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Name: Bryan
Location: British Columbia, Canada
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Originally Posted by Learning Newbie
I have some friends with iBooks. They told me the chips IBM used to make to power Macs with were 2x the power and speed of Intel chips at the same rating. Now the new Intel Mac books are 2x the power and speed of the old IBM ones. I don't understand that kind of math.
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Simple, both are lies XD
Normal Logic
Intel chip = Intel chip
2,16 Ghz = 2,16 Ghz
Comma decimal point = Period decimal point
2 * (2,16 Ghz) = 2 * (2,16 Ghz)
Apple Logic
Intel chip < Intel chip + 
2,16 Ghz < 2,16 Ghz +
Comma decimal point < Period decimal point +
2 * (2,16 Ghz) < 2 * (2,16 Ghz) +
That's the gist of it. (The Comma thing is because I couldn't get my old apple to like me using a comma for a decimal point '...'
annoying since my normal C++ compiler doesn't seem to mind replacing ',' with '.' when I run it.
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Originally Posted by Learning Newbie
Speaking of "think differently," can anyone help me understand how a computer with an Intel chip, an ATI video card, and a linux based operating system is "different" instead of "paint by numbers mass production?"
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The difference is a Linux-ish kernel with a Unix-ish operating system. MacOS sometimes reminds me of that program you wrote in High school that was a mash of ninety-nine tutorials which essentially works but is a mess of code.
Don't take me for knocking Mac, it certainly is a great Operating System, but it is worth about the same hype as Windows is.
As far as your new Mac Book, congratulations, you found a nice build. It may be a bit on the pricey side, but you'll find that if you keep your memory usage and running programs under control (MUCH easier in Mac as I believe all hidden programs are listed in finder anyhow) you should be able to stay on top of technology (barring a major breakthrough technology) for a few years.
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