Hacker Upgrades Mac Mini w/ Core 2 Duo
Macenstein is reporting that a hacker with access to a Core 2 Duo "Merom" CPU clocked at 2.16 GHz has successfully upgraded his Mac Mini. According to the hacker's benchmarks, the upgraded Mini beat out a Dual 2.5 GHz G5 in an iTunes encoding test by 15%. Note that these benchmarks could not be confirmed by MacRumors, but are placed on Page 1 for interest's sake.
Both the Mac Mini and the iMac have socketed CPU's, which make them suitable for swapping with Intel's imminent Core 2 Duo chips, which are conveniently socket-compatible with Intel's current Core Duo chips. The MacBook and MacBook Pro however have their CPUs soldered to the motherboard, making upgradeability impractical.
Both the Mac Mini and the iMac have socketed CPU's, which make them suitable for swapping with Intel's imminent Core 2 Duo chips, which are conveniently socket-compatible with Intel's current Core Duo chips. The MacBook and MacBook Pro however have their CPUs soldered to the motherboard, making upgradeability impractical.
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74 months ago
Beat a dual G5 by that much?!?
I know I'm holding out for Merom like so many others, but I'll wait until official benchmarks come out to have that stat verified...
But nice to know we can upgrade easily all the same!
I know I'm holding out for Merom like so many others, but I'll wait until official benchmarks come out to have that stat verified...
But nice to know we can upgrade easily all the same!
74 months ago
All I can say this type of upgrading options makes these little affordable packages very appealing! :)
74 months ago
I see a big market for "old" core solo mini's after these chips hit the streets in numbers.
You could trick out a nice system for heavy lifting (not graphics intensive) for a fraction of what Apple's going to eventually charge.
I'm waiting for proc upgrades for the MB. I think I'll run with that from a ship 'n' strip 'n' re-equip company instead of going with a new Rev., unless they throw in some more nice bells and whistles.
You could trick out a nice system for heavy lifting (not graphics intensive) for a fraction of what Apple's going to eventually charge.
I'm waiting for proc upgrades for the MB. I think I'll run with that from a ship 'n' strip 'n' re-equip company instead of going with a new Rev., unless they throw in some more nice bells and whistles.
74 months ago
So how does Aperture run on Core Duo (Yonah or Merom) compared to 1.67 GHz PPC Powerbook? It should run much much faster if it were not for the integrated graphics.
In order to speed up Aperture for me, I guess would either have to buy an iMac or a MacBook Pro.
In order to speed up Aperture for me, I guess would either have to buy an iMac or a MacBook Pro.
74 months ago
Wow, with stats like those, I'm going to be switching to Intel very very soon...:(
Looks down on his iMac G5.:(
Looks down on his iMac G5.:(
74 months ago
I expect that when the Merom comes out, the MBP will be upgraded, but the MB will stick with the cheaper Yonah processors.
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