Posted on 06/09/2004 7:10:14 PM PDT by Swordmaker
Apple again claims the fastest personal computer... let the wars begin...
FAASSTTTTEEERRRR G5 released! 2.5 GHz Ping!
As always, to be included or excluded from the Mac Ping list, Freepmail me.
Read Apple's claims about the newer, faster, water-cooled G5 computer on their website:
http://www.apple.com/powermac/
Macs suck, Windows PC 4-life
Why do they limit themselves to dual processors? To make an expandable system (triple, quad and so on - just install more cards) might be more feasible. I remember that there might have been quad macs (clones?), but I am not sure.
If the Mac chip is so fast, why do they have to have dual processors to compete with Intel and AMD?
Would someone please tell Santa to get the elves working on the G5 Powerbook!!!!!
They don't... see the following chart on the new G5 2.5GHz compared to other systems, in a real world (Photoshop) application, including a Dell Precision 650 using DUAL 3.2GHz XEON processers:
For more real-world application throughput comparisons click here
Here is your answer.
Santa, PLEASE, tell Jobs that we all want a G5 Powerbook under our tree this Christmas...
Amen to that one!! I've heard they are having a problem with cooling system in the laptop...but that may be old news.
sign me up. My G3 beats most of IBMs I know
Because the processor was designed from the beginning to work efficiently in multiprocessor environments, you get better bang for the buck in an SMP system.
Why do they have dual proc? So they can blow 3.4 Ghz pent. away. I use both mac-s and pc-s, each have their own strengths.
Heat, probably.
There was a 4 processor clone, back in '95 or thereabouts. Called the Genesis. Pretty cool actually, but, of course, nothing I could afford. Especially since, at that time, there were only two or three programs that could handle it. Photoshop, I think a movie program (Premier or Director?) and... something else that I don't remember.
That was the only 4 processor box that I recall. Plenty of dual processor machines, but only the one multi-processor.
Got any benchmarks from anywhere besides Apple's site? While I don't doubt those stats in those particular functions, I'm sure those are the very best examples they would have. Ideally I'd like to see a comparison of an IBM/Intel system like dual processor Intellistation you could probably get for the same cost, seems like that would be a fairer test since IBM makes the Apple chips. Just curious, if I was in the market for a new system, which thankfully I'm not, those are probably the two systems I would be interested in. Thanks for any other comparative data you may have.
Boy, does this post elevate the quality of the discussion, or WHAT!
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