hey Lou, Ok that could be true. By that I mean I am no where near your grasp of bench marks etc. I know that stuff is important and I'm glad folks like you are gonna make sure Apple doesn't snooze. At this time the experience of an Apple more pleasurable to me and a lot of people. The degree that these bench marks contribute to that is a key element. It's not about tossing out windows, but letting in Apple.
peace On Wednesday, December 26, 2001, at 01:37 PM, Louis A Labrie wrote: > > On Wednesday, December 26, 2001, at 10:03 AM, Dan Arnold wrote: >>> >>> This is absurd. The fastest PowerPC processor is embarrassingly slow >>> compared to the top-of-the-line x86. The G4 ekes out an advantage >>> with intensive SIMD processes designed to use the AltiVec routine, >>> but for the majority of tasks the PPC is slower. >> >> Yeah, right. The DP800 G4, which is the fastest Mac, I believe, (It IS >> faster then the 867Mhz G4 in OS X, isn't it?) is *much* faster then the >> fastest P4. And even if the P4 has more clock speed - which it does - >> the >> Mac is still faster, it doesn't matter. It's the processor. >> >> > > Being the owner of over 40 mac's I can say I love them I am a Mac > addict. > Having said that I also own 1 PC used mostly for work and gaming. > First off if you want to talk about the fastest PC you need to forget > about Intel > and the P4. AMD make's a much better cpu. The P4 2000MHz scores about > the same on bench marks as the Athlon 1400Mhz. And AMD's new XP cpu's > up to 1600MHz kill the P4. > My PC a 1200MHz Athlon (soon to be upgraded to the XP1600MHZ) with DDR > ram 256 a 266MHz front side bus ATA100 and raid Geforce 2mx400 64mb > running Windows XP is > very Fast. > Windows XP is a very good OS I have used all the windows and it's about > time thay made a good OS. > 2000 was ok. > > The QS 867 is still a fast computer and much better looking one too. > And I think that we will see the speed going up soon. > also if you compare a Mac and PC of the same speed the Mac would win. > But I do think the Mac's are a bit expensive. > What Mac's need is faster bus speed and ATA 100 DDR memory would be nice > too. > > my 2 cent's > Lou > > > -- > MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! > Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> > > Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! > <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> > 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/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! > <http://www.applelinks.com> > -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> 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/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
