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New MacBook Dual Core 2 Benchmarks

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the speed-demons dept.

ApolloX writes "New Macbook Pro Benchmarks are now available. From the article: 'Like the iMac before it, Apple's MacBook Pro underwent an upgrade highlighted by a chip swap — the Core Duo processor that used to power Apple's pro laptop is gone, replaced by the next-generation Core 2 Duo. And as with our iMac benchmarks, these updated Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro models show a modest performance gain when compared to older systems running on Core Duo chips with the same clock speeds.' As expected, the new 15-inch Intel Dual Core 2 (2.33Ghz/2GB RAM) is the new king of Apple portables, with results for the 17-inch model still pending."

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  1. Apple, Schmapple.. by Channard · · Score: -1, Redundant

    What really sold me on the Apple Mac Mini was the OS. But given that Apples seem to cost more than equivalent PCs, if someone could get a legit version of OSX running on a PC, I'd be using a PC and OSX rather than splashing out the extra cash for an Apple.

    1. Re:Apple, Schmapple.. by kkwst2 · · Score: 0, Redundant

      Bullshit. See my other post. Macs do cost more. That's fine, you can make a good argument they should, but they cost more. Comparing it to Dell and then upgrading it with their horribly overpriced upgrades is not a valid argument. Only idiots do that. The Mac Pro IS the one exception, although I can still configure a faster equivalent PC from someplace like Monarch for a little cheaper, (with XP/Vista upgrade instead of OSX). I am guessing that Intel is giving Apple a significant price break on the processors.