Friday, May 11, 2007

Request a Comparison between any two Macs
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MacBook Pro 15in 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo - MA463LL/A
vs.
Power Mac G5/2.0 GHz Dual - M9747LL/A

Requested by Raimo

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Hi Raimo,

Your comparison follows below ...

Johnny AppleSpeed
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In performance the MacBook Pro is ....

Processor Single ... 8% slower
Processor Multiple ... 8% slower
Graphics Card ... 14% faster
Hard Drive Multi-File ... 44% slower
Hard Drive Single -File ... 34% slower

[Note because of the time difference between when we tested these two machine we are only able to provide you with a truncated report]

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Price Information

15in 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA463LL - Originally: $1,999

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Basic Stats MacBook Pro: MA463LL 15 Inch Screen 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo 2MB L2 Cache - Shared 667 MHz Frontside Bus 512MB memory ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 128MB Graphics Memory 80GB HardDrive 5400 rpm SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW) Built-in wireless 60-watt-hour battery Apple Remote Released 1/06 More Stats ... MB Pro 15" Duo 1.83 Reviews Macworld Ars Technica ZDNet CNET MacsimumNews AppleLust Canada.com Woodware MacBook Pro -- Resources MacBook Pro News/Info MacBook Pro Buyer's Guide MacBook Pro Specifications Performance Profiles Apple Laptop Performance Computer Performance All Portable Reviews MacBook Pro Discussion Apple's MacBook Pro Page Apple Past MacBook Pro Info ============== Check MacBook Pro Prices Education Discount Apple Store Apple Refurbished Apple Canada PowerMax SmallDog MacConnection MacMall ClubMac MacZone Performance Score % Processor Dual CB 514 +144% Processor Single CB 280 +139% Graphics Card CB 1349 +565% Graphics Games fps 28 +56% Hard Drive sec. 98.47 +17% QuickTime sec. na na CB = CineBench 9.5 Score % = Performance compared to Power Mac Dual G4/1.0GHz Going Shopping? Apple Related Products Amazon.com Apple Store Education Discounts Closeout/Refurb Deals ClubMac MacConnection MacMall MacZone PowerMax Small Dog Processor Upgrades Amazon PowerMax SmallDog ClubMac MacConnection MacMall MacZone Graphics Cards Amazon PowerMax SmallDog ClubMac MacConnection MacMall MacZone Hard Drives & Optical Drives Amazon PowerMax SmallDog Apple ClubMac MacConnection MacMall MacZone RAM & Other Memory Amazon SmallDog Apple < ClubMac MacConnection MacMall MacZone SCSI, Firewire USB Cards Amazon PowerMax SmallDog Apple ClubMac MacConnection MacMall MacZone Closeout, Used & Refurbished Amazon PowerMax SmallDog Apple ClubMac MacConnection MacMall MacZone Buyer's Guides Apple Store iPods New MacBook New MacBook Pro New iMac New Mac mini New Mac Pro New ================= Apple Refurb Deals iPod Closeout/Refurb MacBook Closeout/Refurb MacBook Pro Closeout/Refurb iMac Closeout/Refurb Mac mini Closeout/Refurb iBook Closeout/Refurb PowerBook Closeout/Refurb Power Mac Closeout/Refurb Displays Xserve All Other Items Google Search

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