Apple Desktops Outperforming Intel?

Too much work to submit a story. :)

See:
http://radio.weblogs.com/0001011/2003/02/17.html#a2298

I've had some sneaks behind the scenes (not official ones, though). Apple has some cool stuff coming this year to be sure -- including some desktop machines that are outperforming current Intel stuff.

This is from a diehard MS stalwart and apologist. Just read some of his other stuff. If HE is saying this, i believe it.

will we see the 970s this year, my bet is 100% YES.

hmmmmmmm dual PPC 970 would be just the High End ticket

My bet is that Apple has some kind of blowing device, like one of those leaf buster things.

He said stuff, in addition to desktops. So wow, I can't wait to see what Apple has up it's sleeve. new tower case w/970, new iMac with new case, new iPod member, new iBooks maybe too?

Well apple realeased there nice laptops so I can only think the desktops are next.

And I hope the 970 will only be the beggining. Please. :D

Originally posted by wolfywolfbits
My bet is that Apple has some kind of blowing device, like one of those leaf buster things.

IMO, a high pressure water cleaner would be more useful. And they've already got the noise-production (with the Windtunnel G4s) right up there on par with the competition ;)

Wouldn't it be fat if the 970 was released in the Powerbook first...
People would clammer to buy and then when the desktops are released they'd go crazy spending again.

Ahh well, I never thought I'd have to wait this long for a "g5."

.... since 1993. That was the year I said when Mac has a machine faster than a PC across the board, forget those cooked up photoshop demo's, then I would buy a new machine. I have picked up a couple of used machines since then.

With the recent turn of events and PC performance moving further and further ahead of a Mac I am wondering if I will be on social security before the Mac even equal it's relative performance in 1990 when a Mac was about as fast as a PC for a few weeks. I may have bought my last new Mac if I remain true to my statement that I will buy a new Mac when a Mac is across the board faster than a PC.

What I read about the 970 says it will return the Mac to the same relative performance as the 1990 Mac when compared to the current PC performance. That folks is not progress.

If it's not 10x it's not noticable....... it's a milking machine for getting money to move from our pockets to Apple while we're trying to figure out if the emperor has his clothes on.

Originally posted by prewwii
.... since 1993. That was the year I said when Mac has a machine faster than a PC across the board, forget those cooked up photoshop demo's, then I would buy a new machine. I have picked up a couple of used machines since then.

With the recent turn of events and PC performance moving further and further ahead of a Mac I am wondering if I will be on social security before the Mac even equal it's relative performance in 1990 when a Mac was about as fast as a PC for a few weeks. I may have bought my last new Mac if I remain true to my statement that I will buy a new Mac when a Mac is across the board faster than a PC.

What I read about the 970 says it will return the Mac to the same relative performance as the 1990 Mac when compared to the current PC performance. That folks is not progress.

If it's not 10x it's not noticable....... it's a milking machine for getting money to move from our pockets to Apple while we're trying to figure out if the emperor has his clothes on.

You missed it. The 604e 350MHz was the fastest desktop chip in the world for its time. First to 350MHz too. The original beige G3 also beat the Pentium IIs of its time, just as the G4 did with the P3 600-700 (of course, it started out 500MHz G4 vs 600MHz P3, and quickly became dual 500MHz G4 vs. 1000MHz P3).