Can someone explain the difference in processors?

[V. Barbarino]

I have a Dell, 5 or so years old, 640ram and 1.3ghz..

Now I'm looking at the macs, which I'm waiting for the new OS to drop before I buy, but compare

1.3ghz Pentium R to a 2.16ghz Core Duo...

How much faster are we talking here?

[pod]

Double and then some. The Core Duo has two processing cores, whereas the Pentium-R has 1.

That's keeping it "non-geek".

[Lola]

LOL! non-geek


Okay I have a HP Lap Top. I defragged it a couple weeks ago and i rarely turn it off. As long as i run the system checks when they tell me too (I have symtec and norton anti-virus) - is that enough to keep my lap top "clean"?

I don't download any music except for what i buy on iTunes and i rarely watch anything on youtube or any of those video sites.

non-geek explination is appreciated ;D

[pod]

You'll be fine

[Lola]

excellent - thanks Dan

[swirlundergrounder]

Originally Posted by pod

Double and then some. The Core Duo has two processing cores, whereas the Pentium-R has 1.

That's keeping it "non-geek".

The fact that OSX is also a more stable operating system than Windows is also adds the the 'quickness' of a computer with OSX.

[swirlundergrounder]

Originally Posted by V.

Now I'm looking at the macs, which I'm waiting for the new OS to drop before I buy, but compare

RIGHHHHHHT......You've been saying that for the past 2 years now.

By the time you actually get a Mac, 'OSX Elephant' will be out.

I say 'Elephant' because Apple will have ran though all the 'Feline' names before you actually go out and buy one.

Buy one from eBay.

I just bought my 3rd mac off of eBay a few weeks ago.

I got an older Dual 2.0 Ghz G5 desktop. I stuck 6 GB of RAM in that bitch and it runs great! The seller I got it from offered me an extneded warannty for 2 years for an extra $100. Anyting happens in the next 2 years with it, I'll get all my money back!

I spent $1475 for the dual G5.

If you're interested in buying one, I can give you the sellers user id. He sells refurbed macs.

[macboy]

Originally Posted by |-Erry

[quote author=V. Barbarino link=board=6;threadid=38517;start=0#msg431108 date=1175288672]

Now I'm looking at the macs, which I'm waiting for the new OS to drop before I buy, but compare

RIGHHHHHHT......You've been saying that for the past 2 years now.


[/quote]

My thoughts exactly. Just buy a mac already. I agree with Terry on the ebay route but would also recommend going straight to the online Apple Store for refurbs. They come with a full warranty and I've purchased both new and refurbs with no problems. My next project - buying a core solo mac mini refurb and replacing the processor with a core 2 duo chip.

[Adam Singer]

dont buy a mac

un-upgradable, overpriced because they make you believe you're paying for a better product, vaporware

waste of money

you can get a PC with everything and then some for the price of a mac with half the speed, ram, storage and no monitor

macs are for trendwhores, if you want real advice on a system pm me

[V. Barbarino]

I know plenty about computers, but the core duo is new and I didn't fully understand it. Even the wiki on it, doesn't offer practical advice on how it's beneficial.

I'm getting a Mac simply because I like the idea of running two OS's in a nice sleek package. I bought a 22' LCD monitor already so I'm not getting the Imac, I'm getting the mini which is about 1/100 of the size of my current dell. I can't find the apple picture showing how many minis make up a pc, but here is a pic I found on google. This is a huge advantage for me, being in a small office.




Look at this one, I would love a setup like this, I run 2 computers in my office, dell laptop and dell pc, I switch beween them via kvm switch, so If I could get rid of my dell pc I'd be soooooooooo happy!