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Apple's G5 Speeds Challenged

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the some-hype-with-your-coffee dept.

An anonymous reader was the first of a seemingly infinite stream of people to submit a URL to an argument that makes the case that the G5 isn't quite what Apple wants you to think of it. The evidence? Apple's own press material. Worth a read.

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  1. Back to old mantra... by Moschaef · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Speed isn't everything....

  2. Re:Summary by TedCheshireAcad · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Everyone knows that any hardware/software manufacturer will "fudge" the benchmarks a bit.

    This article is just one big flame war.

    Next...

  3. Give us a meaningfull measure of speed... by mustrum_ridcully · · Score: 0, Redundant

    like Quake 3 fps ;-)

    But seriously, the average punter (i.e. your non-/.'er) only cares about the headlines "oooh it's SO much faster than a PC!" and won't bother reading the small print and Apple KNOW IT.

  4. Re:Stop the madness by IamTheRealMike · · Score: 1, Redundant

    No dude, he said that the 2nd processor wasn't used by the nature of the SPEC test. So even when running that test on a dual CPU machine, the 2nd CPU would have always been idle.

  5. Re:whatever by SpaceRook · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If a smart person wants $2.00, they'll charge $2.99, not $1.99.

  6. And the best quote is... by cesarcardoso · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Both Apple and Dell are guilty of using misleading prices. For example, Apple gives the price of the low-end G5 as "$1999", and the high-end G5 as "$2999". In other words, they have subtracted $1 from a $3000 computer to make it seem cheaper, which is absolutely ridiculous. This demonstrates that both Apple and Dell are willing to mislead people when stating their prices.

    Incredibly true!

    --
    Cesar Cardoso can be found at cesar at zyakannazio dot eti dot br (or at least I believe so)