My PPC Mac is faster than...

keremtezcan · Dec 6, 2012, 12:23 PM

My Power Mac G5 Dual 2Ghz is faster than my Late 2011 MacBook Pro 2.8Ghz!

simsaladimbamba · Dec 6, 2012, 12:25 PM

Ah, good to hear, as I was about to post the opposite, but then again, "fast" is subjective and can mean many things, and I wouldn't have gone into as much detail in my post as you have, but then again, I am an arse.

ChrisMan287 · Dec 6, 2012, 12:25 PM

PPC fo' life

dukebound85 · Dec 6, 2012, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by keremtezcan

My Power Mac G5 Dual 2Ghz is faster than my Late 2011 MacBook Pro 2.8Ghz!

I must have duds. My computers tend not to move around. I always try having speed contests by making a little track and have them race but I think Apple keeps sending me dead computers, as they never move.

Apple needs to treat their computers better. Is there a PETC organization I can write to? Computer mills need to go.

GermanyChris · Dec 6, 2012, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by keremtezcan

My Power Mac G5 Dual 2Ghz is faster than my Late 2011 MacBook Pro 2.8Ghz!

In what way?

My i7 Hack benches at 18,000 my quad was 3800 or so…

How are you comparing?

keremtezcan · Dec 6, 2012, 12:52 PM

Just general usage. Although I have a lot more stuff and junk loaded on the MacBook, it is just slow to open finder right after booting up, and just generally slow. It has Mac OS X Mountain Lion, however I run Windows 8 on it. (So that I have Mac OS X and Windows available.) Windows runs fine, but my Power Mac G5 is just as fast as early Mac Pros at basic tasks, opening browser tabs, booting up, opening apps etc.

simsaladimbamba · Dec 6, 2012, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by keremtezcan

Just general usage. Although I have a lot more stuff and junk loaded on the MacBook, it is just slow to open finder right after booting up, and just generally slow. It has Mac OS X Mountain Lion, however I run Windows 8 on it. (So that I have Mac OS X and Windows available.) Windows runs fine, but my Power Mac G5 is just as fast as early Mac Pros at basic tasks, opening browser tabs, booting up, opening apps etc.

Probably due to more RAM and faster HDD.
Spec your 2011 MBP with 16 GB RAM and an SSD, and it will be faster than that G5.

keremtezcan · Dec 6, 2012, 01:13 PM

My MacBook Pro has 8 GB RAM, my G5 has 6.5. My MacBook Pro has a 750GB Apple Hard Drive, my G5 has a 150 GB Apple Hard Drive and a 350 GB other hard drive.

blanka · Dec 6, 2012, 02:06 PM

Guess your G5 has a 7200rpm 3,5 inch HDD, and the MBP a 5400rpm 2.5 inch. That makes everything disk related go 2-3 times as fast on the G5. Add the bonus off a more light-weight OS, and it will cause your impression of a faster speed.

My Core2Duo 3Ghz also feels much snappier than a i5 quad in many disk related things.

keremtezcan · Dec 6, 2012, 02:09 PM

Probably has to be correct. Thanks.

GermanyChris · Dec 6, 2012, 02:21 PM

Now I'd like to see numbers..

a 7200RPM drive from '04 is not faster then a 5400 2.5" from '11

Your G5 is in no was faster than your MBP nor a 1,1 but it is much cooler….

keremtezcan · Dec 6, 2012, 03:03 PM

Although it isn't very likely, it could because it had a non-apple hard drive when I bought it from Ebay. My OS is installed on it because it's a larger HD than the Apple HD. It is a Late 2005 G5.

MisterKeeks · Dec 6, 2012, 03:23 PM

I have an early 2011 MBP Quad i7 @ 2.3Ghz, and it beats a dual 1.8 cold.

GermanyChris · Dec 6, 2012, 04:28 PM

It matters not one iota..

Spinners cannot saturate the bus of SATA 1 or 2 ..

Your MacBook is no kidding faster the the PM, but the PM looks WAY cooler!!!

rjcalifornia · Dec 6, 2012, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by keremtezcan

My Power Mac G5 Dual 2Ghz is faster than my Late 2011 MacBook Pro 2.8Ghz!

My xbox is faster than the Power Mac G5 and the Macbook Pro 2.8 combined

MisterKeeks · Dec 6, 2012, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by rjcalifornia

My xbox is faster than the Power Mac G5 and the Macbook Pro 2.8 combined

At what? Turning on? completely different beasts for completely different things.

Jessica Lares · Dec 6, 2012, 07:49 PM

My PowerPC Macs are faster than my Newton eMate.

throAU · Dec 6, 2012, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by keremtezcan

My Power Mac G5 Dual 2Ghz is faster than my Late 2011 MacBook Pro 2.8Ghz!

No it's not.

Go rip a DVD and get back to me tomorrow when it finished.

wobegong · 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by throAU

No it's not.

Go rip a DVD and get back to me tomorrow when it finished.

Amen.

My MBP 2.0Ghz i7 finishes encodes, goes to the gym, goes on a trip to the beach, lies back and reads a book and may go take in a film at the cinema, meanwhile back in the office the G5 is still plodding through that encode the MBP finished hours ago but it should be done by the next morning....

skateny · Dec 6, 2012, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by wobegong

Amen.

