Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 10th Jun 2008 06:12 UTC
Earlier this month, we reported that The Unofficial Apple Weblog's as well as Ars Technica's sources said that Apple was working on the next version of Mac OS X, dubbed Snow Leopard. The news was that the new release wouldn't focus on new features, but on performance. During yesterday's WWDC 2008 keynote, Steve Jobs confirmed this rumour, and now Apple has published a preview page.
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RE[10]: It better be really, really fast.
by Arun on Wed 11th Jun 2008 05:04
in reply to "RE[9]: It better be really, really fast."
Member since:2005-07-07
The Mac Pro is not similar to a Veyron.
The amount of product differentiation between a normal car and a Bugati Veyron and a PC and a Mac Pro cannot be compared. That was my original point.
The differences between the components in a Mac Pro and a PC is NIL. NOTHING. NADA. The difference is the case and the OS. The CPU is the the same. The hard drives are the same. The GPU is the same. the chipsets is the same. Many of the same parts are sitting under my desk right now.
None of the important components in the Veyron are you going to find sitting in your neighbors driveway, not the engine, or the suspension, or the transmission. No where are you going to get a 1001 hp engine for a VW bug. or a 7 speed transmission, or specially designed tires.
The premiums you pay are different. The price of the a base Mac Pro, is only about 10 times higher than the crappiest dual core PC. The cost of a fully maxed out dual processor workstation is similar to a Mac Pro.
The cost of the Bugatti Veyron, at $1,700,000, is about 106 times the cost of my 2006 SX 2.0. There is no way to max out the SX 2.0 to get it to come within 10% of the cost of that Bugatti.
I can also buy my parts at UAP/NAPA, just like a Honda, or a Mazda, or a Chevy Truck. Try getting parts for that beast at Canadian Tire.
There is no other way to say it, the Mac Pro ain't no Bugatti Veyron. I certainly think that compared to Mac Pro, the Veyron is pretty special.
http://www.rsportscars.com/bugatti/2006-bugatti-veyron-164/
The amount of product differentiation between a normal car and a Bugati Veyron and a PC and a Mac Pro cannot be compared. That was my original point.
The differences between the components in a Mac Pro and a PC is NIL. NOTHING. NADA. The difference is the case and the OS. The CPU is the the same. The hard drives are the same. The GPU is the same. the chipsets is the same. Many of the same parts are sitting under my desk right now.
None of the important components in the Veyron are you going to find sitting in your neighbors driveway, not the engine, or the suspension, or the transmission. No where are you going to get a 1001 hp engine for a VW bug. or a 7 speed transmission, or specially designed tires.
The premiums you pay are different. The price of the a base Mac Pro, is only about 10 times higher than the crappiest dual core PC. The cost of a fully maxed out dual processor workstation is similar to a Mac Pro.
The cost of the Bugatti Veyron, at $1,700,000, is about 106 times the cost of my 2006 SX 2.0. There is no way to max out the SX 2.0 to get it to come within 10% of the cost of that Bugatti.
I can also buy my parts at UAP/NAPA, just like a Honda, or a Mazda, or a Chevy Truck. Try getting parts for that beast at Canadian Tire.
There is no other way to say it, the Mac Pro ain't no Bugatti Veyron. I certainly think that compared to Mac Pro, the Veyron is pretty special.
http://www.rsportscars.com/bugatti/2006-bugatti-veyron-164/
No computer is. Your "Reductio ad absurdum" argument is what I had a problem with originally. At this point there is no point in going down this path. You win.
Edited 2008-06-11 05:07 UTC
RE[11]: It better be really, really fast.
by BluenoseJake on Wed 11th Jun 2008 11:26
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The Mac Pro is not similar to a Veyron.
The amount of product differentiation between a normal car and a Bugati Veyron and a PC and a Mac Pro cannot be compared. That was my original point.
The differences between the components in a Mac Pro and a PC is NIL. NOTHING. NADA. The difference is the case and the OS. The CPU is the the same. The hard drives are the same. The GPU is the same. the chipsets is the same. Many of the same parts are sitting under my desk right now.
None of the important components in the Veyron are you going to find sitting in your neighbors driveway, not the engine, or the suspension, or the transmission. No where are you going to get a 1001 hp engine for a VW bug. or a 7 speed transmission, or specially designed tires.
The premiums you pay are different. The price of the a base Mac Pro, is only about 10 times higher than the crappiest dual core PC. The cost of a fully maxed out dual processor workstation is similar to a Mac Pro.
The cost of the Bugatti Veyron, at $1,700,000, is about 106 times the cost of my 2006 SX 2.0. There is no way to max out the SX 2.0 to get it to come within 10% of the cost of that Bugatti.
I can also buy my parts at UAP/NAPA, just like a Honda, or a Mazda, or a Chevy Truck. Try getting parts for that beast at Canadian Tire.
There is no other way to say it, the Mac Pro ain't no Bugatti Veyron. I certainly think that compared to Mac Pro, the Veyron is pretty special.
http://www.rsportscars.com/bugatti/2006-bugatti-veyron-164/