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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. Intel Graphics by saterdaies · · Score: 5, Funny

    Clearly the speed boost comes from the amazing graphics capabilities of the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900. I mean, the 900 stands for 450 times better than their last integrated system which was numberd 2, right?

  2. Re:The real question by savagedome · · Score: 5, Funny

    Performance is nice, but it isn't always everything

    Will you explain that to my girlfriend please? Please?

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  3. Talk about a 180... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So now that Apple is going to use Intel processors, Apple developers are allowed to note that Intel makes faster processors?

    I should feel vindicated, I suppose.

  4. What the... by jav1231 · · Score: 4, Funny

    So...the development Mac's run XP faster than other vendor's boxen? This is getting weird.

  5. Re:Boot times disk/network bound by Cecil · · Score: 5, Funny

    There is something fishy about these numbers, I agree.

    It also runs "Windows XP at blazing speeds"? Well, hm, that doesn't sound like a plain old P4 to me. :P

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  6. Re:Good news! by ArbitraryConstant · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, the MacOS port of Firefox is an embarrasment. The interface is responsive in the same way that steering a rocket by sending olfactory messages to slugs is responsive.

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  7. Re:Impressed by poleshifter · · Score: 4, Funny

    cherry os

  8. Re:Boot times disk/network bound by klui · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, maybe those guys compared it to running Windows XP under VirtualPC.

  9. Bad news for Mac software by Tim+Browse · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is going to be a real problem for Mac software, because most of it isn't frame limited, and isn't designed to run this fast. You'll be typing a sentence in a word processor, and before you know it, the cursor will have zoomed off and crashed into the right hand edge of the window.

    Not good.

  10. Re:The real question by PakProtector · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, the real point is in relationships you want to avoid the 'boot' process.

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  11. Re:reports like this will impact sales by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I definitely won't be buying a PPC Mac. I'll wait for Intel Macs next year.
    What overall effect will this have on Mac sales?

    It will reduce total sales by one.

  12. Re:Good news! by Monkey+Angst · · Score: 5, Funny
    Yes, the MacOS port of Firefox is an embarrasment. The interface is responsive in the same way that steering a rocket by sending olfactory messages to slugs is responsive.

    Your frame of reference makes me really wonder how the hell you spend your weekends!

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  13. fishy numbers by commodoresloat · · Score: 5, Funny
    There is something fishy about these numbers, I agree.

    Well, there is a one in three chance that this study is nonsense.

  14. Re:Boot times disk/network bound by aug24 · · Score: 4, Funny
    "Although there's usually a few seconds between the machine powering up and the apple logo appearing. What's going on during that time?"

    Memory test.

    Nope, I'm damned if I can remember what it's doing for those few seconds. Now will you tell me the damn answer?

    J.

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