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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">But
don't believe your Mac-loving friends that an X GHz PPC is
better</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">than
a 2X or 3X GHz P4. It isn't true, or at least depends on
your</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Verdana"
color="#000000"> application.</font></blockquote>
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<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000">Actually it is true. The
architecture is much better and more efficient than Pentiums. The G3
that you used in your benchmarks is very old. Even low-end macs (ala
Mac mini) use the G4, which was a substantial improvement over the
G3... and the G5 was an even bigger improvement over the G4 and is
truly amazing (and even it is built-into the low-end iMacs). Of
course, all computers and processors will have advantages and
disadvantages in certain areas which can be shown with a specific
application, so a general and outdated comparison like this is really
distorting reality and not very helpful.</font></div>
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