Posts by mjteix

Quote: Originally Posted by Bergermeister  And those sales were mainly iMacs and minis.   Totally unfounded statement. We can obtain the same numbers with many different mixes of products. There is no way...

Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69  Your assertion here that everybody wants an iMac is just wrong as sales are flat.    Dave, you'll have to learn that Apple's desktop sales are not flat. For the last 4...

Quote: Originally Posted by mfryd    The high end user will need more horsepower for a better gaming experience.  No need for expansion slots.   There is no place for a Mac Pro in...

Quote: Originally Posted by alanbrowne  When you suggested "Because it's physically impossible to put the dual chip platform in the iMac case and no new chips suited for this purpose are slated to be created…...

Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin  There are compatible solutions for eveything you need to use PCI for. You're full of it, Marvin. Now that "solutions for everything" doesn't work, you're adding "compatible" to your...

Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin  The question is not about how elegant the solution is but rather could Apple even discontinue the Mac Pro without abandoning lots of users. The answer is yes as there are solutions...

  Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69  I see I need to describe an ideal desktop Mac again. a desktop class processor with at least four cores, in the range of 59 to 75 watt Ivy Bridge...

  Quote: Originally Posted by backtomac      That makes a lot of sense. I would not be surprised though if the entry level 21" iMac comes just with IGP.   I hope not, but it's...

  Quote: Originally Posted by Conrail  Ivy Bridge i5 and i7 desktop processors are now in stock at Newegg, topping out at 3.5Ghz (3.9 turbo boost).  No Ivy Bridge Xeon chips yet.  So the stage is set...

Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin The CPU increase is not dramatic - it's 15% at the same clock speed. They have to put in more cores for the same price to make the upgrade worthwhile. They can't unless Intel makes it cheaper to do...