Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 6th Feb 2006 22:21 UTC, submitted by Anonymous Goatherd
Apple "Apple wants to make their switch to Intel chips seem like a no-brainer, but the reality of it was a lot more complicated than just faster chips for Macs. Apple's claims of their Intel systems being '4-5x faster' than their PowerPC systems is a little much to swallow, especially with Intel Macs landing in users' hands and failing to live up to the hype. So if these Intel chips aren't really that much faster than the G5, why did Apple make the switch? The answer to this question is a lot more interesting than what Apple's telling you."
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I know something else!!
by JustAnotherMacUser on Mon 6th Feb 2006 23:33 UTC
JustAnotherMacUser
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2006-01-08

Here is some realistic performance scores, the 32 bit Mactels are not all about that in actuality.

http://www.geekpatrol.ca/article/101/geekbench-comparison

RE: I know something else!!
by rayiner on Mon 6th Feb 2006 23:36 in reply to "I know something else!!"
rayiner Member since:
2005-07-06

Oh god. Geekbench is spreading! I'm having BYTEMARK flashbacks! Help meee!!!

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RE: I know something else!!
by Tom K on Mon 6th Feb 2006 23:43 in reply to "I know something else!!"
Tom K Member since:
2005-07-06

Yeah, except that those scores and testing methodologies are so flawed that you might as well had monkeys pounding on number keypads to come up with them.

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The Baron Member since:
2005-07-06

Maybe that's what Steve did...

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