It's interesting that nobody points out the most important difference between the Macbook pro and its predecessor.
The Macbook uses a dual processor setup which means that if you're working on something, say loading up email or a giant iphoto library - you'll still be able to browse the web or do other things with a very minimal speed penalty. Right now, my brand new 17" PowerBook G4 tends to stall when doing something CPU-intensive.
This means the Macbook will lead to a truly revolutionary improvement in productivity for someone who likes doing a lot of things at the same time, like me. If you liked the dual processor G5 PowerMac, you'll love the MacBook Pro.
I plan to buy one as soon as they come up with a 17" version (love that display!)
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It's interesting that nobody points out the most important difference between the Macbook pro and its predecessor.
The Macbook uses a dual processor setup which means that if you're working on something, say loading up email or a giant iphoto library - you'll still be able to browse the web or do other things with a very minimal speed penalty. Right now, my brand new 17" PowerBook G4 tends to stall when doing something CPU-intensive.
This means the Macbook will lead to a truly revolutionary improvement in productivity for someone who likes doing a lot of things at the same time, like me. If you liked the dual processor G5 PowerMac, you'll love the MacBook Pro.
I plan to buy one as soon as they come up with a 17" version (love that display!)
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14 posted on 03/03/2006 1:00:46 PM MST by daviddennis
It works by "nicing" all tasks except the one you are looking at. I have a 1 Ghz 17" PB and I can run a Mandelbrot benchmark and
You might want to look into a product called CPU Speed Accelerator 2.11.
b'shem Y'shua
Nice is a Unix command to lower dispatching priority.
a Quicktime movie. If the Quicktime is in the foreground it never stutters.
The Mandelbrot benchmark takes longer.
Don't hold your breath about this. I've been building and using dual processor PCs for six years. There is an improvement in multitasking, but it isn't like having twice the speed and power.