i have imac 400 mhz with 128 ram, and os x 10.1.4. whenever i run limewire, it is reeeeaaaally laggy. it takes maybe one to three seconds whenever i click on a button! i've mad sure that ONLY limewire is running, and closed itunes and my other programs, but it still goes really slow. i've used limewire on my friend's pc, and it runs a lot faster than my imac's version. why is it so slow??

Limewire is peer-to-peer sharing s/w. You are pulling a search and this app must poll the vast spiderweb of connected users by your criteria and get back to you. 3 seconds...........Hoo Boy. You think it's slow? To be honest, i have no experience with the OS X version, but the 9 ver I have is the best peer-to-peer I have tried. It's fairly sprightly in it's operation.

Hello, Hey, fieraci, maybe you should do a little research before being a jerk. I have used the os x version and it is extremely unresponsive, which is downright irritating. This has nothing to do with the network. You just assumed that ben was saying something stupid, but he was talking about the responsiveness the app itself. Yes ben, I have had the same problems. Kyle

Quoth: "To be honest, i have no experience with the OS X version" --- I did not imply that the poster is or was a 'jerk'. Sometimes levity and s a bit of sarcastic wit makes a point better than the mono-tone of a 1960's high school metal shop instructor. "werd" indeed........

I run the Classic9 version of my Limewire out of OSX and I seem to have the big prob of Requerying more than anything else. Downloads also seem to stop quite frequently. TOUCHDOWN SEAHAWKS

Limewire (osx) has been a pain for me lately too. It worked a couple days ago, but now it freezes- aka. spinning beachball- everytime i start it and try to get past the upgrade/why?/later window regardless of which button I click. When it will start up its usually still slow to respond. Its quite frustrating.... If anyone has any suggestions or alternatives, I'd love to hear em.