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modestjesse Feb 17, 2004

Virtual PC allows you to run windows apps on the Mac, but it hogs a lot of the memory. I'm not really worried about software. iLife seems to have just about everything you need, and Microsoft Offic...

iwz Feb 18, 2004

That's a long and complex discussion. But, I'd say yes, a G4 @ 1.3ghz is faster than a P4 @ 1.3ghz. I guess the real question is, since you won't be playing games anymore, how much does speed ma...

skaorsk8 Feb 18, 2004

hmm i would like to sit in on that conversation.

iwz

Feb 18, 2004

For an explanation of the architecture differences:
http://www.arstechnica.com/cpu/01q2/p4andg4e/p4andg4e-1.html

For some benchmarks comparing the G4 @ 1.4ghz and the P4 @ 3ghz among others, check here:
http://www.barefeats.com/pentium4.html

It's hard to compare Apple processors to Intel/AMD processors because they work so differently.

It also depends on the application. You'll notice on page two of those benchmarks that the Pentiums kick butt compared to the G4s when running games on the 9800 chipset.