| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
resuna
Member
Joined: 15 May 2005
Posts: 215
|
 Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 11:54 am Post subject: |
 |
|
| ack_mac wrote: | | I think this is a smart position to take. I am still not convinced that the first Intel generation of the Mac Mini will be that much faster than the current PPC build when you are running Rosetta. |
I'm pretty sure they will be significantly slower when using Rosetta, unless they use much faster CPUs than I can imagine being even vaguely cost-effective.
And I don't believe the company line. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
g5g5
Veteran Member
Joined: 25 Jan 2005
Posts: 2716
Location: Virginia
|
| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 2:22 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| resuna wrote: | | ack_mac wrote: | | I think this is a smart position to take. I am still not convinced that the first Intel generation of the Mac Mini will be that much faster than the current PPC build when you are running Rosetta. |
I'm pretty sure they will be significantly slower when using Rosetta, unless they use much faster CPUs than I can imagine being even vaguely cost-effective.
And I don't believe the company line. |
I think basic applications will run ok with Rosetta. Complex applications will probably run like crap on the entry level Intel Macs. *i.e. the Mac mini and iBook.* I just wonder how long it will take the big software publishers like Adobe, Microsoft and Macromedia to offer their ported titles.
_________________
1.25GHz Mac Mini / 1.8GHz iMac G5 / 2.0GHz C2D Mac mini (2009)
4GB iPod mini / 2G iPod shuffle / 16GB iPhone 3G
Apple TV 2
iLife's a Bitch! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
resuna
Member
Joined: 15 May 2005
Posts: 215
|
| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 3:37 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| g5g5 wrote: | | I think basic applications will run ok with Rosetta. |
That doesn't mean they won't be running slower, it just means they'll still be faster than you can tell. BUT it's gonna be heavily dependant on the size of the data you're working on... in fact that's going to be a bigger problem than any complexity.
And of course iTunes visualisers, screen effects, and other application plugins absolutely won't work. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
chinarut
Member
Joined: 06 Sep 2005
Posts: 100
Location: Thailand
|
| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:02 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| devo wrote: | | If true, all those people that buy an iMac or PowerBook for Christmas are going to be pissed. |
ok..I'm confused...how is this any different from buying any consumer product (electronic or not) and having a "new and improved" model be released shortly thereafter? 
IMHO, if Apple does their hwk and swaps the h/w layer out and keeps OS X running smoothly with its apps using universal binaries - lots of peeps just wont notice any more than when you buy a new digital camera and something better and newer comes out! (admitedly your old CF cards wont work in a new SD model if size is important to you... i digress!)
ideally, Apple does a good job at keeping the *software* conversation up and not have everyone be so concerned about the underlying h/w - it's all just an abstraction right? 
that said, i do look fwd to buying my first x86-based powerbook next Christmas - thoughts around thinkpads may very well take a back seat!  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ 
Search 
Memberlist 
Photo Gallery
Register
Profile 
Log in to check your private messages 
Log in 
