On Jun 11, 2005, at 9:49 PM, Tim Collier wrote:
I've wondered if any of the people who are chiming on on this topic watched the keynote address? Though Apple is switching to Intel, is it going to be the 586 or Pentium family of processors? Steve Jobs never said anything about that.....for all we know it could be a whole different processor. These new Intel based Macs are still going to be running OS X. Do you think Apple would use Windows? To my experience, Apple products have always been TOP QUALITY. I doubt that anything with their brand name on it will be anything less that what they previously made. Being an eternal optimist, I'm certain Apple will continue to make quality computers that 'just work' as they always have. I will continue to be an Apple customer for ALL of my future computer needs. I do not see that changing.
In the keynote Jobs specifically mentioned that Intel provided the best performance per watt. He didn't talk about speed, he didn't talk about cost. He specifically mentioned electrical use. That strongly suggests that the first Macs with Intel chips will be using the Intel Mobility series. The university recently gave me a Dull notebook with this chip and I regretfully report that performs better than my alBook and its battery life is profoundly superior. Note: Intel is expected to ship a dual core mobility chip sometime 1st quarter 2006. Imagine that!
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