On 6/25/03 11:31 PM, Cyrillius J. Maximus posted: >The $2000 version doesn't come with the following features offering on >the much more expensive models: > >No PCI - X this means the claims of high bandwidth are not so on the >advertised model
There are no PCI-X cards for the Mac yet. And even when there are, how many users will actually need that level of performance? >Supports up to 4 gigs of ram - once again not the same as the >advertised page Apple makes three different models. They don't all have the same specs. This is analagous to the Yikes! and Sawtooth G4 models. Yikes! was more limited, but it sold for less. And Apple makes it very clear on their website what the specs of each model are. >The front side bus is dropped from 1ghz to only 800 mhz not as >advertised No brainer. The front side bus runs at one half CPU speed. If it ran at 1 GHz, the CPU would have to run at 2 GHz. Since the CPU is 1.6 GHz, the FSB has to run at 800 MHz. Learn a little basic math please. >And the ram speed is lower than the $3000 model Incredible, isn't it. A slower processor and a slower bus means you can use slower memory -- and probably save some money, too. >What this amounts to is about only 1/2 or maybe 2/3 of the speed they >claim So the entry level machine isn't nearly as powerful as the top-end machine. And you're surprised? In the PC world, does a 2 GHz P4 system run as fast as the claimed speed of the 3 GHz P4? Get real. Please. Or stop your trolling and leave the list. Dan the listmom -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
