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2.6GHz PowerMac G5s at MacWorld SF 2004?
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Re: Re: Re: Maybe this is my grumpy mood talking, but
I dont mean they run like clock speed faster, i mean they feel as if they run about twice as fast.
I dont mean they run like clock speed faster, i mean they feel as if they run about twice as fast.
Re: Re: Re: Maybe this is my grumpy mood talking, but
Because brhmac was comparing MHz across processors. It's perectly ok to get excited over a MHz increase within the same processor line (as long as it's scalable that is).
LP
Because brhmac was comparing MHz across processors. It's perectly ok to get excited over a MHz increase within the same processor line (as long as it's scalable that is).
LP
this actually made me laugh out loud... even when I reread it the second time. Well done... well done indeed.
If you look at AMDs roadmap, they will stay neck and neck with the G5 for clock speed, and at identical clock speeds, the AMD tends to be a wee bit faster on average (but not enough to worry about in most cases). From what I understand, mid-2.x GHz AMD chips are already be starting to show up in people's hands and should be shipping in volume in a matter of weeks. Dual core AMDs should show up in 2004, IIRC.
AMD has a CPU core that will scale every bit as well as the IBM cores, so that is not an issue. As for fab processes, AMD and IBM are actually connected at the hip and so AMD will be using the same fab technology as IBM.
All of which is just fine with me; I use both PPC and Opteron systems. IBM won't be pulling ahead of AMD for the foreseeable future, and the competition is healthy anyway.
I hope they get the price down on Opteron!
At least for the time being, I have to run my Pro/e on a PC. I priced out a dual Opteron mobo (Tyan Thunder K8W) and 2 chips (244). It came to about $1500 and I still need power supply, case, RAM, SATA drive(s) etc. Opteron may come into its own when it gets to 90nm, but for now, my upgrade is going to be a 2.8 HT Pentium.
Ah, but to have Pro/e on OSX. Only Pro/Concept is currently available, but with these performance increases, anything could happen.
At least for the time being, I have to run my Pro/e on a PC. I priced out a dual Opteron mobo (Tyan Thunder K8W) and 2 chips (244). It came to about $1500 and I still need power supply, case, RAM, SATA drive(s) etc. Opteron may come into its own when it gets to 90nm, but for now, my upgrade is going to be a 2.8 HT Pentium.
Ah, but to have Pro/e on OSX. Only Pro/Concept is currently available, but with these performance increases, anything could happen.
first off, let me say that i always read the whole thread before responding, perhaps that should be the rule and *not* the exception.
when i read studiopix's post, i almost fell out of my chair because it was hillarious, and rather indicative of the way some people can be on these forums.
when i read the rest of the posts condemning him for a JOKE, it made me sick. it makes me feel like the reason people come on the board are to find fault in someone's post and blast them on it...
why don't we all get a little sense of humor and not rip people apart for anything and everything... they are people too and deserve to have their own opinions and humor.
that's the thing about opinion... it's not right or wrong. let's keep it that way.
when i read studiopix's post, i almost fell out of my chair because it was hillarious, and rather indicative of the way some people can be on these forums.
when i read the rest of the posts condemning him for a JOKE, it made me sick. it makes me feel like the reason people come on the board are to find fault in someone's post and blast them on it...
why don't we all get a little sense of humor and not rip people apart for anything and everything... they are people too and deserve to have their own opinions and humor.
that's the thing about opinion... it's not right or wrong. let's keep it that way.
Re: Maybe this is my grumpy mood talking, but
Apple will never make a portable that weighs 10 pounds and only gets 2 hours of battery life. It's just not going to happen. Sure, they could have released a G5 PowerBook last summer at the same time as the PowerMac G5s, but it would have weighed 10 pounds, had 6 fans, and would only get 1-2 hours of battery time.
I'd personally rather wait until it's designed properly, that way I don't end up with a desktop replacement that isn't portable.
It really doesn't make a lot of sense to compare Dell laptops with Apple laptops because the design philosophy is so different.
Apple will never make a portable that weighs 10 pounds and only gets 2 hours of battery life. It's just not going to happen. Sure, they could have released a G5 PowerBook last summer at the same time as the PowerMac G5s, but it would have weighed 10 pounds, had 6 fans, and would only get 1-2 hours of battery time.
I'd personally rather wait until it's designed properly, that way I don't end up with a desktop replacement that isn't portable.
normally, there are three different speeds for the power mac line. why would they be developing four chips?????? 2.0 Ghz Powerbook G5 anyone????? ah i can only dream
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That's never the way it works. Any remaining inventory of the older models will be cleared out at bargain prices. If you can afford to wait, you will always get a better deal. Also, the newer models will most likely be the same price, just faster. Right now the dual 1.8 is the middle of the line. If you wait until the speedbumps and get a dual 2.2 it will most likely cost the exact same amount.
duhuhuhuhuuuuuude!
I thought he was serious. Guess I'm just a sucka.
Anyone got a website for Sarcasm and Irony? Maybe if we post it, we can all download some, along with "SenseofHumor 6.1," the Panther update.
So does this mean G5 AluBooks are nearer?
I thought he was serious. Guess I'm just a sucka.
Anyone got a website for Sarcasm and Irony? Maybe if we post it, we can all download some, along with "SenseofHumor 6.1," the Panther update.
So does this mean G5 AluBooks are nearer?
Originally posted by ImAlwaysRight
Wow. If this truly happens in January, buyers of the new dual 1.8 G5 will be pissed to see their machines outdated in one month.
Yeah, I'd be one of those...
I tried frantically to swap my single 1.8 for a dual when they announced them two weeks after I took delivery, but Apple wanted a 10% restocking fee. Great.That's awesome!
Wow, if Apple announces that it will just be amazing. I'm waiting until next summer to order my G5 because I want to wait until they have (hopefully) 3 ghz. dual and dual cores (from the Power5) so it will really be like having a quad processor box! That should effectively blow anything Intel or AMD has out of the market.
The only thing that would make me angry is if they somehow pull off a G5 PowerBook, considering I just bought my 1.25 15" AlBook a month ago.
Cheers!
Wow, if Apple announces that it will just be amazing. I'm waiting until next summer to order my G5 because I want to wait until they have (hopefully) 3 ghz. dual and dual cores (from the Power5) so it will really be like having a quad processor box! That should effectively blow anything Intel or AMD has out of the market.
The only thing that would make me angry is if they somehow pull off a G5 PowerBook, considering I just bought my 1.25 15" AlBook a month ago.
Cheers!
I think U missed the point. I didn't say a dual 1.8 would be rendered useless with the introduction of new machines. Here Apple makes an "upgrade" to their product line, so you buy at that time thinking you've got the latest and greatest, at least for a while. But then less than 30 days later Apple brings out a dual 2.4GHz as the mid-line computer for less money than U paid for a dual 1.8, I think that would make one experience a little buyer's remorse.
Re: Rot in hell Apple...
I'm with you... They really need to improve the performance of Panther and the iApps. I need to stick with my G3 400 for another 5 years... 10 years life minimum.
This is why I don't buy until a product is JUST announced or upgraded. I got my bro a iBook G4 the day it came out, my dad a 1Ghz 12" PB, and myself a 30 GB iPod the day after they were announced. I got lucky with my first Mac...the 667Mhz 15" TiBook DVI...I didn't know this site existed at the time, so I didn't know about the rumors, but the 15 inchers didn't see an update for about a year after I got mine (which was already a bit dated).
If you need it, you need it, and it's worth buying on the spot, but if you can hold off, you'll always get better stuff.
--DT
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