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balls187
11/19/09

In reply to Benchmarked: The Quad-Core i7 iMac is Super Fast
So basically, Apple hardware is as fast as PC's from early 2009. Gotcha.
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Identity (Metric)
11/19/09

In reply to Benchmarked: The Quad-Core i7 iMac is Super Fast
So far I've seen the specs, the pictures, the reviews, and the insides. Now all I need is to try one out for myself. If I have a good experience from that, Apple will be getting my money.

:)

The i7 tech looks pretty impressive. I will most likely building a Windows 7 box with i7 as well.
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OMG! Ponies!
11/18/09

In reply to Benchmarked: The Quad-Core i7 iMac is Super Fast

So the new feature is Turbo?

Meh. My old PC had Turbo. It's nice to see that the new iMacs can keep up with a 386/20 with 8MB of RAM.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
11/18/09

@OMG! Ponies!: It's not just macs man. Vista will now run as fast as XP with it!
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Razta
11/18/09

@OMG! Ponies!: LOL I remember that turbo button.
Did it actually do a damn thing other than light up a idiot light?
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lpranal
11/18/09

@Razta: you have to push it fast. the faster you push it, the faster it goes. It's like doing the bonus stage in street fighter 2 with E-honda or Chun-li (or Blanka. but nobody picks Blanka.)
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Nathan Obbards
11/18/09

@OMG! Ponies!: 8MB of RAM? What are, made of money or something? Don't tell me, you also had the 200MB HDD too, didn't you.
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Chimaera
11/18/09

@Razta: In a lot of cases, yes. My 286 had a Turbo switch instead of a button, but it would double the speed of the CPU from 8MHz to 16MHz.
Ultimate POWAH!
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Identity (Metric)
11/13/09

In reply to First of the Quad Core i5 iMac Benchmarks
I'm looking forward to the benchmarks on the i7. I am about 90% sure it's the computer I'm going to get.

Of course, I'm going to install 8 gigs of ram without paying Apple to do it. :) #imaci5speed
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AJMatesi
11/13/09

@Identity (Metric): i'm on the edge of my chair everyday waiting for the i7's to finally ship I want mine so bad! 8 gigs of ram is going to be so much fun to work with haha #imaci5speed
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Identity (Metric)
11/14/09

@AJMatesi: I definitely agree. And once the price decreases (dramatically), I want to increase the ram to 16 gigs. Mmmmmmm. #imaci5speed
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johnnyabnormal
11/12/09

In reply to First of the Quad Core i5 iMac Benchmarks
Hmmm. Anyone know if Apple's new Logic Pro uses Snow Leopard's multi-core support? #imaci5speed
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frigg
11/12/09

@johnnyabnormal: I *think* the answer is technically no, but more of a yes and no answer: Logic 9 supposedly offers better multi-core support, but is not yet optimized for Snow Leopard.

Since Logic does support multi-cores, and Logic SL support will only improve, if you're contemplating getting an iMac for Logic, I would definitely get an i5/i7.

Looking to replace that G5 Quad? ;) #imaci5speed
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johnnyabnormal
11/12/09

@frigg: You bet your ass I'm upgrading soon! I have noticed that Logic Pro doesn't use all the cores in the G5 Quad. The latest version doesn't even run on a G5. The new iMac quad core configuration is actually more powerful than the G5 I have now, but I might wait till January to see what kind of beast is unleashed at the Mac Expo. #imaci5speed
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drakino
11/12/09

@johnnyabnormal: If you are looking at a Mac Pro to replace the G5, keep in mind Apple has just been ploping them out into the market whenever, instead of releasing them at events. Most likely the Mac Pros will move to the Gulftown Xeons, meaning 6 and 12 core (12 and 24 with hyperthreading) beast boxes. #imaci5speed
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frigg
11/13/09

@johnnyabnormal: I feel you...I wonder how good an iMac would really be at replacing a tower for Logic, how much you'd miss in terms of extra drives, cards, etc., for all that all-in-one goodness.

On another note, if you record enable a track, Logic tends to limit multi-core processing on purpose as a way to reduce latency (single core processing currently produces less latency than distributed processing across multiple cores).

As far as compatibility, Logic 9 will actually run on a G5, even though Apple doesn't officially support it.

But the writing's on the wall, and a new Logic ad to encourage hardware upgrades is reportedly in production that ends with a loin-clothed wrapped Charleton Heston fleeing a pack of malicious, talking apes only to discover a giant G5 Quad sticking out of a post apocalyptic beach sometime in Earth's future, attempting to boot up the latest version of Logic, generating a spinning beach ball of death and, screaming "Damn you! Damn You To Hell!!" drops to his knees in utter despair.... replaced by a 3 second full screen picture of one of Apple's shiny new iMacs. So, you know, maybe that is the way to go? #imaci5speed
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UnderLoK
11/13/09

@johnnyabnormal: Long time no see!

