It does not have a good reputation in this forum.Īre you still using BlackBerry cell phone or BlackBerry specific apps? If not, I would remove the BlackBerry related stuff. Especially if you are using the free version that really only runs when you ask it to. Again an SSD will help things if you want to spend money on this Mac (not sure I would). I'm not saying this is happening, just that it is something that can happen.Ī 5400 RPM disk is one of the slower model hard disks. All of this will allow a battery with very little capacity to last longer.

If a battery is no longer holding a charge, the macOS kernel may 'fake' high kernel usage to trick the process scheduler into giving out real CPU time much more slowly which will allow the CPU to run cooler and thus draw less power and avoid running the fans to keep the CPU cool. High battery cycle count - Your battery may be losing capacity. Generally speaking, most long term forum volunteers do not recommend anti-virus as macOS provides it own, and NO ONE recommends multiple A/V packages! More than one antivirus app - This machine has multiple antivirus apps installed. Antivirus software problems - Antivirus software is causing performance problems.

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