Friday, May 25, 2007

Request a Comparison between any two Macs
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MacBook 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA472LL/A
vs.
Power Mac G5 1.8GHz Dual - M9454LL/A

Requested by Charles

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Hi Charles,

Your comparison follows below ...

Johnny AppleSpeed
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In performance the MacBook is ....

Processor Single ... 4% faster
Processor Multiple ... 11% faster
Graphics Card ... 5% faster
Hard Drive Multi-File ... 18% faster
Hard Drive Single -File ... 26% 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

13in 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA472LL/A - Originally: $1,499

Basic Stats MacBook - MA472LL/A 13 Inch Screen 2.0 GHz Intel Core Duo 2MB L2 Cache - Shared 667 MHz Frontside Bus 512MB memory Intel GMA 950 graphics 64MB Graphics Memory - Shared 80GB HardDrive 5400 rpm SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) Built-in wireless 55-watt-hour battery Built-in iSight Apple Remote Released 5/06 More Stats ... User Reviews @ Amazon MB 13" Duo 2.0 Reviews ComputerWorld Digital Trends Media Workstation NoteBookReview ZDNet Your Tech Ocala.com LowEndMac MacNewsWorld SanDiego.com SmartHouse Tech Test MacBookLive Hands on MacBook with Windows Robservatory iLounge MacBook (photos) MacBook vs Dell Inspiron PCMagazine MacBook Reviews - All Ars Technica Wall Street Journal Macworld Macworld AMUG Creative Mac Time DiGit BBC Roughly Drafted MSNBC First impressions MacBook benchmarks What you need to know Seattle Times Connected Home Thoughts Review (pics, specs) MacBook Test Drive Hands on with Macbook MacBook gaming MacsimumNews Macbook Taken Apart LowEndMac LowEndMac First Impressions Most Competitively Priced Mac? MacBook vs MacBook Pro MacBook Value Equation MacOpinion ComputerWorld Remixed Boston Herald MacBook Resources MacBook News/Info MacBook Reviews MacBook Buyer's Guide Discount Buyer's Guide MacBook Specifications === Performance === Performance Profiles Apple Laptop Performance Computer Performance All Portable Reviews MacBook Discussion Apple's MacBook Page Apple Past MacBook Info === Where To Buy === Education Discount Apple Store Apple Refurbished Apple Canada PowerMax MacConnection MacMall ClubMac MacZone Performance Score % Processor Dual CB 541 +156% Processor Single CB 285 +144% Graphics Card CB 1079 +440% Graphics Games fps 21 +11% Hard Drive sec. 79.38 +55% QuickTime sec. 176.95 +32% CB = CineBench 9.5 Score % = Performance compared to Power Mac Dual G4/1.0GHz More performance results ... Performance Profiles Pending ... 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 This section updated: Sunday, August 31, 2008 Your old Computer has value - Computer Trade In Program Buyer's Guides Apple Store All Guides iPods New Apple TV iMac New MacBook Air New MacBook New MacBook Pro New Mac mini New Mac Pro New Apple Refurb Deals Closeout/Refurb/Used ================= Software Guides Hardware Guides All Other Items ================= User Reviews @ Amazon $1,099 - Used- 90day - PowerMax $1,229 - Used- Amazon $849 - Refurb- 1yr - Apple Refurbished free shipping $1,069 - Refurb- 1yr - Apple Canada Refurbished Free Shipping $1,149 - OpenBox- 1yr - PowerMax $75 RAM mail-in rebate MP3 sunglasses rebate Free Shipping mail-in rebate $1,200 - Closeout - 1yr - Amazon $1,199 - Closeout - 1yr - PowerMax $75 RAM mail-in rebate MP3 sunglasses rebate Free Shipping mail-in rebate Can't find it? Search Store On Part Number: MA472LL Store Tax States Amazon - KS KY ND WA Apple - States With Sales Tax ClubMac - CA WI IL TN ExperCom - UT MacConnect - AL IL MA NY NC OH TN MacMall - CA WI IL TN MacZone - States With Sales Tax PowerMax - None Apple Canada - All Laptop Shipping Charges Amazon - Mixed Apple - Free ClubMac - $15 MacConnect - Free MacMall - $15 MacZone - Free PowerMax - Mixed SmallDog - $19 to $27 Apple Canada - Free = Current Model = Previous Model = Unavailable = Unknown/Delay = Installation Fee ($20 to $40) Extras = Canadian Dollars New, Closeout, OpenBox, Refurbished and Used Note We receive a small commission on computers purchased using the links above. Though this adds no cost to your purchase price it does help us defray the cost of running MacReviewZone and MacSpeedZone. Your support is appreciated!

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G5/2.0 GHz Dual - Originally: $1,999 to $2,999 $1,300 to $1,580 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs $1,609 to $2,619 - Used- 90day - PowerMax $1,549 - Refrub - 1yr - Apple Refurbished $1,899 -Refurbished - Apple Canada Refurbished Free Shipping Can't Find It? Search store on M9747LL  G5/2.0 GHz 160 GB NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE with 128MB $1,300 to $1,550 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs $1,609 to $1,709 - Use