not sure but considering the Intel macs are nearing close to 5 years old, I would haphazard guess that it will be Core2Duos from now on. That would mean the Intel macs would be through about 3 whole OSs, which seem typical of any system. Some of the G4s managed that where the G5 did 4 (10.2/3/4/5). PowerBook G4 went I think 7 OS (9/10/.1/.2/.3/.4/5) so they faired well, but the CoreDuo was almost a different beast than the Core2Duos. I almost want to think they were based off the Pentium M where-as the core2duo was a completely different architecture. Not sure, so if someone can correct me, please step in.
What surprises me is that Apple, knowing their track record (remember, some 030's came out with 7, then 7.5 and stopped at 7.6) I am surprised they didn't nix 32-bit support starting with 10.6. Apple really tries to push forward fast, and it seems if you don't have the money, you get left in the dust with a system Apple won't acknowledge even exists. They sure as heck hire people that don't know their previous products, then again people that walk into an apple store is walking in with a modern product, except the few people that think it's funny to bring in their Mac and complain their OS won't install and watch the people try to figure out why it's not (SE's, unless it's the SE FD/HD do not have HDDs internally).
I generally feel those people waste the time. Generally, when I want tech support, I want people who don't mess around. and when I am in line at places, I freaking hate people who can't make up their mind, or joke with the person at the counter when there are like 5 people behind them. I get in, get business done and get out. That's how apple wants stuff. When apple does a technology, they want to implement it, and move on. Most businesses do that, except with apple, they actively trend-set with a lot of things and move on for the next best thing seeing as they know where their profit lies. Aka being the first to bring something to market.
Yes I agree some innovations may have arrived before apple, but they seem to know how to implement it right and bring other people onboard. I imagine this thunderbolt thing may take off with other laptop and even desktop people. Mainly with the Net tops and small netbooks.
One thing I gotta say, this machine still packs a serious punch, but the sad thing about this is, my 400GB ATA HDD converted SATA (with an IDE/SATA adapter) is faster on the internal ATA-100 bus than with the adapter on the Sonnet Tempo SATA card that I have in it. Not sure why, but it could be the adapter. So I will be swapping the 120GB ATA HDD with the 400GB. Thank got for LBA 48-bit!
What surprises me is that Apple, knowing their track record (remember, some 030's came out with 7, then 7.5 and stopped at 7.6) I am surprised they didn't nix 32-bit support starting with 10.6. Apple really tries to push forward fast, and it seems if you don't have the money, you get left in the dust with a system Apple won't acknowledge even exists. They sure as heck hire people that don't know their previous products, then again people that walk into an apple store is walking in with a modern product, except the few people that think it's funny to bring in their Mac and complain their OS won't install and watch the people try to figure out why it's not (SE's, unless it's the SE FD/HD do not have HDDs internally).
I generally feel those people waste the time. Generally, when I want tech support, I want people who don't mess around. and when I am in line at places, I freaking hate people who can't make up their mind, or joke with the person at the counter when there are like 5 people behind them. I get in, get business done and get out. That's how apple wants stuff. When apple does a technology, they want to implement it, and move on. Most businesses do that, except with apple, they actively trend-set with a lot of things and move on for the next best thing seeing as they know where their profit lies. Aka being the first to bring something to market.
Yes I agree some innovations may have arrived before apple, but they seem to know how to implement it right and bring other people onboard. I imagine this thunderbolt thing may take off with other laptop and even desktop people. Mainly with the Net tops and small netbooks.
One thing I gotta say, this machine still packs a serious punch, but the sad thing about this is, my 400GB ATA HDD converted SATA (with an IDE/SATA adapter) is faster on the internal ATA-100 bus than with the adapter on the Sonnet Tempo SATA card that I have in it. Not sure why, but it could be the adapter. So I will be swapping the 120GB ATA HDD with the 400GB. Thank got for LBA 48-bit!