RustySpanner
3rd October 2009, 09:16 PM
Anyone use Office:Mac 2008 (with latest patch update)?
I have to use it at work, and it's slow as shit. I mean, stupidly slow. The mac is a quad core Mac Pro 2.8, with 5gb RAM and loads of drive space, it runs CS3/CS4 like a dream, but Office makes it feel like it's got a 68020 under the hood. Specifically, Excel is the problem, as I use it to manipulate data files.
For example, when I type anything in anywhere, there is a lag of up to three seconds between pressing the key, and having the letter appear on screen. This even happens in what I would have thought were elements handled by the OS, such as open/save as dialog boxes. Every action has a delay of several seconds. It is driving me bananas. BANANAS, I TELL YOU!!!!11
Copy/paste is stupidly slow. Strangely, formula evaluation is not too bad. The size of the data file does not affect performance - even with no file open it is still slow. But it is slow, and I damn well can't figure out why.
ANY IDEAS PEPELS BEFORE I BECOME AN HUMAN BANANA???
I have to use it at work, and it's slow as shit. I mean, stupidly slow. The mac is a quad core Mac Pro 2.8, with 5gb RAM and loads of drive space, it runs CS3/CS4 like a dream, but Office makes it feel like it's got a 68020 under the hood. Specifically, Excel is the problem, as I use it to manipulate data files.
For example, when I type anything in anywhere, there is a lag of up to three seconds between pressing the key, and having the letter appear on screen. This even happens in what I would have thought were elements handled by the OS, such as open/save as dialog boxes. Every action has a delay of several seconds. It is driving me bananas. BANANAS, I TELL YOU!!!!11
Copy/paste is stupidly slow. Strangely, formula evaluation is not too bad. The size of the data file does not affect performance - even with no file open it is still slow. But it is slow, and I damn well can't figure out why.
ANY IDEAS PEPELS BEFORE I BECOME AN HUMAN BANANA???