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Pogue discusses Megahertz Myth in NYT

updated 05:35 pm EDT, Thu August 30, 2001

 
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In an article for the New York Times, David Pogue discusses the on-going "Megahertz Myth" battle, comparing Mhz in computer processors to RPM (revolutions per minute) in a car engine - neither directly translates to speed. Pogue also tests the dual 800 Mhz G4 Power Mac in his report.


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    AMD will surely help

    I love the fact that AMD has changed the names of their processors, and will launch a marketing campaign essentially saying what Apple users have been griping about for so long that clock speed is only half (if not less) of the equation.

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    Re: AMD

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    I love the fact that AMD has changed the names of their processors, and will launch a marketing campaign essentially saying what Apple users have been griping about for so long that clock speed is only half (if not less) of the equation.
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    What's that about? What's the new name? When's this new campaign supposed to start? Details (and a link) please.
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    Maybe Apple should too

    If AMD is going for something like "Athlon 1900+" for its 1.5 Mhz processor, maybe Apple should do something like this too.

    Or at least call the dual-processor PowerMacs "1.6 Ghz" because they effectively are...

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    Thanks

    Thanks for the link. It makes some mention of Apple, and Rubenstein's mini-lecture, too.
    -Ster

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