Q: Why does my late 2011 MacBook Pro run so slow?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEw9Yqx2xJU (watch towards the end when I try to watch a twitch stream)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eTL6Rf_gT4&feature=youtu.be
Specs on my laptop: http://imgur.com/a/XHvNO
This is what I have to deal with using this laptop, in the second video it shows my iPhone 6 running twitch no problem while my MBP looks like its going to have a heart attack. I have cox cable and get up to 100mb download speed so my internet speed isn't the issue, I can watch HD movies with no issues on my iPhone and desktop computer. The MacBook Pro says I need to replace the battery soon, maybe replacing that will fix the issue? I have no idea what I have to do or buy to improve the performance, I thought maybe it was my HD but I reformatted and installed El Capitan on a different HD last night and its the same issue.
I understand that devices get old and slow down, I am not expecting to do anything heavy on this laptop but I can't even browse the internet without my MacBook running extremely slow even if nothing else is running in the back. I think I should at least be able to browse the internet, its gotten to the point where I just leave my laptop off and use my iPhone 6 to watch movies when I am in bed because my iPhone 6 runs everything fine. After about 5 years this is what my MacBook Pro look's like: http://imgur.com/a/gcFaa
Other than needing to be cleaned I think its in pretty good shape for a laptop that is around 5 years old, no physical damage, no liquid damage, I've taken pretty good care of it. I bought this MacBook Pro brand new from apple around 2012, if there is a way I can somehow fix this MacBook Pro I would like to. If I have to spend hundreds replacing hardware I would rather just save up for a new laptop. Any advice? Seems like a hardware issue, like something is failing? Its just pretty disappointing because I spent around $1,300 on this laptop and it runs like complete crap, meanwhile my desktop PC that I bought a year after and spent $1,300 still runs amazing.
Posted on Jul 23, 2016 3:14 PM