[Swordmaker]

New Intel iMac is up to twice as fast as the old G5... PING!

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[claudiustg]

I was not enthused when I first heard of the plans to go Intel, but the Powerbook needed somewhere to go. They couldn't just keep churning out G4s.

It's hard to believe so many knot-heads are tied to Windows software. anyway I'll probably go with a Macbook Pro, when my iMac G5 starts getting long in the tooth.

[CurlyDave]

I bought my 17" PowerBook last October, just after the new ones came out.

I deliberately timed it this way--when I am ready for an upgrade to a new Intel-based one, the major bugs will be shaken out of the technology and most of my software will be available in native form.

Plus, I am betting on something like a "Super Virtual PC" which will let me run a few Windows programs in a separate window on the Mac desktop.

For the next year, early adopters are going to feel the pain.

I still remember the transition from 680xx to Power PC. The first years worth of Power PC machines turned out to be real dogs.