---------- Original message ---------- Subject: Re: PowerPC speeds and the switch to Intel... Date: Samstag 10 Oktober 2009N From: Dan <dantear...@gmail.com> To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
> At 11:19 PM -0400 10/9/2009, Richard Gerome wrote: > >Isn't it true that the G5 was way too hot for the laptop??? > > The PowerPC 970 (what Apple called the "G5") was physically too big, > too hot, and sucked too much power. Comparable to a Intel Core i5 or i7 - they suck a lot of power too. The 970MP was a step in the right direction. My Power Mac G5 Late 2005, the cheapest model with the dual-core 2.0 GHz processor, sucks between 105 (in idle mode) and 150 (when the CPU cores are at 100%) Watts per hour. That is including the hard drive, the graphics card, and everything connected to it. As far as I know Intels Core i7 draws as much power (but is propably more performant overall). > It was a desktop/server grade processor, not designed for laptops at all. > The intention was that Moto/Freescale would re-work it for laptops, but they > failed. Yes. They sould have taken a G4 and placed the 64-bits on it like the G2 620 has it. Or they should have used a P.A.Semi CPU. Cheers, Andreas. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
