I bought the iMac in December of 2007. I couldn’t believe how fast and responsive everything was. Especially compared to my old PC. But things aren’t quite as ripe as they once were.
One of the many cool things about the Mac (er, Leopard) is Time Machine. I have a 500GB external drive (primarily for photos) that I partitioned. I’m now using 300GB for Time Machine and 200GB for photos. It’s pretty cool to know that everything is backed up automatically, all the time.
But here’s the kicker, I can’t remember ever needing a backup. Of anything. And the truth is, I’m starting to notice a slight lag in load times and such, and it’s always when I hear the external drive boot up to process the automatic back ups. It seems like, as the back ups increase, the load times get slower. I’m starting to wonder if it’s worth it. I can’t believe how spoiled I am, because if you’d use it for a day and I pointed out the times when I think it’s “lagging”, you’d probably think I was crazy. But in this day and age, every (milli)second counts.
What would you do? The right answer is probably to keep the backups. But I’m on the edge, here. If I notice any more decline in performance, Time Machine is history (pardon the pun).
