[Astphadel]

I'm running this machine:

MacBook
2.0GHz CD
2GBRAM
200GB Hitachi HDD
Leopard OS X

Damn thing seems to crazy and get very slow, hot, unresponsive lately.... especially when streaming vids via youtube etc (firefox)... I've had to start running Activity Monitor in a seperate Space just so when I hear those fans start blasting I can try to check whats costing the CPU so much and try to shut that program down before my comp freezes and I can't do anything and have to restart.

8 times out of 10 its been Firefox thats gone up to 90+% of CPU useage, and this sometimes goes over 100%! Doesn't make sense to me. I've also downloaded special versions of Firefox that are suppposed to be "model specific" to run best with your particular macbook.... problem seems slightly better... but not really....

One of the biggest reasons I got a macbook is because my iMac NEVER froze up or anything like this.... anyone have any idea why this is happening to my comp? Why is my CPU getting so completely taxed by running a couple of webpages at once? I feel like I'm running a pretty strong machine and this should simply not be happening...

Thanks in advance for any advice....

[idykenano]

Firefox 3 will be out in a matter of hours now. If you're not using it already, try switching to it when the stable version is available.
You may love Firefox, but if its going haywire and a delete and install of Firefox won't fix your problem (nor the new version), try using Safari to see if you get the same problems.
Also, I've heard that Firefox tends to eat CPU like none other if the windows are open for a long time. Do you quit out of Firefox at least once a day?

[Cold Warrior]

What version of Firefox? What version of the Flash plugin?
Make sure you're using the latest of each. Like posted above, FF 3 is coming out soon. You should grab the release client now anyway if you're in a troubleshooting mood. See if that improves it.

Also, try it with Safari to see if that helps.

[amazing]

better yet, switch to Camino. One of the FF3 betas was doing the same thing to my 12" PB, so I downgraded to FF2, but mostly I'm happy with Camino.