Comments on: Apple Switches to Intel http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2005/06/07/apple-switches-to-intel/ Random rantings of SunByrne Sun, 26 Feb 2012 04:08:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SunByrne http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2005/06/07/apple-switches-to-intel/comment-page-1/#comment-18 SunByrne Wed, 31 Aug 2005 22:19:49 +0000 http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2005/06/07/apple-switches-to-intel/#comment-18 Interesting theory, Couch Pundit. I have no doubt that whatever else happens, the laptops will be Intel; Apple desperately needs the battery life. (My guess is that the Mnis will have whatever the laptops have, since the Minis are essentially geometry-altered laptops without monitor and keyboard.) But the towers going AMD? Could happen, would be very interesting... Interesting theory, Couch Pundit. I have no doubt that whatever else happens, the laptops will be Intel; Apple desperately needs the battery life. (My guess is that the Mnis will have whatever the laptops have, since the Minis are essentially geometry-altered laptops without monitor and keyboard.) But the towers going AMD? Could happen, would be very interesting…

]]> By: Couch Pundit http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2005/06/07/apple-switches-to-intel/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Couch Pundit Wed, 24 Aug 2005 20:33:44 +0000 http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2005/06/07/apple-switches-to-intel/#comment-17 I'll betchya that Intel already has plans for a low power 64-bit processor that will help Apple get their battery life up and their heat problem down. Jobs probably jumped ship because IBM embarrassed him after he promised a 3GHz G5 that never happened. Don't taunt happy fun Steve. IBM & Motorola hanged themselves by not delivering a processor that had the Mhz muscle to compete against AMD & Intel. Apple's hardware is pretty good but it was getting left behind and there was no upgrade path in sight. Apple's deal with Intel is not exclusive. Here's the way I see it panning out: Spring 06: Apple releases new Intel-based iBooks/Powerbooks with better battery life and lower heat--that's their meat and potatoes demographic ( behind the iPod). Summer 06: Apple releases new Dual or even Quadruple AMD Opteron-Based XServes and/or PowerMacs. iMacs have Intel P4s. I'd be surprised if they don't. Apple's deal with AMD will be secret. Intel will be happy to have the lion's share of the product line and AMD will be happy to have the pro and enterprise end of the deal. It may be as late as September or October but I bet the announcments come by the July Macworld. I’ll betchya that Intel already has plans for a low power 64-bit processor that will help Apple get their battery life up and their heat problem down.

Jobs probably jumped ship because IBM embarrassed him after he promised a 3GHz G5 that never happened. Don’t taunt happy fun Steve.

IBM & Motorola hanged themselves by not delivering a processor that had the Mhz muscle to compete against AMD & Intel. Apple’s hardware is pretty good but it was getting left behind and there was no upgrade path in sight.

Apple’s deal with Intel is not exclusive. Here’s the way I see it panning out:

Spring 06: Apple releases new Intel-based iBooks/Powerbooks with better battery life and lower heat–that’s their meat and potatoes demographic ( behind the iPod).

Summer 06: Apple releases new Dual or even Quadruple AMD Opteron-Based XServes and/or PowerMacs. iMacs have Intel P4s.

I’d be surprised if they don’t. Apple’s deal with AMD will be secret. Intel will be happy to have the lion’s share of the product line and AMD will be happy to have the pro and enterprise end of the deal.

It may be as late as September or October but I bet the announcments come by the July Macworld.

]]> By: Alex http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2005/06/07/apple-switches-to-intel/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Alex Tue, 19 Jul 2005 14:40:48 +0000 http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2005/06/07/apple-switches-to-intel/#comment-14 I'm pretty sure the architecture is the same, apart from a special chip that OSX looks for and won't install without. The info comes from this article: http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0506intelmac.html I’m pretty sure the architecture is the same, apart from a special chip that OSX looks for and won’t install without. The info comes from this article: http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0506intelmac.html

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