--- Darcy James Argue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 08 Aug 2006, at 5:01 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: > > > and the CPU was a > > 2.8GHz with an 800MHz frontside bus > > Was it a Core Duo? You can't compare Core Duo chips > to previous Intel > offerings using MHz alone (which is, BTW, why it > would be useful to > be able to search Dell's site by processor). The > Core Duos give > *far* more bang-per-MHz than Pentium 4's or Pentium > M's. > > - Darcy > ----- But they were never clocked high enough to compete with the top of the line Athlon 64's and Pentium 4's. The Core 2 Duos are the first to actually capture the performance crown. That's why I can't believe Apple isn't including them in their lower and mid-range lines. They don't add a great deal to the cost, but they certainly add a lot to the performance. 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