My MBP 2.0Ghz i7 finishes encodes, goes to the gym, goes on a trip to the beach, lies back and reads a book and may go take in a film at the cinema in the time it will take my G5 to do the same thing....

My iBook writes screenplays for major Hollywood studios.

Jessica Lares · Dec 6, 2012, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by wobegong

Amen.

My MBP 2.0Ghz i7 finishes encodes, goes to the gym, goes on a trip to the beach, lies back and reads a book and may go take in a film at the cinema in the time it will take my G5 to do the same thing....

It would take even longer since you'd have to be lugging it back and forth.

wobegong · Dec 6, 2012, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Jessica Lares

It would take even longer since you'd have to be lugging it back and forth.

No the G5 stays in the office like a schoolboy on detention still working on that encode, the MBP skips out early having finished so quickly and then goes and does all those things

while the G5 is still working on that encode ...

I love my G5 but you have to be realistic

justperry · Dec 6, 2012, 11:06 PM

My PB G4 1.67 is faster than a snail but slower than a Ferrari

rjcalifornia · Dec 6, 2012, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MisterKeeks

At what? Turning on? completely different beasts for completely different things.

I use Linux, and it is way faster than those things combined

keremtezcan · Dec 7, 2012, 01:37 AM

It looks like the G5 is faster than the MacBook Pro at basic things, like booting up or browsing finder etc, but the MacBook Pro is faster at harder things like video editing etc. However when I start the MacBook Pro up it is incredibly slow probably because of all the junk stuff installed on it. But I don't want to reinstall OS X because Ill lose Office 2011 etc.

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simsaladimbamba macrumors Core Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: in front of it	Ah, good to hear, as I was about to post the opposite, but then again, "fast" is subjective and can mean many things, and I wouldn't have gone into as much detail in my post as you have, but then again, I am an arse. __________________ This is not
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GermanyChris macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Here	Now I'd like to see numbers.. a 7200RPM drive from '04 is not faster then a 5400 2.5" from '11 Your G5 is in no was faster than your MBP nor a 1,1 but it is much cooler…. __________________ The Christian resolution to find the world ugly and bad has made the world ugly and bad--Nietzsche
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MisterKeeks macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2012	I have an early 2011 MBP Quad i7 @ 2.3Ghz, and it beats a dual 1.8 cold. __________________ Core Duo 1.83 Mac Mini, Dual 2.7 Power Mac G5, Dual 1.8 Power Mac G5, Dual 1.25 MDD G4, 1.6 GHz iMac G5, 900 MHz iBook G3, 800 MHz iMac G4, 500MHz iMac G3, 400MHz iMac G3
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keremtezcan Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: London	Just general usage. Although I have a lot more stuff and junk loaded on the MacBook, it is just slow to open finder right after booting up, and just generally slow. It has Mac OS X Mountain Lion, however I run Windows 8 on it. (So that I have Mac OS X and Windows available.) Windows runs fine, but my Power Mac G5 is just as fast as early Mac Pros at basic tasks, opening browser tabs, booting up, opening apps etc.
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keremtezcan Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: London	My MacBook Pro has 8 GB RAM, my G5 has 6.5. My MacBook Pro has a 750GB Apple Hard Drive, my G5 has a 150 GB Apple Hard Drive and a 350 GB other hard drive.
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blanka macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2012	Guess your G5 has a 7200rpm 3,5 inch HDD, and the MBP a 5400rpm 2.5 inch. That makes everything disk related go 2-3 times as fast on the G5. Add the bonus off a more light-weight OS, and it will cause your impression of a faster speed. My Core2Duo 3Ghz also feels much snappier than a i5 quad in many disk related things.
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keremtezcan Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: London	Probably has to be correct. Thanks.
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keremtezcan Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: London	Although it isn't very likely, it could because it had a non-apple hard drive when I bought it from Ebay. My OS is installed on it because it's a larger HD than the Apple HD. It is a Late 2005 G5.
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GermanyChris macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Here	It matters not one iota.. Spinners cannot saturate the bus of SATA 1 or 2 .. Your MacBook is no kidding faster the the PM, but the PM looks WAY cooler!!! __________________ The Christian resolution to find the world ugly and bad has made the world ugly and bad--Nietzsche
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Jessica Lares macrumors 68030 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA	My PowerPC Macs are faster than my Newton eMate. __________________  Have You Hugged Your Mac Today? Daily Expressions \| Power Mac G5 \| Late 2011 13" MacBook Pro \| iPod Nano (7G) \| iPod Shuffle (2012) \| iPad Mini
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justperry macrumors 603 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 7 Km South of an active upside down volcano.	My PB G4 1.67 is faster than a snail but slower than a Ferrari
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keremtezcan Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: London	It looks like the G5 is faster than the MacBook Pro at basic things, like booting up or browsing finder etc, but the MacBook Pro is faster at harder things like video editing etc. However when I start the MacBook Pro up it is incredibly slow probably because of all the junk stuff installed on it. But I don't want to reinstall OS X because Ill lose Office 2011 etc.
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