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altivec_2.0altivec_2.0
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
Why don't the PowerMacs come with the 1.33Ghz chip found in the xServe?

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  • Reply 1 of 13
    hmurchisonhmurchison Posts: 12,425member
    What? You're not happy with 1.42Ghz?
  • Reply 2 of 13
    altivec_2.0altivec_2.0 Posts: 995member
    No, don't get me wrong, i'm plenty happy with 1.42Ghz, Well you know 2.42Ghz would be nice, but... Back to the subject. I think they should replace the 1Ghz single PowerMac with a 1.33Ghz chip. If they have the processors, why not use them in all the lines?
  • Reply 3 of 13
    lucaluca Posts: 3,833member
    It would be nice if there was a single 1.25 GHz, and dual 1.33 and 1.42 GHz PowerMacs. That would not only give the other lines some room to move, it would also make Apple not look like a slouch.
  • Reply 4 of 13
    bungebunge Posts: 7,329member
    [quote]Originally posted by Luca Rescigno:

    <strong>It would be nice if there was a single 1.25 GHz, and dual 1.33 and 1.42 GHz PowerMacs. That would not only give the other lines some room to move, it would also make Apple not look like a slouch.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I think the 1.33 & the 1.42 Duals would be too similar, but a single 1.33, dual 1.25 or dual 1.42 might be spaced out nicely.
  • Reply 5 of 13
    ast3r3xast3r3x Posts: 5,012member
    perhaps low yields...or if they're overclocked, perhaps not many overlcock to 1.42...aple normally doesn't go to the decimal so i'm thinking maybe they are pushign teh G4 as much as possible right now?
  • Reply 6 of 13
    mr. macintoshmr. macintosh Posts: 463member
    Seriously, thats just gay.
  • Reply 7 of 13
    lucaluca Posts: 3,833member
    [quote]Originally posted by Mr. Macintosh:

    <strong>Seriously, thats just gay.</strong><hr></blockquote>



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  • Reply 8 of 13
    fobiefobie Posts: 216member
    Sounds good to me, the PowerMac line would look a lot better like this:



    Single 1.33

    Dual 1.25

    Dual 1.42



    All computers a bit over 1GHz, the iMac and eMac would have some room for another speed bump when the next revision of the PowerMac lands.
  • Reply 9 of 13
    costiquecostique Posts: 1,084member
    [quote]Originally posted by Fobie:

    <strong>Sounds good to me, the PowerMac line would look a lot better like this:



    Single 1.33

    Dual 1.25

    Dual 1.42



    All computers a bit over 1GHz, the iMac and eMac would have some room for another speed bump when the next revision of the PowerMac lands.</strong><hr></blockquote>

    If they were a bit over 2GHz, I would not mind.
  • Reply 10 of 13
    progmacprogmac Posts: 1,850member
    Well, the last two lines have had 1Ghz chips, and its hard to claim any powermac have flown of the shelves lately...so it's probably a matter of Apple having boatloads of these chips, and they need to get rid of them rather than up production on a chip that is close to, but not at, the top of the line.
  • Reply 11 of 13
    imacfanimacfan Posts: 444member
    I suspect that the 1.33 in the Xserve is the same as the 1.42Ghz processor in the desktops. 1U is quite a small space, and the desktops have huge heat sinks - maybe the faster speed would melt the processor in such small confines.



    David
  • Reply 12 of 13
    amorphamorph Posts: 7,112member
    The 1.33GHz in the Xserve is a downclocked 1.42GHz 7455. So the CPU is already available in PowerMacs, and it's faster to boot.
  • Reply 13 of 13
    kingofsomewherehotkingofsomewherehot Posts: 4,180member
    Have you HEARD an xserve ? .. I find it hard to believe they would have ANY heat problems with a fan like that...



    It's OK, 'cause it's not supposed to sit on your desk, but that is one LOUD fan !!!!
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