[X4U] Apple's move to Intel 64 bit?

[James Jones]

No question. Also, recall that the towers (with one exception) are  
dual processor, which probably make more difference than their  
'bitness'.

On Jun 7, 2005, at 10:01 AM, Richard Gilmore wrote:

> So maybe buying a G5 PPC will still be a better option in the  
> medium term?
>
> I thought the performance increase from 32 to 64 bit would negate  
> any clock
> speed advantage Intel has?
>
> On 7/6/05 12:35 PM, "James Jones" <jsjones at mac.com> wrote:
>
>> This isn't surprising, for the moment, since the first Intel models
>> will be replacing G4s, not G5s (and 64-bit Intel chips will be
>> neither cheap, nor plentiful for at least another 12 to 18 months).
>> The Apple roadmap keeps 64-bit class machines on PPC until 2007.