[geeks] Intel iMac first thoughts

[William Staniewicz]

I didn't think the new Intel based iMacs were available yet.
Is this a home or work machine?
Is the bigger screen acreage worth it?
I am thinking about a new iMac sometime in the future
although I like the looks of the MacBook, too.


On 1/20/06, Bill Bradford <mrbill at mrbill.net> wrote:
>
> Last night i upgraded from a 17" iMac G5 1.8 (rev.A)
> to a iMac 20" (Intel).  Same RAM (1G) on both systems.
>
> First thought:  HOLY CRAP THIS IS FAST.  At *least* 2x as
> fast as the G5 on the stuff that I do, and compiles in
> Terminal *fly* by like I'm on a fast Linux machine or
> something...
>
> Rosetta seems to work fine so far for most things, and the
> Intel port of FIrefox/OSX (beta) is *snappy*.  It feels like
> Firefox on a PC (well, it is.. kinda.. ) 8-)
>
> Bill
>
> --
> Bill Bradford
> Houston, Texas
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