Mac Mini running slow since loading Leopard

[lborwick]

My Mac Mini has been running slow since I upgraded to Leopard several months ago. It is not Snow Leopard. My Mac Mini is running software version 10.5.8 and my processor is a 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4 with 512 MB RAM. Am I running slow since my Mac Mini is intel? Should I switch it back to Tiger or is there any other suggestions you can make. I have run the disk utility and have run the repair permissions. The computer is especially slow on Safari where it is faster on my MacBook pro. Thanks.

 

[Mr Ski 73]

You could try resetting safari and also rebooting your router. Also try Firefox and see if this is any better.

 

[OceanView]

I would be interested to see what your results are as I have the same Mini and was thinking about getting Leopard for it.
If it does not improve performance, I will save the money and apply it toward getting a new Mini instead.

 

[MacMini2009]

Upgrade the RAM and hard drive.

http://www.macsales.com/

 

[MacHamster68]

first no your mini is no intel pc its a powerpc g4 processor inside

and it will run leopard , yes ,but better stick with tiger

as i have the same processor , and a fast 7200rpm harddrive and 1gb ram and a 64mb graphics in my eMac , but despite the better configuration leopard slowed down everything noticable ,

(leopard boots faster yes, but after booting i want speed too )
most people get used to the slower working
, because they like to have leopard ,
but in reality tiger will run far better,
so i gone back to tiger and i`m happy as i have the speed back

so you got two options
1st if you want leopard ,you need a 7200rpm harddrive as the standard inside the mini is a 5400rpm laptop harddrive 2,5 inch which slws down things and max out the ram to 1gb
(1gb is max the mini 1.42 supports according every mac .com )
2nd going back to tiger
but even under tiger i recommend to upgrade to 1gb