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    Dumb Question...

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Ella Grande, Sep 6, 2006.

  1. Ella Grande

    Ella Grande Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey everyone!
    This may sound like a stupid question but.... How long does it take you to open Itunes on your notebook? The reason that I'm asking this is because I have a core duo PC and it takes a pretty long to open itunes and some other stuff.
     
    Ella Grande, Sep 6, 2006
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  2. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yeah, same here. It takes about 3-5seconds.

    Same with some other things like Open Office, and WMP.

    Maybe its the slow 5,400rpm HDD's we are using?
     
    usapatriot, Sep 6, 2006
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  3. Charles P. Jefferies

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    "Long time" is subjective. ;) It takes perhaps 7-9 seconds on my machine when I first boot up, then only a few seconds if I re-open it.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Sep 6, 2006
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  4. Ella Grande

    Ella Grande Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah, that exactly what happens to mine... Chaz, what kind of processor are you using?
     
    Ella Grande, Sep 6, 2006
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    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Meh, same thing, it takes longer the first time then 1-2s after that.
     
    usapatriot, Sep 6, 2006
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  6. Tim

    Tim Notebook Virtuoso

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    As my Biology professors says, "There is no such thing as a stupid question." :p

    Yeah it can take a couple seconds. I think it depends on how much ram is currently in use, the speed of the hard drive, and possibly how many songs you have.
    Tim
     
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  7. Charles P. Jefferies

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    I don't think the processor matters that much when opening iTunes (mostly hard drive oriented, in which case I have a 100GB 7200RPM 8MB w/NCQ, Seagate), but for the record it is a Core 2 Duo T7600 (2.33GHz/4MB/667MHz). I have generally the same times on my Pentium M 750 (1.86GHz/2MB/533MHz) which has the same hard drive (except it is a Hitachi).
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Sep 6, 2006
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    Not what ur sig shows...
     
    usapatriot, Sep 6, 2006
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  9. Charles P. Jefferies

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    That's because I'm not using that machine right now. I edited my post with more info. The machine in my signature is my normal machine.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Sep 6, 2006
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    mine dose the same thing...prettymuch..

    Pentium M 1.73GHz 1GB RAM 60GB 7200RPM HD/with 16MB Cache
     
    deedeeman, Sep 6, 2006
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