While I'm working on the new HDD reviews for AT I'm also preparing for the new Mac section on AT, which brings me to this Macdate - what comparisons/reviews would you all like to see done in the new Mac section at AT?
I've got a couple of ideas already, including the new 2.5GHz G5 and a 64MB vs 128MB vs 256MB Exposé graphics card comparison but I'm looking for more requests. So just drop your requests in the comments section of this blog or drop me an email if you don't want the rest of the world seeing your request and I'll get cracking on it.
I'm a little behind on the Mac section seeing as how I have yet to develop a full benchmark suite for our Mac tests here at AT, but I'm planning on devoting some time to that later this week after I get these HDDs out of the way. I'm also open to any suggestions as far as benchmarks go; I'm thinking about trying to script together something to test office/general usage performance but given that I've been a Mac user for only a handful of months my talents are still quite lacking. I'm going to be doing more research over the next week or so, but always open to any pointers, suggestions, etc...
Back to work...
I've got a couple of ideas already, including the new 2.5GHz G5 and a 64MB vs 128MB vs 256MB Exposé graphics card comparison but I'm looking for more requests. So just drop your requests in the comments section of this blog or drop me an email if you don't want the rest of the world seeing your request and I'll get cracking on it.
I'm a little behind on the Mac section seeing as how I have yet to develop a full benchmark suite for our Mac tests here at AT, but I'm planning on devoting some time to that later this week after I get these HDDs out of the way. I'm also open to any suggestions as far as benchmarks go; I'm thinking about trying to script together something to test office/general usage performance but given that I've been a Mac user for only a handful of months my talents are still quite lacking. I'm going to be doing more research over the next week or so, but always open to any pointers, suggestions, etc...
Back to work...
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wahsapa - Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - link
SOFTWARE!! SOFTWARE!! PROGRAMMING!! ANYTHING THAT DEALS WITH MAC OS X PROGRAMMING... macs dont get hardware updates every month like pc's so your going to have a hard time coming up with hardware to review but software should be taken into serious consideration like a "whats new for mac os x" section where you would put up must have apps for os xsorry about the caps i just wanted attention on the subject
Anonymous - Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - link
http://images.apple.com/pro/design/calculator/pdf/...Well, considering that all that PDF says really is that G5 > G4 > G3, it's not terribly surprising, esp. because of the MHz advantages too.
It's a dual 2.5 GHz G5 vs. a single 733 MHz G4 vs. a single G3 450.
That's like saying a dual Xeon 2.53 is faster than a PIII 733 which is faster than a PII 450.
Charles - Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - link
Run the exact benchmark set as seen in this report: http://images.apple.com/pro/design/calculator/pdf/... and verify the credibility of the results.Is Apple's claim that G5 is faster than those other processors true?
Patrick - Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - link
I'm just excited to see any Mac stuff on Anandtech! Thanks for adding the Mac Section.And my 2¢, I'd like to see comparisons of video cards.
Anonymous - Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - link
I would like to see some really nice benchmarking of the new G5 head to head against the opterons. I'd also like to see how the g5 stacks up against amd 64's in gamingGL - Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - link
Jason,A lot of people who buy XServes don't actually put them in server rooms. They may be put them in smaller cabinets in a work office or studio because they're SOHO users with more demanding needs (i.e. mom & pop Mac software developers, music production technicians, video editors, professors who only want such equipment in their university offices, etc). Check out this link for one such miniature enclosure for XServes (http://www.xtrememac.com/forxserve/xracknre_main.s... In this case, sound does count, which is why Apple's been claiming the XServe G5s are markedly quieter than their predecessors.
Mathias Nordvall - Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - link
1. AT has had some interviews where you went over to VIA, ATI, Intel, AMD and such and took a look at their respective places. Would be nice to see something similiar but with Apple. Maybe get some high ranking engineer to speak up about the G5 laptops.2. I wouldn't mind seeing some evaluation of the iBook and Powerbook series. I suspect a lot of people going to university and/or college this fall would love to see one, know I would.
And with that said would mind either to have them compared to PC laptops since I've been PC my entire life. Compare the quality of the keyboard, screen quality and such beyond the usual tests of hardware.
Steve - Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - link
By DOD I meant Dead On Delivery - perhaps I should have used DOA - Dead On ArrivalAnonymous - Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - link
Yeah, noise can't be ignored completely even for a server. It would be interesting to see if the claims that the G5 Xserve is significantly quieter than the G4 Xserve are true, but it may be hard to find a new G4 Xserve for review these days I'm thinking.P.S. The ideas to test basic usability are seconded here. eg. The ability to move the OS from one machine to another, target mode, auto-selection of network interfaces, booting off external drives, etc.
miranjan - Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - link
We use 1U servers in systems that we build for customers in lab environments. For us, noise is an issue. Just because something has the word "server" in it, doesn't mean that it cannot be used for other purposes.