According to Anandtech, the powerconsumption between the two chip is nearly the same. In real life performance, the advantage at the same clock rate is 10 %. This advantage is bigger for some task like encoding (the SIMS unit of the merom is much better than the one of the Yonah)
IBM had white papers out showing really low thermal stuff for the PPC970FX (lower-power G5), but for some reason Apple never managed to cram even one core into a laptop for us!
If I'm not mistaken, those got into the iMac and PowerMac.
Using the "PC" processor doesnt mean you have to adopt the PC's "its all about power" garbage. Maybe for an MBP cramming it with power makes sense. But for the entry level Macbook then a cooler, quieter chip makes sense even if it costs us some useless clock cycles. I want a Macbook for email and internet, not for vdeo editing.
Neither of those were 3lb and can go seven hours on a battery charge without getting very warm. Intel's ULV chips allow that with a 1.2GHz chip that consumes 5.5W max.
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What about the roadmap? Steve just loooooved the Intel chip roadmap. Did someone take a wrong turn?
Patience, grasshopper.
(a) Nobody else is doing better.
(b) Roadmaps extend more than 1 year into the future.
Patience, grasshopper.
(a) Nobody else is doing better.
(b) Roadmaps extend more than 1 year into the future.
(c) it's still a lot better than the G4/G5 days, 4 new chips out and a fifth expected 12 months.
IBM had white papers out showing really low thermal stuff for the PPC970FX (lower-power G5), but for some reason Apple never managed to cram even one core into a laptop for us!
If I'm not mistaken, those got into the iMac and PowerMac.
Using the "PC" processor doesnt mean you have to adopt the PC's "its all about power" garbage. Maybe for an MBP cramming it with power makes sense. But for the entry level Macbook then a cooler, quieter chip makes sense even if it costs us some useless clock cycles. I want a Macbook for email and internet, not for vdeo editing.
Um, a PowerBook does that.
Heck, an iBook would do.
Um, a PowerBook does that.
Heck, an iBook would do.
<sarcasm> But its not NEW!! DUH!!! </sarcasm>
Um, a PowerBook does that.
Heck, an iBook would do.
Neither of those were 3lb and can go seven hours on a battery charge without getting very warm. Intel's ULV chips allow that with a 1.2GHz chip that consumes 5.5W max.
Like this one...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2xDWdbHLec
An updated version of the Sony TR with OSX would be spot on for me...
Like this one...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2xDWdbHLec
Uglay.