Russ Arcuri
20% more jawbone...15% less fat...
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Well, you're not being very accurate in your description right now. The fastest Mac runs dual 1.25 GHz G4s. For some functions, it is faster than a 3GHz P4 (in particular, those optimized for the G4's vector processing unit). But for the majority of functions, you are correct - at the top end, Motorola is lagging Intel.
But it's also inaccurate to say "with no improvement in sight." Motorola is expected to release 2 GHz G4s by June, and Apple is rumored to be integrating IBM's PowerPC 970 chip into their line soon after, which by all accounts will make the G4 seem positively pokey in comparison. Quote:
Well, it's not like Microsoft includes "real" development tools in Windows either. There are some very nice development environments for both platforms, so take your pick.
As to gaming, a custom-built Athlon or P4 box is preferred. There are some really great games for the Mac, but not as many as for Windows.
Originally posted by aeberbach Biggest problem with the Mac platform right now - slow, with no improvement in sight. Nobody believes that a 1GHz G4 is faster than a P4 at 3GHz do they? |
Well, you're not being very accurate in your description right now. The fastest Mac runs dual 1.25 GHz G4s. For some functions, it is faster than a 3GHz P4 (in particular, those optimized for the G4's vector processing unit). But for the majority of functions, you are correct - at the top end, Motorola is lagging Intel.
But it's also inaccurate to say "with no improvement in sight." Motorola is expected to release 2 GHz G4s by June, and Apple is rumored to be integrating IBM's PowerPC 970 chip into their line soon after, which by all accounts will make the G4 seem positively pokey in comparison. Quote:
I'll live with the fact that there are no embedded development tools (real ones, not GNU) and that only a small subset of games is ported to Mac. |
Well, it's not like Microsoft includes "real" development tools in Windows either. There are some very nice development environments for both platforms, so take your pick.
As to gaming, a custom-built Athlon or P4 box is preferred. There are some really great games for the Mac, but not as many as for Windows.