--- Darcy James Argue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tyler, are you a gamer, an animator, a 3D artist? > What do you need a > high-end video card for? Certainly not for Finale. Actually, Finale is one of the applications where I'd definitely prefer a high end video card to a second processor. The video card definitely does make a difference with Finale. Aside from that, I use various graphic and video applications as well as other music software where graphics come into play. The point is that in general a second processor is not going to give me nearly as much boost as having a good video card, particularly since most applications are not designed to benefit from multiple processors. Keep in mind that if I bought a high end Mac I'd be anticipating using it for Windows as well. For my money, I'll get a much better deal with a computer from HP or someone else. > Also, if the stock > GeForce 7300 GT isn't adequate for your needs, there > is a midrange > card offered on the Mac Pros -- the Radeon X1900 XT. But I can't dump the unwanted processor that's costing me so much more! Why does Apple have to only offer the Core 2 Duos in sets of 2??? If you put just one of those things in an iMac or Mac Mini you suddenly have a very legitimate low cost machine. Sticking with the old Core Duos, they have a processor which doesn't even keep up with the P4's. > I don't know > where you got the > idea that they are the "Xeon version of the Core [2] > Duo" -- that's not > true at all. Yes it is. The new Xeons (Woodcrests) that Apple is using are from the same processor line as the Conroes - they're all Core 2 Duos. -Tyler __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
