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    Image of balls187 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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    Image of Identity (Metric) 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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    Image of MaQ MaQ
    11/18/09

    In reply to Scientists Make Breakthrough With First Programmable Quantum Processor
    Didn't quite understand how useful is it gonna be, the whole quantum thing, when you need a fortune teller to read the results.

    Seams we are headed to the dark ages again. I'll keep all my P III processors, seams they can work fine for me.

    ^__^
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! 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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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis 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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    Image of Razta 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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    Chimaera promoted this comment Razta was starred Razta was unstarred
    Image of lpranal 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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    Image of Nathan Obbards 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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    Image of Chimaera 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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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/18/09

    In reply to Scientists Make Breakthrough With First Programmable Quantum Processor
    and yet, do you think this guy gets even close to all the poonanny he deserves? NO.

    you'd think being a brilliant scientist on the cutting edge of quantum physics/computing that will likely usher in a new era of exponential crunching power that will save millions of lives through protein simulation and genetic analysis would get you some, but no. for that you need $500 sunglasses, a disposition of imposing, brutish ignorance, a german car, and huge lats. also, you have to dance and pluck your eyebrows.
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    Image of Newton's Law Newton's Law
    11/18/09

    @nutbastard: I'm not sure where you've been hanging out, but there are plenty of nerd-loving chicks in the Pacific Northwest. Thanks to Microsoft for that little culture shift.
     Reply
    nutbastard promoted this comment Newton's Law was starred Newton's Law was unstarred
    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/18/09

    @Newton's Law:

    careful, that works on a bell curve.

    im in san jose, where not only is the population 6:4 men to women, every other guy here is an engineer like myself - though usually better paid and with a college degree.

    if i moved to alabama they'd herald me as a god damn genius. here in the valley, im just slightly under par.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    11/18/09

    In reply to Scientists Make Breakthrough With First Programmable Quantum Processor
    That's nothing. I was telling Qberts what to do back in 1983.

    NOW GET OFF MY LAWN.
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/18/09

    In reply to Scientists Make Breakthrough With First Programmable Quantum Processor
    This time next year, there will be a Java JVM for it and the Linux community will have made drivers to connect their peripherals. The interface will be clumsy and clunky until Apple comes in and makes it look great. Microsoft/Google will make cheaper versions that are just as good but slightly less pretty. Then, in about ten years, when the tech just starts to become truly ubiquitous, Giz will write an article declaring the tech "dead", and ushering in the rise of the next new tech that only a few early adopters are using.

    Analysts refer to this phenomenon as "the circle of tech".
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    Image of aikiwolfie aikiwolfie
    11/18/09

    @OCEntertainment: Correction!

    Apple will charge a kidney and a cornea for what is basically Linux.

    Linux it's self will be compatible with more hardware only geeks use. But it will still get the best performance from the technology. Canonical will colour it all brown.

    Microsoft will build a version that crashes constantly. Their EULA will also require your soul.

    Google will re-brand the Linux version and use it to whore you to advertisers.
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    Image of MaQ MaQ
    11/18/09

    @OCEntertainment: So obvious, that you are right.

    ^__^
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    11/18/09

    In reply to Scientists Make Breakthrough With First Programmable Quantum Processor
    The guy in that photo is a post doc, so he probably gets paid like $40k/year. Way to reward scientific research, America!
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    Image of elementary elementary
    11/18/09

    In reply to Scientists Make Breakthrough With First Programmable Quantum Processor
    Is that picture really the quantumn processor? I mean really? With all the shock absorbers, pressure gauges, hydraulics, and dials and such, really?
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    Image of che-che che-che
    11/18/09

    @elementary: havent you seen primer.
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    OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear promoted this comment che-che was starred che-che was unstarred
    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    11/18/09

    @elementary: Apparently, those are a bunch of lasers. Pew Pew!
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    11/18/09

    @elementary: You've got to make it look sexy. When you think science you think pressure gauges, hydraulics and dials.

    I am a little disappointed in the lack of giant switches.
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    Image of ludwigk ludwigk
    11/16/09

    In reply to 27-inch iMac Benchmarks: Core i7 vs. Core i5
    Damnit! That's crazy! I have a family member considering a new iMac, and I've told them already to just ignore the Core2Duo options, because the gains from the i5 are so great, but I had no idea the i7's would make such a large performance boost. . . #imaccorei7benchmarks
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    Image of battra92 battra92
    11/16/09

    In reply to Ballmer Bites Apple, Saying Pro-Mac Trend Is Waning
    I think what Ballmer fails to realize is that people really do want what Apple is selling. I support approximately 100 PCs at my work. While I certainly appreciate a lot of what Microsoft offers (MS Office and Exchange being their two strongest points) there are times when I just wonder why their system is so darn bloated and complicated.

    While I have to run and support Windows XP boxes at work at home I'm running Linux and OSX.

    Another thing I've noticed is the general trend towards people wanting their computer to be more of an appliance. This unfortunately leaves Linux out for most applications (except for specialized uses like Netbooks) but the ease of use on a Mac is what many people are willing to pay that extra money for. Heck, there wouldn't be Hackintoshes out there if people didn't want to emulate the Mac.

    Back in the mid 90s when I started learning my craft, Windows was hands down the best choice over Mac despite all the flaws of Win 95. Today the tides have changed and if price is equal for most home uses outside of gaming, OSX wins. #steveballmer
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    Image of The5thElephant The5thElephant
    11/16/09

    In reply to 27-inch iMac Benchmarks: Core i7 vs. Core i5
    I will be sorely disappointed if I can't buy a 17" MacBook Pro with an i7 processor come Q1 2010. #imaccorei7benchmarks
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    Image of newgalactic newgalactic
    11/16/09

    In reply to 27-inch iMac Benchmarks: Core i7 vs. Core i5
    I feel bad for anyone who upgraded to the 3.33 Core 2 Duo. Not much return on that investment. #imaccorei7benchmarks
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    Image of Identity (Metric) 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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    Image of AJMatesi 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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    Image of Identity (Metric) 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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    Image of johnnyabnormal 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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    Image of frigg 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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    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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    Image of drakino 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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    Image of frigg 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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    Image of UnderLoK 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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    Image of johnnyabnormal 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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    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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    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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    Image of johnnyabnormal johnnyabnormal
    11/13/09

    @UnderLoK: Howdy. Has been a while! #imaci5speed
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    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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