As far as the cores go, if it doesn't using an i7 would be bad news because they use HT (hyper thread) which means that each core is split in two (not literally) and if the application doesn't support multiple cores it will run even slower than it would on a C2D.
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johnnyabnormal
11/13/09

@drakino: I've also heard there might be support for up to 128 GB of RAM. Crazy. #imaci5speed
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johnnyabnormal
11/13/09

@frigg: I also wonder about the backwards compatability too... Nothing like trying to open a sequence from 2003 and getting cock blocked! #imaci5speed
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johnnyabnormal
11/13/09

@frigg: Also: I wonder why Logic (on a G5) doesn't use all cores during a non-real time bounce? #imaci5speed
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johnnyabnormal
11/13/09

@UnderLoK: Howdy. Has been a while! #imaci5speed
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johnnyabnormal
11/13/09

@frigg: I'm also tempted to just get a bunch of servers and hook up some fiber/raid goodness for the bazillion orchestral samples I have. Even better to get them in another room so I don't have to hear the drives. #imaci5speed
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newgalactic
11/12/09

In reply to First of the Quad Core i5 iMac Benchmarks
Wow, I am really looking forward to building my own PC. But that 27" iMac with the i7 chip is making it difficult. At $2200, it's very difficult to build what I want with a with a 27" back-lit LED LCD monitor for much cheaper than the iMac.

...It's the monitor that kills my PC build's price. There isn't much available for that size/quality for a reasonable amount of $$$.

Also, yeah, the PC is still cheaper, but not by much. And when you consider that I plan on Hackintosh'ing it up, the pain factor goes up by a rather large amount. Not having to worry about any updates would be a nice plus. Kinda makes the now much smaller price difference pretty negligible.

...this iMac has kinda killed the Apple-tax (except for Mac Pro's).
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Eulatos
11/12/09

@newgalactic: Yeah a 27" LED Back-lit IPS panel would run you about 1500 on the cheap side; if it was available yet.

As a previous hardcore gamer/build my own pc type i have been perfectly satisfied with my last gen high end iMac with the 3.06, 4gb ram and 8800gts. I play aion on high, cant play crysis on high but meh. My old rig (and now media server) was a q6600, 4gb ram and twin 8800 gtx's.

The one thing i just couldnt beat in price--and why i didnt buy a mac pro at the time-- was the 24" ips panel built in, which just rocks for working on and is pretty fucking awesome for gaming.

Sorry for my lame rant. #imaci5speed
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duffyanneal loves toast
11/12/09

@newgalactic: If you have the right friends you can pick up the i7 iMac for a little over $2K. #imaci5speed
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nerv11
11/12/09

@newgalactic: I'm almost in the seat beside in that boat. I'll admit these new macs are actually kinda fairly priced by Apple's standards. And I'm also wanting to build my own PC in the next few months from scratch. (Well I bought a new 24" monitor recently to hook up to my laptop for starters...) The only aesthetic part I don't like about the new imacs is the sharp corners on the black screen's edge, I think the rounded ones would've looked much better.

Still I think input/output ports are kinda limited overall on macs, and building me a PC seems it would be a much more convenient road. Coupled with the fact that I'm a PC guy and want to get my hands in building a PC means I'll going with option a) Building a computer. (New macs do honestly look tempting with the specs n' all, but Windows is better for me, and I don't respect Apple)
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PeterQC
11/12/09

@newgalactic: You also have to take into consideration that the screens are IPS.

It really depend on what you want. You want the nice design? iMac. You want to not be stuck with your specs and update when you feel like it? Hackintosh #imaci5speed
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jayhawk11 is a trap star, sort of.
11/12/09

In reply to First of the Quad Core i5 iMac Benchmarks
Still crazy to think that 5 years ago, performance like this was unimaginable.

Moore's Law FTW. #imaci5speed
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The5thElephant
11/12/09

@jayhawk11 has assimilated: Even crazier to think what we will have 5 years from now.

Will the iMac brand still exist though? How long can a brand like this last? #imaci5speed
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ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
11/12/09

@The5thElephant: please please please be implanted brain powered HUD computers. #imaci5speed
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sqlrob
11/12/09

@The5thElephant: The brand is already 10 years old, so a long time. #imaci5speed
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The5thElephant
11/12/09

@oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...: I'd say give it 20 years before that even begins to be feasible. It takes a lot more than just processing power to decode and code neurological information. We need to learn more about the brain, and the hardware would have to be able to adapt to each person's uniquely connected brain. #imaci5speed
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The5thElephant
11/12/09

@sqlrob: Well I'm thinking more theoretically. For example a drink brand like Coke is going to last a lot longer than a tech brand (or so I imagine, a lot of tech hasn't been around as long as Coke). #imaci5speed
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ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
11/12/09

@The5thElephant: Im banking on alien technology/ and or drunken science experiments..

