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gregm · 03-01-2005, 08:16 PM

Ya, a Power PC CPU is about 2x as fast as a similarly clocked Intel CPU, and just slightly faster than a similarly clocked AMD 64.

But they cost a lot more and have much more limited software. Plus there is no (easy) linux for mac!

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gregm Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 47	Ya, a Power PC CPU is about 2x as fast as a similarly clocked Intel CPU, and just slightly faster than a similarly clocked AMD 64. But they cost a lot more and have much more limited software. Plus there is no (easy) linux for mac! __________________ http://blog.gandmcomputers.com http://hwa.gandmcomputers.com <- Check out the new benchmark competition on the block!