I am fairly new to the macrumors.com forums, but it seems like just maybe, Apple users are beginning to buy into the "MHZ Myth.
All those talking about the 1GHZ PowerMac seem to forgotten this, and I quote:
".....the clock speed of a computer isnt an accurate way to compare system performance. Overall system design and processor-architecture differences affect real-world application performance, otherwise you might be fooled by........ The Megahertz Myth. "
I have an iMac 333 MHZ that is as fast if not faster running application than my Compaq E500 PIII 700MHZ Laptop.
I suppose if I ran Photoshop, I might see a difference, but I don't, and neither does the majority of computer users.
Most users run a Web Browser, an e-mail client, word processor, and maybe some financial software.
Bottom line is "MHZ is Hype" it is a way to sell new computers to people that really don't need them.....it doesn't take a 2 GHZ computer to accomplish the tasks of an average user. Word won't run any faster on a 1 GHZ processor than on a 2 GHZ processor.
So what's the point?
Apple has far and away the better product, not just in style but is ease of use.
So please don;t be sucked into the "MHZ Myth"
OK fire away....but please be kind
All those talking about the 1GHZ PowerMac seem to forgotten this, and I quote:
".....the clock speed of a computer isnt an accurate way to compare system performance. Overall system design and processor-architecture differences affect real-world application performance, otherwise you might be fooled by........ The Megahertz Myth. "
I have an iMac 333 MHZ that is as fast if not faster running application than my Compaq E500 PIII 700MHZ Laptop.
I suppose if I ran Photoshop, I might see a difference, but I don't, and neither does the majority of computer users.
Most users run a Web Browser, an e-mail client, word processor, and maybe some financial software.
Bottom line is "MHZ is Hype" it is a way to sell new computers to people that really don't need them.....it doesn't take a 2 GHZ computer to accomplish the tasks of an average user. Word won't run any faster on a 1 GHZ processor than on a 2 GHZ processor.
So what's the point?
Apple has far and away the better product, not just in style but is ease of use.
So please don;t be sucked into the "MHZ Myth"
OK fire away....but please be kind