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New pro machines all quad? or more?
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With the duo MacBooks, it would seem like the towers would almost have to be all quads?
I always wondered why Apple took so long to both, release quads and decent video cards and make the Mac what SGI was around the turn of the millenium.
How are they going to differentiate the towers?
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I wouldn't count on it. There will definitely be a Intel quad, but the lower end PowerMacs will probably be duals.
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Why though? Seems like people would just get the MacBook.
Man, I really do hate the MacBook name... just realized that... haha
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Originally Posted by sodamnregistered2
Why though? Seems like people would just get the MacBook.
It looks like it will take a long time for Intel to get a dual dual core package out, and it's going to be expensive. It definitely won't be standard across the Mactel tower line. But the towers will get faster desktop variant Intel chips.
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ah, so Intel is making the mobo chipsets I guess?
If it's a 2GHz Macbook vs. a 2.13 Tower... the only truly compelling feature will be video/card PCI slots...
The iMac looks better and better... I wish they'd make a headless one... the mini will almost have to be single core for price reasons... although a duo would be really sweet...
I'm just trying to get a grip on their lineup... I'm down to a Mac Mini waiting for the dust to settle. I'm doing all my pro work on Windows now... 
I just built a dualcore Athlon64 for like $1200... Apple is going to be under some new pricing pressures... I prefer OS X to Windows, but...
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Intel has SMP capable dual core chips (Woodcrest), quad core chips (Kentsfield), SMP capable quad core chips (Clovertown), octo (octal?) core chips (Yorkfield), and 32 (I'm not even going to bother trying to spell it out) core chips (Dunnington) planned for their Next Generation Microarchitecture (INGM, also known as P8).
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Originally Posted by sodamnregistered2
I just built a dualcore Athlon64 for like $1200... Apple is going to be under some new pricing pressures... I prefer OS X to Windows, but...
Not everyone is willing or able to build there own computer, so there is more to a computer than price. Why do you think that dell does so well that there is even an Apple computer Co. ??
Some people just want the thing to do want it is suppose to do and do well ...
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Originally Posted by sodamnregistered2
ah, so Intel is making the mobo chipsets I guess?
Not just that. In order to put in Quads, Apple has to use the more expensive Xeon equivalents of the desktop processors, since the consumer models won't support SMP.
If it's a 2GHz Macbook vs. a 2.13 Tower... the only truly compelling feature will be video/card PCI slots...
Conroe will have a thermal design power of about 60W, or double that of Merom. That means it'll be 2.33 GHz Macbook versus 3.33 GHz Conroe, or something along those lines.
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