Say hello to dual cores
As expected, PC makers rolled out their first dual-core processor desktops on Monday. Dell's fifth-generation Dimension XPS, which starts at about $2,900 without a monitor, was among the first PCs to be offered with a dual core, Intel's Pentium Processor Extreme Edition 840.
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dual Processor Powermac is $1999. Apple high end Powermac is
$2999. Dell's low end dual core CPU starts at $2900. So tell me
again how Macs are expensive?
A lower end system using this processor would probably cost around $1200..
So there's your answer. I'm glad to be of assistance.
their professional PowerMac lineup. Currently Dual G5 with liquid
cooling system is just amazing. No wonder you don't see Dell very7
often in movie, TV studios or any multimedia post production
facilities.
Another thing, sorry to say, when is Longhorn going to be
released? Apple's true 64 bit operating system Tiger was just out of
the cage. Unix based, rocket solid!
2 X 1Mb L2 Cache
800 FSb
Good entry point. From now on all desktops should be required to have dual processors. NT has always performed best with 2 or more processors.
Need to make 1Gb minimum memory for this to be completely effective. 2Gb is best minimum.
Intel should have stuck to it's dual core plan a few years ago when t first came up. I have used many workstations with dual 800s and found them to perform as well as new 3Ghz desktops. The catch was that the manufacturers always charged a premium to put two on a motherboard. Buying old servers has been the only way around this price gouging.
Now Intel and AMD are going to force the issue.