G4 vs intel macs

DJ VAKIS · Post by **DJ VAKIS** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 12:47 pm

I know with the new powermacs we can have beter performance but what about the heat?I mean how fast they can go with out having problems with the cpu.I hope you undersand my poor english.(CPU heat problems)

Michael-SW · Post by **Michael-SW** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:40 pm

They will be based on the Pentium Mobile ("Centrino") or a variation thereof. It is a processor specifically for laptops. It is much faster than the G4 (3-4 times?) and doesn't have a heat problem.

netchaiev · Post by **netchaiev** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 4:14 pm

CPU will be the Yonah, dual-core version of Centrino. No shouldn't have a heat issue. Apparently we can expect machines (powerbooks) in early 2006. Machines are said to be 20% slimer than the actual ones.
Can't wait for Rev. B actually.!

inis · Post by **inis** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 5:39 pm

Michael-SW wrote:They will be based on the Pentium Mobile ("Centrino") or a variation thereof. It is a processor specifically for laptops. It is much faster than the G4 (3-4 times?) and doesn't have a heat problem.

How do you figure its 3-4 times faster than the G4?

gomi · Post by **gomi** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:41 pm

inis wrote:
Michael-SW wrote:They will be based on the Pentium Mobile ("Centrino") or a variation thereof. It is a processor specifically for laptops. It is much faster than the G4 (3-4 times?) and doesn't have a heat problem.
How do you figure its 3-4 times faster than the G4?

my p4 2.8 is already twice as fast as the fastest g4.

suburbanbather · Post by **suburbanbather** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:57 pm

I will say Centrinos are absolutely amazing. But what really sucks about them is the fact that you have to use Windows.

I just switched to Mac.(should get my G4 powerbook from Fed Ex in few hours)

If your in the market for a new computer right now. I would suggest going with Mac. I say this because, the Macintels are going to need some time to get the kinks out of the O.S. change, which is not good for a machine that demands high performance.

When the software(O.S., DAWs, and plug-ins) catches up with the Macintels, get one and keep your old Mac as a back up.

tomperson · Post by **tomperson** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 7:15 pm

Why would you buy an already-obsolete hardware? I mean, in a few years, finding a replacement part for a G4 will probably be a difficult and (even more) costly task.

Unless, of course, you can grab a G4 at a reeeeally low price, and you have thought about it at least twice.

My 2 cents.

suburbanbather · Post by **suburbanbather** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 8:00 pm

Its not obsolete if it still works.

tomperson · Post by **tomperson** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 8:11 pm

Its obsolete in terms that there's already a replacement technology.

A steam train may still work, it doesn't mean it's not obsolete.

subterFUSE · Post by **subterFUSE** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 8:53 pm

If the G4 works for you.... great.

I just hope it's enough for you. That's a lot of money spent on technology that was obsolete years ago already.

inis · Post by **inis** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:02 pm

gomi wrote:
inis wrote:
Michael-SW wrote:They will be based on the Pentium Mobile ("Centrino") or a variation thereof. It is a processor specifically for laptops. It is much faster than the G4 (3-4 times?) and doesn't have a heat problem.
How do you figure its 3-4 times faster than the G4?

my p4 2.8 is already twice as fast as the fastest g4.

if you are referring to the 2.8ghz vs. apples 1.67 you are kidding yourself, lol. There is sooooo much more involved than that number.

and its not even double.

gomi · Post by **gomi** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:02 pm

inis wrote:
gomi wrote:
inis wrote: How do you figure its 3-4 times faster than the G4?

my p4 2.8 is already twice as fast as the fastest g4.
if you are referring to the 2.8ghz vs. apples 1.67 you are kidding yourself, lol. There is sooooo much more involved than that number.

and its not even double.

I am comparing the 2.
Because I have both.
And I have performed tests on Both.

My Pentium 4 2.8Ghz out performs the G4 in EVERY SINGLE instance.
Any Rabid Mac user who thinks otherwise is kidding themselves.
Seriously, and I AM A RABID MAC USER.

but I still use my 1.5 Powerbook because I love macs..
they are slow (right now) but i still love them.

Needless to say the intel powerbook is on my wishlist, and I
am sure it will rock my world.

Poster · Post by **Poster** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:44 pm

gomi wrote:
My Pentium 4 2.8Ghz out performs the G4 in EVERY SINGLE instance.

yeah..
and my G5 out performs the Pentium 3 in EVERY SINGLE instance.

apples and oranges..

gomi · Post by **gomi** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:47 pm

Poster wrote:
gomi wrote:
My Pentium 4 2.8Ghz out performs the G4 in EVERY SINGLE instance.
yeah..
and my G5 out performs the Pentium 3 in EVERY SINGLE instance.

apples and oranges..

blah blah blah.

suburbanbather · Post by **suburbanbather** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 1:44 am

I don't need the extra horsepower of a centrino. I always have a very minimal set up when working on tracks and I resample tracks that have a lot of effects on them, once I decide I like the way sound.

My Dell is giving me a massive headache and I've always loathed working with Windows(even before I started using computers for music)

I must have bumped my friggin head when I decided to buy a Windows machine and to make even worse a Dell.

Just got my Mac today. As soon as I get it tweaked and loaded with the programs, my sig will be singing a different tune.