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Is It Time to Wait for Intel?
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questionable advice |
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2005-10-26 16:19:39 |
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adamrice
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From a strictly hardware standpoint, it might be worth it to tough it out. Maybe. Depending on whether the first Intels out the gate are within your brother's price range, and they work well with all the recompiled software etc.
From a software standpoint, the situation is murkier. How much software will be available in Intel format on the day your brother decides to buy his new machine? If he needs to pay for upgrades to get Intel-native version, will that put the overall cost of the package out of reach? I know that a lot of developers have been quick to port to Intel, which is great. But we won't know until Macintels start appearing whether everything we need is available in that format.
And if it isn't, then much of the hardware advantage will be negated by emulation.
I bought a new Mac about a week after the Big Announcement. I figure this will last me at least until the Macintels have been through a round of revisions to shake the kinks out.
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