REVIEW: Fastest G5 Power Macs versus Fastest Windows PCs

Bare Feats ^ | 2/18/2005 | rob-ART morgan

[ThePythonicCow]

that quote is for the SINGLE processor version

Uh - yes. Wasn't it the single processor version of Athlon that this test used?

And if you did build out a dual CPU system of closer to the same speeds, then the performance difference reported between the Mac and Athlon would evaporate.

STILL NO SOFTWARE!

Ok - add Windows XP for $89. That doesn't quite account for all of the $1900 price difference. The software was a separate line item because there really is a choice (Windows or Linux) of software to run on the Athlon. You don't get that choice on the Mac.

[Swordmaker]

You don't get that choice on the Mac.

The single Athlon was tested although they have done a dual 2.2 head to head last year it was removed per request to allow them to compare a 2.6 dual.

I had already included XP Professional OEM at $153 (XP home is not comparable to OSX) but the software I am refering to is the iLIFE Suite and a host of other included Mac software. To duplicate the included Mac software on the Athlon with Windows equivalents would probably cost about $1500... but then perhaps the target users wouldn't need that.

As to Windows or Linux, UH, yeah... you don't need the choice... OSX and UNIX are included with every Mac but you can also download and install LINUX if you want to. . . but I can't see why you would. UNIX you know.

[Bush2000]

Yet more PHONY Mac benchmarks. You'd think that people would remember the last few times that Mac fanatics have tried to pull this kind of crap...

[Joe_October]

...Yet more PHONY Mac benchmarks....

Unfortunately, it goes with a great deal of phony Windows benchmarks, Unix benchmakrs, Atari benchmarks, global warning benchmarks, noble afgan warrior benchmarks, etc., etc.

When we lose the ability to determine simple facts like this, the reality distortion field will be upon us soon.