[MacDV] Re: G5

[Michael Winter]

On Wednesday, June 25, 2003, at 08:26  AM, Video International wrote:

> I read an article yesterday linked from MacNN about the G5 being not 
> that fast.

IMO it is that fast.

>  According to the article (written by a Mac user),

Of course we've all seen self-professed Mac users who strangely don't 
know the first thing about Macs. Not to say he isn't a "legitimate" Mac 
user, just saying the fact ones claims to be one doesn't really mean 
much.

> the VeriTest used by Apple to compare speeds was manipulated a bit to 
> Apple's favor.

As is always the case. Benchmarks are always manipulated in some way or 
another. Even if a company does its best to be fair, there are going to 
be people who say it isn't fair because of this, that or the other 
thing. They'll toss out terms like "cheaters" and "liars" without 
bothering to actually find out why they did things the way they did.

So if you want to find out if a Formula 1 race car, your basic sedan or 
an SUV is faster, do you race them on a paved road or do you race them 
cross-country? The answer depends on what kind of driving each 
individual does, how much tweaking they can or want to do to maximize 
performance, and what kind of experience they want while driving.

-Mike