"Whadda ya know! its working." #imaci5speed
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Kerfudle:
11/12/09

@The5thElephant:
Nintendo is over 120 years old... #imaci5speed
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The5thElephant
11/13/09

@Kerfudle: : That's a company, not a product brand. Different kinda thing. #imaci5speed
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Kerfudle:
11/13/09

@The5thElephant:
Its still impressive. #imaci5speed
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tamoko
11/12/09

In reply to First of the Quad Core i5 iMac Benchmarks
Damn... I love me some multi-threaded 64 bit goodness, regardless of the OS or platform... Might be time to upgrade and turn the G5 tower into a closet server. #imaci5speed
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STFU_FPU!
11/12/09

@tamoko: nah, let it stay out of the closet! there is too much hatred in the world already ;-) #imaci5speed
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hfutrell
11/12/09

@tamoko: save on your power bill and sell the G5 instead(!) #imaci5speed
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hfutrell
11/12/09

@hfutrell: to explain myself a little more ... the G5 has 120-140 watts idle power usage ... more if you've installed more RAM or additional hard drives. Leave that thing on 24-7-365 and you're looking at paying an extra $130-150 per year in electricity bills (based on 12 cents per kilowatt hour). #imaci5speed
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[DFX] Deimos
11/12/09

@hfutrell: I have 2 computers with 1KW PSUs that run 24/7.

/Doesn't Care #imaci5speed
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tamoko
11/15/09

@hfutrell: Good point.. it is a tad of an energy hog. #imaci5speed
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hfutrell
11/15/09

@tamoko: indeed, although compared to a Pentium 4 it's a Toyota Prius. #imaci5speed
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jpitsch
10/21/09

In reply to First New Apple iMac Benchmarks*
The $1700 27" iMac looks like an excellent deal. It has the new OS, it is faster, it has a bigger screen, more memory and a dedicated graphics card. Well done I think. #appleimac
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SigmundTheSeaMonster
10/21/09

In reply to First New Apple iMac Benchmarks*
Where is the 12core MacPro? #appleimac
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jellotime91
10/21/09

In reply to First New Apple iMac Benchmarks*
I really want to see how the standard core i5 iMac runs... I am thinking about buying it at best buy through a purchase plan so unfortunately I don't have the option to get it with the core i7 processor since they only carry the stock models. #appleimac
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UnderLoK
10/21/09

@jellotime91: If you look at any PC benchmarks for a C2D vs an i5 you should see the same kind of gains. #appleimac
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jellotime91
10/21/09

@UnderLoK: Yeah but because it's not the same OS or hardware it's not really THAT applicable to this. I want to see the specific gain that the $1999 model has over the others and over the previous gen. But thanks anyway :) #appleimac
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UnderLoK
10/21/09

@jellotime91: Actually, yes it is. Honestly, I'm not pulling your leg. Apple makes PCs. #appleimac
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jellotime91
10/21/09

@UnderLoK: I know that. I know it's the same processor. And it may very well deliver the same results even! My point is that I want the direct and specific comparison of this iMac, VS that iMac. Specific iMac machines. The current C2D iMac vs i5 iMac, including all of the specific peripherals and performance in graphics, overall computing task speed, gaming speed and graphics fidelity, etc. etc. #appleimac
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MacAttack7388
10/21/09

In reply to First New Apple iMac Benchmarks*
Bench marks don't take advantage of Snow Leopard technologies.
How many times must I point that out. No benchmarking suite can accurately compare Leopard to Snow Leopard, or Snow Leopard to Windows 7 because they don't take advantage of Grand Central Dispatch or Open CL. #appleimac
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UnderLoK
10/21/09

@MacAttack7388: What? So Office, CS4, etc all use GCD and OCL? #appleimac
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Bam Bam
10/21/09

In reply to First New Apple iMac Benchmarks*
I just can't stand the fact that a 4850 is best you can get on a $2000 machine.
Personally I would like to see Apple put Ati or Nvidia Workstation cards in the top level imacs... or at least make it an option. #appleimac
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UnderLoK
10/21/09

@pencil sharpener: iMacs are laptops though man, there isn't enough room for a full size card... #appleimac
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Bam Bam
10/21/09

@UnderLoK: I know, I was talking about notebook graphics.

[www.notebookcheck.net]

[www.notebookcheck.net] #appleimac
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protocl
10/21/09

In reply to First New Apple iMac Benchmarks*
red rooster sauce.
rooster sauce.
green top sauce.
that asian hot sauce.
PHO sauce.

sheesh people.

its: sriracha sauce. #appleimac
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UnderLoK
10/21/09

@protocl: Actually red rooster sauce or rooster sauce is Louisiana Hot Sauce... ;) #appleimac
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Chopes
10/20/09

In reply to First New Apple iMac Benchmarks*
I scrolled down to the bottom just to comment on the sauce, but apparently others have already noticed this. I am now typing a somewhat lengthy comment about something already noticed by others and the purpose of this comment is now moot... I wonder why the sriracha sauce is full. I eat that stuff by the spoonful... #appleimac
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UnderLoK
10/21/09

@Chopes: I put it on crackers when I'm congested. #appleimac
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