We are not directly concerned by this information, but in the current semiconductor business, and knowing that IBM has been supporting AMD for the dual core technology, we can imagine what will be the real performance of a dual core G5.
The Italian website
hwupgrade has published benchmark results from an Athlon 64 dual core 2.4 GHz. The single test that they have performed is the CPU Cinebench 2003, which has been completed by this processor in 41.4s. a A dual processor Athlon 64 2.4GHz has finished up the test in 42.4s (marginally slower).
For information, the fastest current PMG5 (dual G5 2.5GHz) needs also 42.4s to complete the test; so imagine the result of a PMG5 with a dual core dual processor architecture (4 physical processors)...
A report from Jean-Jacques.
Few days ago, I was questioning Epson support for Mac computers, since some Epson printers are NOT Mac-compatibles, and in particular the C66 model. Hereafter is what I have found on Epson US website: (http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/...52843)
Selected FAQ Epson Stylus C66
Q:
Why isn’t the Epson Stylus C66 compatible with Macintosh computers?
A:
Epson America works closely with Apple to deliver digital imaging products that meet their customer’s needs. Based on feedback from Apple and its customers, Epson determined that Mac users were not interested in lower-end printers such as the $69 Epson Stylus C66.
Many other Epson printers are Mac compatible, however, for a general-purpose inexpensive Mac-compatible printer Epson recommends the Epson Stylus C86 which retails for $99. The Stylus C86 is compatible with Macintosh System 8.6 to 9.x and OS X 10.1 .3 to 10.3.x. The Stylus C86 is available at major computer, office and electronic superstores, nationwide retail stores, The Apple Store, mail order, PC manufacturers and The Epson Store.
So should we conclude that Mac users do not need lower-end printers??
Will in the future Epson tell us what kind of printers we need with our Macs? It is clearly a weird decision, especially with the Mac mini which has definitely created a Mac entry-level market. This is maybe the reason why Apple is closely interacting with HP recently.
