On 2011/01/23 15:41, Mystic Prowler so eloquently wrote:
A G4 processor at least has Velocity Engine, which is very useful and makes the processor more responsive. A G3, is like a dumbed version of a G4.
IIRC Velocity Engine, also known as AltiVec, is the only difference between a G3 & G4 and it doesn't help with everything but does help with the heavier tasks like graphical work, audio, and video.
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