--- Darcy James Argue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm afraid I can't make any sense of what you're > saying. You're > claiming that the dual-core Core 2 Duos work as well > (or better than, > actually) dual processors -- which is true. But then > you're saying > that if you combine two multi-core processors, they > stop working like > dual processors? I didn't say anything of the sort. I simply stated that the core 2 duo gives you the benefit of being able to have separate processors work on two applications at once. For that scenario you don't need to have 2 core 2 duo processors. > > Seriously, Apple has been using multiple processors > for *years*. They > have spent a long time optimizing everything in the > OS to exploit > multiple processors. Every high-end Apple app is > optimized for > multiple processors. For some reason I'm having a difficult time explaining to you that I don't intend to limit myself to or even primarily use OS X or Macintosh applications. If I purchased a high end Apple computer, I'd use it primarily for Windows applications (including Finale). The only Macintosh applications I'd use on it, other than the operating system itself, would not be optimized for multiple processors. > > > The benefit of this will not (for most > applications) > > be nearly as great at the same price as going with > a > > single Core 2 Duo processor and a strong video > card. > > Evidence? Benchmarks? Yes, there are. Look them up! Applications that make a lot of use of graphics and which aren't optimized for multiple processors gain more from a good video card than they do from multiple processors. __________________________________________________ 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
