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Imac 10.15.7 too slow and beachballing

I have an etrecheck report for my brand new Imac desktop, i really need help to decipher the report and work out how to fix my major issues! Huge thanks in advance.




Posted on Feb 28, 2021 9:43 AM

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Posted on Feb 28, 2021 12:50 PM

Hi rhona129,


This iMac contains a really slow 5400rpm hard drive. This is the cause for all your issues. Please return it if you are still within the window and get an iMac with an SSD. If not, to get better speeds you will need to run macOS through an external USB SSD to the iMac.


Let me know your situation.


Cheers,


Jack

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Feb 28, 2021 12:50 PM in response to rhona129

Hi rhona129,


This iMac contains a really slow 5400rpm hard drive. This is the cause for all your issues. Please return it if you are still within the window and get an iMac with an SSD. If not, to get better speeds you will need to run macOS through an external USB SSD to the iMac.


Let me know your situation.


Cheers,


Jack

Mar 1, 2021 8:55 AM in response to rhona129

Well, that iMac model is just slow, due only to the slow hard drive. You are also out of the return policy, so the best way to speed up the Mac is get the USB SSD.


I recommend the: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HLRB2VC/A/g-technology-1tb-g-drive-mobile-ssd-r-series-storage?fnode=c706a96b9e64d4d3b9921fa44124ef6f1db714399c3da30f86e1c6d292225518213aa60a903f56c8c355e7e5b138f6fb9d43b5749c1f85c98071834affbf5293b5e594ac646861eca3ab5984392cb1c1c3d291e08d6f9326423b79627c5846c0. It comes in 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB sizes.


You will also need this cable if you choose that drive: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/belkin-3-3-usb-type-c-to-usb-type-c-cable-works-with-chromebook-black/6288069.p?skuId=6288069.


Let me know what you think.


Cheers,


Jack

Mar 1, 2021 7:41 AM in response to rhona129

iMac (21.5-inch, 2017)

iMac Model: iMac18,1

2.3 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 (i5-7360U) CPU: 2-core


You also ended up with the education model with only a dual-core processor which has much lower performance scores compared to the slowest version of the next model up.


Benchmarks from the MacTracker database (free in the Mac App Store):



For 18% more money up front you would have seen a 46 percent increase in benchmark performance.

Imac 10.15.7 too slow and beachballing

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