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  • Quote: Originally posted by catbat No it's not, by any reasonable definition it's single core. Also Altivec is a SIMD FPU, just like SSE2 as found on the Pentium M, it's not some secret Apple voodoo. FWIW the 1.6 GHz Pentium M has a better S…
  • Quote: Originally posted by PB You may have some system problem then. The Pentium-M 1.6 GHz should be noticeably faster than the new 1.5 GHz G4. Could you do me a favor and go to this thread and run the CPU benchmark described therein? I would li…
  • Quote: Originally posted by pscates That would be me, far as I know. Ask around. Jerkwad or not, it's an apt description and everyone knows exactly what it means. Why, it's demonstrated here at AI on a half-hourly basis, pretty much. You…
  • Quote: Originally posted by Res To keep current with similar priced consumer models on the PC side it should really be, at least, a 2.4 GHz G5 right now. Now wait a minute,thats going way too far!
  • Quote: Originally posted by Lemon Bon Bon Ouch. Gee, looks like somebody really gave it to the 'spec whore' whiner... Lemon Bon Bon What jerkwad coined the phrase "spec whore" anyway? It must have been Apples minister of propaganda beca…
  • Quote: Originally posted by pscates Seems to me the G4 keeps skootching up 200MHz or so at a time, making it nice for a consumer type machine(s), so all but the most idiot, pain-in-butt Spec Whore types will be happy with G4-based iMacs because…
  • Quote: Originally posted by spankalee A 1.6 Ghz G5 iMac at $999 or $1099 (15" display) would be a bombshell, especially if it's followed by a G5 Cube at the same price a month later. Unfortunately the emac prices rule out this price for the …
  • Quote: And to answer your question, this summer, @ WWDC. No earlier than June. Unless it comes out before then...or sometime later...........
  • Quote: Originally posted by emig647 Nah... I *think* the g4 is No,its prescott...unless you count certain Via designs.But the winky face shows you know it already,right?
  • Quote: Originally posted by bratling question: who or what is "very good authority"? (macosrumors and spymac don't count.) secondly, aren't IBM having difficulty building a 2 GHz G5? that kind of shoots down the 2/2.5/3 idea. And do y…
  • Quote: Originally posted by Jimzip But Apple won't. And never will. They aren't trying to sell things that are 'good enough', and they aren't trying to sell them to an audience that wants 'good enough'. Apple sells to a specific audience, and th…
  • Quote: Originally posted by jade That being said...if that future set and price point above were true, I would be less annoyed about waiting till WWDC for updates... becasue the price performance ratio increased since the products release. …
  • Quote: Originally posted by concentricity [B]ftp://download.intel.com/design/chip...s/25261503.pdf check out page 27 the buses you mention are (all?) QDR buses. The only one that is not QDR is the Athalon 64.It has a double pumped 800 mg…
  • Quote: Originally posted by Dazza Hi Here's another date to throw in to the mix. Apple Australia has extended its Trade In Trade Up G5 Promotion by a further 5 weeks from 26 March 2004 to 30 Apr 2004. If we believe the end of promos sig…
  • Quote: Originally posted by ipodandimac ahhhh good news from AI!!! promo not sign of no revisions I still dont see why so many thought this was a promotion to move powermacs anyway because it certainly wont do that.Now,if they offered a $5…
  • Quote: Originally posted by cowerd If the incentive was for the display then the rebate would also be valid for the Powerbook. But it isn't. I think someone just took your glass away. I dont follow that logic at all.The promotion is "buy a…
  • Quote: I won't spoil the fun. Oh,come on,you can spoil it a little bit.........................
  • Quote: Originally posted by emig647 Once they sold the rights to ipods... they could have a consistant income from that and then focus on other things... like um... lets see... FREAKING POWERMACS!? Maybe a POWERBOOK!?! Oh wait... how about a da…
  • Quote: Originally posted by PLAN-B oooops i forgot to mention when my appologies wwdc 2004 i cannot wait So in other words Apple will have no new computers for yet another 3 months? Another whole quarter of stagnant sales? And the…
  • Quote: Originally posted by Dr_Holistic Yep that's right! Tomorrow is TUESDAY... Tomorrow is MARCH 16th... Tomorrow is THE DAY... $5 Says I'm right and other than that, I'm not allowed to say how or why I know... it's just FACT !!! …