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2.4 Gig G5?

Re: To SPG

Originally posted by ShawnLavin
Your reasoning is exactly why I chose my language...

"would suit me just fine...", note the pronoun

"would guarantee enough real world performance for just about anyone for the next cycle."

Yes, some people will gladly soak up every CPU cycle that is available, but they are not 'just about everyone', they are the exception and by the the time the apps catch up with this need, the cycle (I think of a computer model cycle as 1 year max) will have come about.

I still maintain that a dual 1.2 will be more practical than a single 2.4 as it will price out a lot cheaper until the yields on 2.4 go way up and the number of high end apps that benefit from SMP under OS X goes up all the time.
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I started to type my post before seeing yours so it wasn't directed at you exactly.
I do think that a DP G5@1.2ghz would be plenty for now and with FCP and OSX, I'd rather have a DP machine anyway. If it comes out in January I will buy it. But why stop there? If Apple keeps pushing it, FCP in it's current form would probably wind up being almost real time with a dual 2.4 ghz G5. Those are guesses, and more appropriately hopes or wishes, but since we're on a rumors board I think it's appropriate to have a little wishful thinking.
 
Ive used it against a DDR system and it doesnt seem as fast. But yeah 133MhzSDRAM is pretty pathetic.
 
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