# PayPal sign-in: PC vs. Mac

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paypal-sign-in-pc-vs-mac/312504>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 14, 2005, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paypal-sign-in-pc-vs-mac/312504 "2005-07-14T14:24:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paypal-sign-in-pc-vs-mac/312504/1 "2005-07-14T14:24:56Z")

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I’m using a dial-up connection. When I go to PayPal on my PC (500mHz, Win98), sign-in runs fairly quickly. When I go to PayPal on my Mac (1.5gHz G4 Powerbook, OS-X Tiger), it seems to take forever.

Why is this?