I discovered before I sent my MacBook in for repair the other day that when the battery isn’t plugged in, the CPU automatically clocks down to 1GHz. So for the past week I had it, it’s been operating at half speed. I wondered why it was so slow.
It’s still out for repair at the moment, and it definitely won’t be back before I go home tomorrow. Bummer. Lets see if I can get the repairpeople to send it back to me.
Spalpeen :: How long could I live without my Mac? A long time | 23-Mar-07 at 1:48 am | Permalink
[...] Honestly, I’m starting to get the feeling of relief when I sit down to my PC. Sure, I know it’s not perfect, but the mere fact that it keeps running and doesn’t conk out (even if it did, I could replace a component) makes me happy to use it. I’ve also discovered that the PC is a whole lot faster for blogging, especially in conjunction with a big monitor. Yes, that’s right: I find the workflow a lot smoother for blogging at Engadget. Surprisingly, I also find that my 1 core, 1GB PC is a whole lot snappier when it comes to window movement, and browser activities (especially flash) than my 2 core, 2GB Mac — although recently that may have been attributed to this. [...]