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smokingdrum · Feb 23, 2006, 04:31 AM

Hi,

I am interested in getting a new MacBookPro and I currently have a desktop G5 Dual 2GHz (the original one).

I would like to know if there is any data out there which provides standard speed test results for these two Macs - I really want to know if the MacBookPro would be faster than my current desktop G5.

If anyone can help I'd be most grateful.

Many thanks,

John

smokingdrum · Feb 24, 2006, 02:53 AM

So, nobody knows if there are any standard speed scores around by which one can make a comparison with a newer and older computer?

On the Apple site they only compare Powerbooks with older Powerbooks.

iREZ · Feb 24, 2006, 04:03 AM

i think its best if you post a series of tests youd like results on, and ask both the powermac forum and this forum to run them. then compare the results for yourself, i doubt there are toooo many mac book pro owners that own an original 2.0 g5 tower as well...

JKT · Feb 24, 2006, 07:15 AM

The MacBookPro will be very similar in speed to a dual processor 2.0GHz G5. A bit faster in some things, a bit slower in others, a lot slower in apps running in Rosetta. There have been plenty of benchmarks of the intel iMac which demonstrate this. Go to BareFeats, etc etc. and take a look.

darcybaston · Feb 24, 2006, 01:26 PM

I saw an xbench comparison in this section of the forum somewhere that paired a DP 2GHz with a MacBook. The MacBook was faster in many areas.