The Five Stages of Intel Macs

[SPeedY_B]

As you've mentioned CAD.. I can't resist this one as it really made me laugh:

 

[NetRyder]

Yeah, saw that last night. Funny one.

 

[joyojoy]

...Why did you edit that in? You weren't being attacked, we're having a simple discussion.

= friendliness

My apologies for my Broadzilla moment... I should never get on chat first thing in the a.m....
:nervous:
*slinks off to corner to drink more coffee and brood...*

 

[gonaads]

Ooooo a southern belle type Broadzilla.



*dangles large quantities of chocolate in front of joyojoy*

 

[muzikool]

My apologies for my Broadzilla moment... I should never get on chat first thing in the a.m....
:nervous:
*slinks off to corner to drink more coffee and brood...*

No worries.


I nearly laughed out loud at that comic, Speedy! :laugh:

 

[X-Istence]

*pulls out abacus*

Hey I still have my very first computer. And it still works.

Congrats

 

[X-Istence]

As you've mentioned CAD.. I can't resist this one as it really made me laugh:

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Oh ****, this one made me laugh out loud.

 

[joyojoy]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Thanx for the choccie, gonaads!
I feel MUCH better now!
*burp*

 

[Son Goku]

As you've mentioned CAD.. I can't resist this one as it really made me laugh:

<See cartoon above>

:laugh:

"We don't service those here... It's a Fisher Price: My first computer"

In all seriousness though, there is PC hardware that can last just as long. I still have (as a secondary drive, for my data and stuff) the Ultra2/LVD Seagate Cheetah I got back in 1998 and it still runs without issue. My CD burner was bought before 2000 (yeah I could use an upgrade, but it's not at top of my too do list) as well, among some other hardware. My gfx card, CPU/mobo, and memory have been upgraded more often, but more for performance increases then "they broke..." OK, I did have a fan die on 1 gfx card, which when it went the GPU didn't well survive without the card's cooling...

However, with Apple going with Intel and using x86...their computer hardware should last about the same as hardware on the PC end of things in terms of durability and quality...as it would, well be the same x86 part from Intel

If people don't *choose* to upgrade as often, that is more a matter of choice, then one of quality control...

 

[NetRyder]

 

[SPeedY_B]

Haha, just came to post that one

 

[gonaads]

Hah! Both those comics are great.

 

[Grandmaster]

Those are quality

 

[muzikool]

Good one! :up:

 

[NetRyder]

 

[Perris Calderon]

fap fap ?

please explain to pc me

 

[Tuffgong4]

remains to be seen

this is a marketing tool of intels since they are loosing the performance race...they will have to deliver

technically they are only losing the performance race in desktops and servers is 50-50(usually opteron winning)

but intel doesn't care because the pentium m is the most dominant processor out now with laptop sales booming and amd being almost non existent.

*btw I love my amd machine and will never buy an intel desktop processor*

It's like how nintendo was with the gameboy...they had the whole market to themselves so they just made buckets of money and still are even with the psp around.

The pentium m is amazing. Even with single channel memory on a 533 mhz fsb it competes with the highend processors after being overclocked. imagine what a desktop version with updated technologies for dual channel memory and a faster fsb would do.

The Pentium M is the main reason Apple went to Intel I think

 

[NetRyder]

fap fap ?
please explain to pc me

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fap&r=d

The Pentium M is the main reason Apple went to Intel I think

I agree.

 

[Perris Calderon]

are there stats comparing my laptop 64 to the pentium m?

 

[NetRyder]

are there stats comparing my laptop 64 to the pentium m?

Plenty of benchmarks comparing the Pentium M to the Athlon 64 (and Pentium 4) here on AnandTech:
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2129&p=7