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G5 vs. x86 and Mac OS X vs. Linux
demonbug writes "Anandtech has an article up comparing performance of dual G5s to AMD Opteron and Intel Xeon workstations. The article also takes a look at performance under Mac OS X versus Linux. It provides an interesting look at some of the strengths and weaknesses of the different CPUs." From the article: "This article is written solely from the frustration that I could not get a clear picture on what the G5 and Mac OS X are capable of. So, be warned; this is not an all-round review. It is definitely the worst buyer's guide that you can imagine. This article cares about speed, performance, and nothing else! No comments on how well designed the internals are, no elaborate discussions about user friendliness, out-of-the-box experience and other subjective subjects. But we think that you should have a decent insight to where the G5/Mac OS X combination positions itself when compared to the Intel & AMD world at the end of this article."
Wow, double flamewar. :)
Slashdot editors are impressive
I have discovered a truly marvelous proof of killer sig, which this margin is too narrow to contain.
A Homos vs Dirty Hippies throwdown.
Anandtech has an article up comparing performance of dual G5s to AMD Opteron and Intel Xeon workstations.
Ok, Rule #1 - its a performance comparison...
It is definitely the worst buyer's guide that you can imagine. This article cares about speed, performance, and nothing else!
Calm down, did we forget Rule #1 already?
No comments on how well designed the internals are, no elaborate discussions about user friendliness, out-of-the-box experience and other subjective subjects.
OK... Rule #2, no more posting news for you.
I wonder if he uses a mac or pc....
Until I saw the blatanly placed & scantily clad woman with the words "Root Me" written with MS Paint on the desktop.
Don't forget the
"The people who buy Macs are creative professionals" partyline that we've been hearing since Joel was still on the S.O.L.
do() || do_not();
Try this similie on for size, OS's are like socks. They're all fine at first, but after a while they all start to stink.
Sorry, guys, but being a sysadmin does not make you a "creative professional..."
Are you kidding?
I've seen perl scripts that outdo Jackson Pollock or De Kooning...
Buddha on a diet! I've been hearing this crock ever since the 1.x days! Linux never has any performance problems because you're perpetually using an outdated kernel...
Don't blame me, I didn't vote for either of them!
I suppose these aren't the droids I'm looking for either? Nice try OBIWAN.
Oh well, at least it wasn't modded informative.
"I'm not religious, but at the same time I don't get why science always has to have something to prove."
There's no OpenLinux, FreeLinux or NetLinux. I think that proves that *BSD forks at least 3 times faster than Linux.
My investigation has uncovered a series of hippy drum circles arranged in a flower shaped pattern on this map (that you cannot see).
My research clearly shows that we are very close to the start of a hippy music festival. It could begin at almost any moment. In fact it may already be too late.
Appended to the end of comments you post. 120 chars.
Holy crap! Where did you get the idea of comparing OS's to cars?!? Genius.
If metaphors were cars this would be the big honking overcrowded city bus that everyone's ridden and smells vaguely of urine.
Irritable, left-wing and possibly humorous bumper stickers and t-shirts