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New iMac, Mac Mini Benchmarks Show Changes Are Slight
jfpoole writes "Primate Labs has posted some preliminary benchmarks of the new iMacs and Mac minis. They found that processor speed is virtually unchanged between the older and newer models. Clearly these new Macs are minor updates rather than the major upgrades many Mac users were hoping for." As reader olddotter points out, there are changes, also slight, to the new Mini's case.
A company changes some of its lineup of products with other, slightly different products, and we need not one but two front page stories to commemorate this momentus news?
It's not like they are really manufacturing any of these components other than a few proprietary bits and pieces - so this story is basically just 'company builds okish computers using standard intel and ATI parts'.
I look forward to more exciting stories about Apple's new lineup as the week progresses:
- New Apples use 'mouse' to receive user input
- New Apples run on standard AC power
- Hardness testing reveals new Apple cases 0.05% harder than old models
- Steve Jobs tells: "I love free advertising"
Read Pynchon.
Obviously you've never used a Mac, otherwise you'd know that their memory requirements are about half of what windows needs for comparable performance. What they've been shipping with is adequate for most stuff, even some video editing.
Not sure what you mean by keeping their cool, but you can't be referring to heat since they both run cooler than any PC.
Removable components would definitely be welcome, especially a way to upgrade the video and HD.