Si hay una página web que siempre me ha encantado por su análisis de componentes de hardware, esta ha sido Anandtech. En esta ocasión, Anand Lal Shimpi, creado del sitio y usuario de Mac, analiza el nuevo iMac con procesador Intel. Le hace análisis de todo tipo a las nuevas máquinas de Intel y por supuesto, la enfrenta a un iMac G5.
I like the iMac, I like it a lot. Personally, it’s not the right type of machine for me in that I do need a higher resolution display and more memory than the iMac can offer me. It would, however, make a great addition to the home network if I ever wanted to put an all-in-one machine somewhere else in the house. It’s a computer that can look and work as well in a kitchen as it can in an office, and that’s one thing that Apple has done very right with this platform. It took me this long to look at it, but I think it could quite possibly be Apple’s strongest offering as it accomplishes exactly what they are trying to do - which is build lifestyle computers.
I do stand by my comments however, that the current Intel based Macs are more of a public beta test than something the masses should transition to. The problem is quite plainly the dependence on Rosetta. If you find yourself running applications that are all Universal today, then the new iMac is a wonderful solution, however anything that requires Rosetta to run is going to hurt. If you absolutely have to buy a machine today and it absolutely had to be an iMac, the early adopter in me would still recommend the Intel based offering, but it would be full of painful times as you wait for application support.
Artículo completo: Anandtech: Apple Makes the Switch: iMac G5 vs. iMac Core Duo
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