hey i have a apple laptop and and normal PC....i like using my mac but i like to watch video reviews and things on youtube but they so slow on my mac!! but on my pc they are so much quicker!! why is this...they are connected through a router..the pc is the main one and my laptop is connnected to that...so if we use the same internet connection...why is my internet so slow is there someting i can download to play my videos quicker online...thanks!!
2006-12-17 09:22:32 · 5 answers · asked by james 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
NO SORRY THE MAC IS NO SLOWER IN MEAN THEY ARE CONNECTED THOUGHT A ROOTER..SO WHY DOES THE PC GET TO PLAY THE VIDEOS FASTER DO I NEED TO DOWNLOAD SOMETHING?? MAC ARE BETTER THAN PC..WINDOWS ARE UGLY...
2006-12-17 09:28:31 · update #1
NO SORRY THE MAC IS NO SLOWER IN MEAN THEY ARE CONNECTED THOUGHT A ROOTER..SO WHY DOES THE PC GET TO PLAY THE VIDEOS FASTER DO I NEED TO DOWNLOAD SOMETHING?? MAC ARE BETTER THAN PC..WINDOWS ARE UGLY...
2006-12-17 09:28:35 · update #2
I DO HAVE 512 MB LMAO...COULD IT BE MY ROOTER THAT IS TO SLOW..BUT SURLEY THAT WOULD MAKE THRE PC SLOW TO...BTW THE ROOTER IS WIRED..
2006-12-17 09:30:55 · update #3
Just so I understand: Is the MAC connected to the router, or to the PC? If the MAC is connected to the PC, every packet is being processed by the PC, first, and of course it would slow it down.
If that is NOT the case, then the problem is with your MAC. It's probably not a virus, since MACs don't often get them. Is you MAC network interface slower than that NIC in your PC? 10 Mbs is not really slow, but I don't know what kind of network connection you have.
2006-12-17 09:36:35 · answer #1 · answered by Computer Guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
James, it sounds like you laptop is low on RAM and you may need to increase it! Or you need to do a thorough maintenance clean up of your system by deleting any and all Internet trash files. To view videos (comfortably) on your PC/laptop you need at least 512 RAM. The more the better!
2006-12-17 17:28:18 · answer #2 · answered by Nikolas S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
either one or the other has a slower RAM than the other one, maybe your signal for your router is picked up faster with whatever one has the faster connection, you really need to be specific in your question on this one to actually get a correct answer.
2006-12-17 17:29:26 · answer #3 · answered by dkm2006 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a MAC and my internet speeds are much quicker on Safari, rather than Internet Explorer. Have you tried both programs if you have them both?
2006-12-17 17:26:24 · answer #4 · answered by allllison. (: 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MAC is overall piece of ****, its approven that MAC is a slooowwww... Win is the fastest.
2006-12-17 17:26:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