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Apple on Intel
c1utch:
haha i returned my razor. it was too fast for me. I needed the heft of the logitech
and I was soo looking foward to a g5 powerbook :(
Addius:
yeah but isn't it the SIMD units doing more or less all the work with the PowerPC core distributing the workload on them?
mosfet:
The SIMD units are like Intel's SSE. those are SIMD instruction sets. So the SPUs only do work when theres need for SIMD instructions. Most OS functions and "normal" applications won't use them. They have to be programmed for, and thats mostly in games and multimedia. So, it'll just depend on the app.
ThinkDifferent:
--- Quote ---Wrong, profit margins on hardware far excede the margins for software. Apple is a hardware company and OS X exists to sell hardware.
--- End quote ---
Exactly! How come nobody listened to me! "Apple is a hardware company" came from the mouth of Ihnatko himself!
OK, the PowerBook thing really sucks, though. I want to buy a PBG4, say, tomorrow (actually true). Yet speculation is that that line will be the first to go to Intel? I need a laptop now and I don't have the kind of money to buy two within six months. I'm torn.
Do you reckon the x86 PB's will be cheaper than PPC ones?
Also, good thing there won't be a G5 PB. Whatever you set it down on would immediately catch fire.
mosfet:
I personally doubt they'll be cheaper. I saw somewhere that Apple pays IBM and Freescale less for the G4 and G5, than Intel charges for their CPUs.
How about the idea of buying a used iBook or something really low cost just to hold you over while you save the remaining cash, and any coming cash for an x86 powerbook?
Or just buy a used powerbook. I just sold my 1ghz 12" AL powerbook for $1100. you should be able to find the same. I've seen 1.5ghz ones on Craigslist going for 1300-1500. I just bought a used Powermac G5, and its just as dandy as a new one. Actually I scored big since it came with more Ram, Hard Drive, and a better burner than the Apple site said it would.
As always, Ars Technica has good reads!
http://arstechnica.com/columns/mac/mac-20050608.ars
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