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Do you have an Intel Mac?

Have you bought an Intel Mac yet?

  • Yes

    Votes: 117 62.6%

  • No

    Votes: 70 37.4%
  • Total voters
    187
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macgeek2005

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Jan 31, 2006
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I'm curious as to how much of the mac community hasn't yet switched to Intel.
 
I have an intel mac, but i am a recent switcher, i think there are a lot of people that have not yet switched to intel.
 
I think it's a fairly big number, seeing as Intel macs has only been out for a few months whereas PPC has been out for a looong time.

I haven't switched yet because I've felt no immediate need to. My iBook is working fine, I'm waiting till later this year to switch.
 
I recently sold my Power Mac dual G5 to buy a MacBoo Pro. Every app I use is either universal or Intel only so I'm completely happy with my MBP.
 
i put yes because i will tomorrow. :D

and i agree with QCassidy352 - not many ppc users are likely to venture in (at least compared to the number of intel users that will!).
 
got a nice intel iMac. bought it in January, even though i was planning on gettting the mini then, but was suprized by the release of the iMac. i'm glad i didn't get the mini though
 
PPC for ME!

nope. several mac's, several intel boxes, but no intel mac computers yet.

figure it's a bit like mixing 'drinking' and 'driving' at this point.

moo to you :p
 
twoodcc said:
got a nice intel iMac. bought it in January, even though i was planning on gettting the mini then, but was suprized by the release of the iMac. i'm glad i didn't get the mini though
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I was in a similar situation as you twoodcc. I was going to buy a MacBook, but when they were released with integrated graphics crap, it was a MacBook Pro for me! :)
 
Just Switched

I've recently joined the Intel Mac Clan. And the whole Mac Clan for that matter and apart from a few of my favourite audio plug-ins etc not being universal yet, it's great!!:D
 
4JNA said:
nope. several mac's, several intel boxes, but no intel mac computers yet.

figure it's a bit like mixing 'drinking' and 'driving' at this point.

moo to you :p
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I have one intel mac and 2 ppc macs currently in my possession. The PPC macs probably end up doing more work in general (because of the dismal wireless performance on the Intel Mac Mini :( ). This is the upshot of the Intel transition really - potentially faster and more power-efficient processors that are well-suited to how Apple wants to build its computers (unlike, say a G5 being shoehorned into an iMac, dodgy capacitor and heat problems etc.). But with this comes a cost - you buy Intel, you buy Intel wireless, Intel graphics etc (the two drawbacks to this generation of Mini that weren't there when they were based on the G4). I imagine the next-gen Minis will improve, however.

Oh, and shouldn't that be "moof to you" :D
 
The poll is starting to even out a bit more (earlier on, it was 75% Intel and 25% PowerPC - now it's closer to 50-50). Looks like the heavy MacRumor users, who probably spotted this poll early on, have converted pretty fast :p ...

Anyway, I've got a MacBook Pro - so Intel all the way.
 
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