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MAC Mini Performance and display quality help needed!

I am new to the mac, having used pcs for what feels like hundreds of years.


I am enjoying the experience, but my MAC mini is so slow. Its a 2014 i5 2.6 Ghz with 8GB of RAM.


For example starting safari takes 20+ seconds from clicking the icon to being able to type a web address.


Also the display is not brilliant the text is blurred. I am using a LG HD Monitor running at 1920 x 1080 and 60 Hz.


I have a Dell PC with very similar specs connected to the same monitor and it does not suffer blurred display.


Thanks for your help

Mac mini, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on May 4, 2015 2:59 AM

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May 4, 2015 3:29 AM in response to lllaass

EtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)

Report generated 5/4/15, 11:26 AM

Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck


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Hardware Information: ℹ️

Mac mini (Late 2014) (Technical Specifications)

Mac mini - model: Macmini7,1

1 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core

8 GB RAM Not upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported

Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac


Video Information: ℹ️

Intel Iris

IPS237 1920 x 1080


System Software: ℹ️

OS X 10.10.3 (14D136) - Time since boot: 0:9:48


Disk Information: ℹ️

APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662 disk0 : (1 TB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB

Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 998.98 GB (641.30 GB free)

Core Storage: disk0s2 999.35 GB Online


USB Information: ℹ️

Apple, Inc. IR Receiver

Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Microsoft Microsoft® LifeCam Cinema(TM)

Hercules Rocksmith USB Guitar Adapter


Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus


Gatekeeper: ℹ️

Anywhere


Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox

[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.3.26) [Click for support]

[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.3.26) [Click for support]

[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.3.26) [Click for support]

[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.3.26) [Click for support]


/Library/Extensions

[loaded] com.sophos.kext.sav (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]

[loaded] com.sophos.nke.swi (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]


/System/Library/Extensions

[not loaded] com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileUSB (1.2.2 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]


/System/Library/Extensions/MotMobileUSB.kext/Contents/PlugIns

[not loaded] com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileMS (1.0.0 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileMTP (1.2.2 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileUSBLAN (1.2.2 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileUSBLANMerge (1.2.2 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileUSBSwch (1.2.2 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]


Launch Agents: ℹ️

[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.mokafive.m5tray.plist [Click for support]

[failed] com.motorola.MDMUpdater.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

[running] com.motorola.motohelper.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.motorola.motohelperUpdater.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.sophos.uiserver.plist [Click for support]

[failed] net.juniper.pulsetray.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]


Launch Daemons: ℹ️

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.ea.origin.ESHelper.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.motorola-mobility.mmcfgd.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.sophos.common.servicemanager.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] jp.co.canon.IJNetworkToolHelper.plist [Click for support]

[failed] net.juniper.AccessService.plist [Click for support]

[not loaded] net.juniper.UninstallPulse.plist [Click for support]

[not loaded] org.virtualbox.startup.plist [Click for support]


User Launch Agents: ℹ️

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]

[failed] com.lastpass.LastPassHelper.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist [Click for support]

[not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist [Click for support]


User Login Items: ℹ️

iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

Google Chrome Application (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)

Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2 Application Hidden (/Library/Printers/Canon/IJScanner/Utilities/Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2.app)

Skype Application Hidden (/Applications/Skype.app)


Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

EPPEX Plugin: Version: 10.0 [Click for support]

Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.9 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

nplastpass: Version: 3.1.89 - SDK 10.10 [Click for support]

Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

MeetingJoinPlugin: Version: Unknown - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 40 Check version


Safari Extensions: ℹ️

Evernote Web Clipper

PasswordBox


3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

Flash Player [Click for support]

FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE) [Click for support]

Java [Click for support]

MusicManager [Click for support]


Time Machine: ℹ️

Time Machine not configured!


Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

4% WindowServer

1% fontd

1% loginwindow

1% Google Chrome Helper(13)

0% taskgated


Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

909 MB Google Chrome Helper(13)

674 MB kernel_task

467 MB mdworker(12)

401 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(5)

180 MB SophosScanD


Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

1.24 GB Free RAM

6.76 GB Used RAM

0 B Swap Used


Diagnostics Information: ℹ️

May 4, 2015, 10:08:53 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Google Chrome_2015-05-04-100853_[redacted].crash

May 2, 2015, 07:47:11 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/EvernoteHelper_2015-05-02-0747 11_[redacted].crash

May 4, 2015, 11:13:54 AM Self test - passed

May 4, 2015, 10:02:56 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Microsoft AutoUpdate_2015-05-04-100256_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]

May 2, 2015, 09:13:07 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Microsoft AutoUpdate_2015-05-02-091307_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]

May 4, 2015 4:00 AM in response to MrT-Farnborough

Uninstall Sophos

http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/120838.aspx

Try disabling/uninstall Juniper

Mac running terribly slow.

Junos Pulse Automatically Opens at Startup.

Maybe do something with this since I do not know what it is

.mokafive.m5tray

Does the monitor have a DVI or displayport/mini displayport input you can use? Those are better connectins.

With HDMI see:

http://www.ireckon.net/2013/03/force-rgb-mode-in-mac-os-x-to-fix-the-picture-qua lity-of-an-external-monitor#comments

MAC Mini Performance and display quality help needed!

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