On Sunday, January 19, 2003, at 09:30 , [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Safari is incredibly faster than IE on the Mac and has the benchmarks > to prove it > <http://www.apple.com/safari/>.
Personally, I always take benchmark tests published by the MAKER of a piece of hardware or software with a grain of salt. Remember, while Apple is, by far, more honest than Microsoft, it's only Human nature that they're going to pick the benchmarks that make their product look best. I mean, if they saw a set of benchmarks that made Safari look like crap, what are they going to do? Publish them and say "Well, our browser isn't perfect, but..." That would be foolish. The benchmarks *I* trust are those published by independent companies with no affiliation with EITHER Microsoft OR Apple. Generally speaking, independent benchmarks are more trustworthy. That's why I'm not so enamored with the Power PC G4 chips anymore. The best Pentium and AMD chips are beating the G4 in independent benchmark tests these days. Mind you, the G4 is still a very efficient and worthy chip, but other chips, particularly the AMD, are pulling ahead in the raw speed race. Not that that worries me much. The thing about Apple that impresses me most is not the raw speed of the hardware, but the INCREDIBLE stability of the operating system. I've owned this computer (Combo Drive Flat Panel iMac) since April of last year. In ALL that time, I haven't had a complete system crash ONCE. Individual applications crash, but not ONCE in all that time have I had to restart the whole machine. Now THAT is proof positive of a stable operating system! :) There has been talk that Apple might move over to AMD/Pentium chips in their hardware in the next few years if the Power PC series doesn't catch up soon. If they do, I'll applaud them rather than boo them. Not only will that mean faster Macs, but also will open the door to the possibility of getting a release of Mac OS X that will run on conventional PC hardware which, in turn, will open the door to the possibility of my getting Mac OS X for my computer at work. :) Anyway, I'm getting off on a tangent here. My original point was, I wouldn't necessarily trust those benchmarks Apple publishes implicitly. Wait until we see some independent benchmarks come out for Safari, then make your judgment then. Better still, just ask around the Apple mailing lists for people who have used Safari in the "real world." It's real world performance the matters most, anyway. John A. Ardelli Owner/Moderator BIFIDA-L: The Original Spina Bifida Discussion List The Crystal Corner - The Original Dark Crystal Discussion List -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
