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Intel Developer Macs Outperform G5s

Posted by timothy on from the good-time-to-own-appl dept.

bonch writes "Developers working with the new Intel-based, developer-only Macs are impressed with the performance. The machines take as little as 10 seconds to boot from Apple logo to desktop, and apparently run Windows XP at 'blazing speeds.' Rosetta tests demonstrate the PowerPC-native build of Firefox running just as fast as it does on a high-end G5."

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  1. Re:Impressed *NOT* by justsomebody · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    In desktop applications yes, on actual apps (hard on CPU and using PPC options) not.

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  2. Re:Tri-Boot by TheGavster · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If you're running Linux, why would you buy a machine priced above the median, particularly when you have to purchase an operating system to go with it you'll never use? Also note that most of that inflated price goes into getting a machine with the little MacOSX DRM chip in it, rather than actually better parts (not to say that these boxes won't be made of rather better stuff than $299 Dells; just saying that the Mac moniker isn't worth as much when there's otherwise normal PC parts inside).

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  3. do? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    DUE, you fucking drooling RETARD