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Office performance under core2duo imac ?
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Hello ,
I was wondering if you guys which have imac core2duo used the office 2004 under rosetta .
How is the performance in general ?.
Because I want to buy a core2duo and I was wondering.
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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I use office on my MacBook, and it runs fine. It runs faster in G5s, but hey, it is not like it is terrible. A MacBook should be slower than an iMac, so you should be fine.
Also, it has been mentioned that OpenOffice will run natively, and deal with Office's files, so if it becomes an issue, there are other options.
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Join Date: May 2005
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I just purchased a 20" iMac - office seems to working fine -comparable in speed to the office installed on my PowerBook G4
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My 20" Core Duo iMac took forever for Word to start - at least 8-10 bounces. On my buddy's MBP it opens in 1-2 bounces. I don't understand... we both had 2GB ram, same processor/speed... Hopefully my 24" iMac will be quicker.
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Join Date: Oct 1999
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Originally Posted by Mongoos150 
My 20" Core Duo iMac took forever for Word to start - at least 8-10 bounces. On my buddy's MBP it opens in 1-2 bounces. I don't understand... we both had 2GB ram, same processor/speed... Hopefully my 24" iMac will be quicker.
It all depends if Rosetta had been run before.
If you try Word again after the initial start you will find it starts much quicker.
Ian
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Originally Posted by jbleisure
I just purchased a 20" iMac - office seems to working fine -comparable in speed to the office installed on my PowerBook G4
Hello and thanks for the reply.
Do you mean it runs faster than the PB G4 or the same ?
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Join Date: Aug 2001
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I have a PB 12" 1.33hz with 1.25gb RAM and an iMac Core2Duo 17" 2ghz 1gb RAM. I'd say they run just about the same overall but on some tasks one is just a little faster than the other and vice versa.
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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i have a 24" iMac with 2GB of Ram and Excel runs slow . . . . i had a project with over 200 lines of data on it and having to select certain sections of the spreadsheet took forever
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Join Date: May 2005
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Hello and thanks for the reply.
Do you mean it runs faster than the PB G4 or the same ?
I can't tell any difference between speed on these machines. Th eoffice apps have never been the fastests anyway.
It's not so slow that you won't be able to use it - infact it's fine - just buy it.
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