Do the new Intel-based Macs run as well as the old PowerPC-based macs?
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They are very stable right now and yeah they do run great. that said i make a habit of never buying the first revision of anything just incase. I think the biggest thing that troubles me about them is bootcamp. I mean how screwed is this they no longer support os 9 but they will run windows.
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Mac with Intel is wonderful.  New Macbook laptop is sooo easy to use.  You have the option to run windows or tiger,  Software is simple, I am able to transfer my ipod between a windows computer and this laptop with no problems, so It handles some windows software with no issue.  Stick with a mac and stay away from the dark world of windows!!!
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I have spent a lot of time using both, and there is no doubt that macs are much much better. Especially now you can run windows on one if you feel the need.
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New Macs are based on the Intel x86 architecture. That's the platform that Microsoft Windows is compatible with. Microsoft still gets all of the profit from those who put Windows on a Mac. It doesn't mess anything up. You see, Mac Os X originally was built for Mac hardware. It wasn't the x86 standard that AMD and Intel chips bring to the table. Now, Apple has a deal with Intel so all of their new hardware is based off of Intel chips. Hence, you can now run Windows on a Mac. Mac has made some moves as well so their new Operating System OS X Tiger can run on x86 platforms as well. So you can have Windows on a Mac and Mac OSX on a Windows machine.
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As far as servers are concerned, yes.  I know that the AMD Opterons are.  However for desktop processors the Intel Core Duo which has made its debut in the Intel iMacs and MacBook Pro are dual core but are not 64-bit processors.\n\nIf you are getting servers, do with an AMD Opteron.
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Get yourself a copy of bootcamp. A game made for Windows will not run on a Mac regardless of the chip, unless you are running Windows inside the Mac OS.
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If your looking at a mag the only reason people get mac is for the graphic programs, the new intel macs have not been proven yet, I dont recommand any product till it's been out in the market for a year.\n\nIf you looking for a PC just buy an xp windows base computer.
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it will never come out, coz Apple is now underway transiting from choosing PowerPC (G3, G4, G5) as cpus for the new macs to Intel. also, "G5 mobile" is a kinda "non-existent" coz IBM/Freescale has no intention from day 1 in releasing G5 mobile according to recent reports.\n\nthe first Intel based mac will be released by June 2006 according to Steve jobs in his earlier keynote speech, CEO of Apple.
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No. Apple now uses Intel dual core chipsets and there are ways to install a dual boot on a Mac so you can run either OS X or XP upon booting the computer. There are ways to emmulate OS X on a PC, but it is slower. As of now, there are no ways to install a full running dual booting OS X on PC machine.
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Hi there...any of the new Intel Mac meets the minimum LE7 requirements to run and some of the G4/G5 Macs as well.  According to Apple information LE7 system requirements are as follows:\nMacintosh computer with an Intel or PowerPC G4 or G5 processor\n512MB of RAM\nMac OS X v10.4.3 or later\nQuickTime 7.0.3 or later\n6GB of available hard drive space\nDVD drive for software installation\nLow-latency multi-I/O audio hardware and MIDI interface recommended\n\nLE7 Spec info: http://www.apple.com/logicexpress/specs.html
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Worlds of Warcraft, since it is one of the few that will actually run on a Mac without emulation.  That will probably change once Macs switch to x86 chips, though.
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NO!!! I have 2 Macs at home and LOVE them. I've had no trouble with them and their both over a year old. Plus now you can run PC products from them. Dells are good in price but my work computer is a Dell and I hate it. It's toooo slow. But you really get what you pay for...
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Both Core Duo and Core 2 Duo do use the same slot and on most PC's all that is needed is a BIOS update to upgrade to Core 2 from Core.  For instance, right now I'm on an E1505 with a Core Duo and the same laptop is now available with Core 2 as an option. (just like your circumstances with the iMac) This machine could easily be updated to Core 2 with no problems with just a simple BIOS update. Macs, however, use EFI (Electronic Firmware Interface) instead of a BIOS and it is possible that that may have to be updated as well to accommodate the Core 2. On the other hand, it is entirely possible that that's not the case. \n\nOther than that one *possible* issue, I don't see any reason why it wouldn't go off without a hitch.
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mac now use intels as their processors so to be exact a pentium 4
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If you don't have an immediate need for a Mac, you may want to wait for Intel-based Macs to come on the market  in mid-2006.  If you're considering a Powerbook, this hopefully will coincide with Apple introducing Powerbooks based on Yonah, the dual-core low-power CPU Intel is currently developing.  If you do have an immediate need for a Mac, then by all means you should get one - the current PowerMacs, especially the Quad (featuring two dual-core CPUs) are excellent systems.
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There is a good chance that you can. There are already ways to do so in current intel based mac dev kits and while the final version may be different, it will more than likely be cracked by hackers. See source for details and howto.
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If you can wait a bit then do so, since Intel macs will be much faster. If not, then PPCs are still very good.