[Leica] Re: Intel Macs

[lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin)]

On Nov 20, 2006, at 9:34 PM, Jeffery wrote:

> I was thinking the same thing today. The new PS Elements has the  
> healing
> brush in it, which is the only thing I cannot do without. PS CS has  
> a ton of
> things that I don't need. I forgot about Apple using the Intel  
> chip. Hell, I
> was going to Apple to get away from the Intel chip.

The dual core Intel chip in the new Macs is quite a bit different  
from your grandfather's Intel chip in the older PCs. It owes very  
little to its 8086 ancestor. Anyway, the Mac 10.4 operating system  
effectively insulates you from the microprocessor. I notice very  
little difference (except for speed) when running software on a G3  
iBook, a G4 Powerbook, or an Intel iMac. But unless you buy an old  
computer, you will have very little choice of microprocessors. Most  
new consumer equipment will be using a dual or quad core chip made by  
Intel or the AMD equivalent. If you want real choice, you will have  
to upscale to a workstation. And if you go that route in your  
photographic endeavors, a Leica M8 will be a trivial expense.

Larry Z