea they can no longer upgrade their MBP's faster.

But in the present non retinas one can easily upgrade it themselves for a fraction what Apple charges.

Apple quoted me $435 to upgrade to 8GB (after the Mac left the store, $200+ at Mac sale time) which I got the RAM online for $75 and the tools for $5.