MacBook Pro receives Intel speed boost - bit-tech.net Forums

The_Pope · 15th Feb 2006, 11:36

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/02...k_pro_upgrade/

A nice "free" upgrade but that doesn't magically invent £1500 for me to be able to order one

Gordy · 15th Feb 2006, 12:48

Can't help but be happy about free upgrades.

And if they actually start shipping them today even better!

Can't wait for mine to arrive

Drexial · 15th Feb 2006, 17:04

stil cant belive they went with intel concidering AMD has been showing them up in almost every benchmark. though intel seems to think it has an unlimited amount of money to throw around. i cant imagine what intels anual marketing budget is

pman · 15th Feb 2006, 17:37

Intel have a higher manufacturing capacity.

Fod · 16th Feb 2006, 10:25

intel have better mobile CPUs.

Gordy · 16th Feb 2006, 12:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fod

intel have better mobile CPUs.

Exactly .

There's a reason they are switching to the intel chips as intel have finally realised clock speed is not king!

The reason why apple switched is down to heat and efficiency , they simply couldn't get a g5 in a laptop without it cooking the thing.

Fod · 16th Feb 2006, 14:03

...even though IBM now have a pretty sweet looking mobile Power5 chip.

ah well.

Gordy · 16th Feb 2006, 14:27

Yeah but not out though so it would be another 2years of g4's

MiNiMaL_FuSS · 16th Feb 2006, 16:07

i thought all the early tests showed that the intel chip barely made a difference?

Fod · 16th Feb 2006, 18:05

eh? comparing dual G5s to the intel DC core, maybe, but compared to the G4, hell no. the core duo blows its ass out of the water completely. only when running apps under rosetta does it not make a difference. hardly surprising, since the software is translating the program code to another instruction set on the freaking fly.

15th Feb 2006, 11:36	#1
The_Pope Geoff Richards Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,089	MacBook Pro receives Intel speed boost http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/02...k_pro_upgrade/ A nice "free" upgrade but that doesn't magically invent £1500 for me to be able to order one

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15th Feb 2006, 17:04	#3
Drexial Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 297	stil cant belive they went with intel concidering AMD has been showing them up in almost every benchmark. though intel seems to think it has an unlimited amount of money to throw around. i cant imagine what intels anual marketing budget is

16th Feb 2006, 10:25	#5
Fod what is the cheesecake? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London Posts: 4,904	intel have better mobile CPUs.

16th Feb 2006, 14:03	#7
Fod what is the cheesecake? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London Posts: 4,904	...even though IBM now have a pretty sweet looking mobile Power5 chip. ah well.

16th Feb 2006, 18:05	#10
Fod what is the cheesecake? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London Posts: 4,904	eh? comparing dual G5s to the intel DC core, maybe, but compared to the G4, hell no. the core duo blows its ass out of the water completely. only when running apps under rosetta does it not make a difference. hardly surprising, since the software is translating the program code to another instruction set on the freaking fly.