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Re: [Logic_Cafe] imac comparison
2005-02-03 by GAmoore@aol.com
It really surprised me that the iMac was faster
I find that hard to believe. And I wonder if they just ran one test on each machine and if some background processes might have been going on (there are a lot of those in X), or if they ran the same test multiple times, or different tests then took an average. I think a single test can always give screwy results. Just look at itunes when its ripping a CD to MP3... it can vary from 5 to 14x on the same CPU.
>This should be very helpful for me to eventually decide on the iMac or Dual
CPU 1.8 PowerMac.
It would have been more interesting for us if they ran logic - with a lot of tracks and a lot of virtual instruments.
I seem to recall something from a few years ago when the dual processors came out - that the midi timing is far superior on the dual processor since one was dedicated to audio only. I hope that the other processor is not just doing mundane tasks. If so, Apple could offer a dual G5 & G4 for less money where the G5 does the heavy lifting and the the G4 does the screen redraws and midi.