3underscore
Well-known member
So apple has announced that they will be moving to intel chips in the next few years. I am sure the decision is wise, what with the difficulty they were having getting the G5 chip cool enough to go in a powerbook and all.
But it raises the question of whether I should buy the 15" powerbook I had been planning on. It would be through the government aided computer scheme, where you pay for it over three years and make tax savings. My problem is, that half way through this time I know that it will have been superceded. I don't really need it either (I have a PC laptop that is barely 18 months old), but have long been tempted to get a mac for music reasons.
Is it likely that the current IBM chip will be better in line with apples for music, rather than an intel? The whole history of apple suggests a better alignment with chip manufacture opposed to intel & microsoft with their individual development. Surely with apple going to intel this is going to reverse the perceived benefit they had on running music / design software. So...what to do?
But it raises the question of whether I should buy the 15" powerbook I had been planning on. It would be through the government aided computer scheme, where you pay for it over three years and make tax savings. My problem is, that half way through this time I know that it will have been superceded. I don't really need it either (I have a PC laptop that is barely 18 months old), but have long been tempted to get a mac for music reasons.
Is it likely that the current IBM chip will be better in line with apples for music, rather than an intel? The whole history of apple suggests a better alignment with chip manufacture opposed to intel & microsoft with their individual development. Surely with apple going to intel this is going to reverse the perceived benefit they had on running music / design software. So...what to do?