mac suck
http://news.com.com/2100-1083-1021642.html
Although Apple has won praise for the new Macs as a substantial improvement over earlier machines, some have criticized the choices made in putting together the rival Dell machine for use in so-called SPEC tests. Apple's tests used the same GCC compiler for both machines, with the Dell boxes running the Linux operating system. Critics charge that much higher benchmarks can be achieved using the Windows OS and an Intel-optimized compiler, rather than GCC.
"It wasn't really a fair test," said one analyst, who said that the Dell machines are capable of producing scores 30 percent to 40 percent higher than those produced under Apple's methodology. "The reason this happened is Apple had a third party go out and test a Dell under less than optimal conditions."
http://news.com.com/2100-1083-1021642.html
Although Apple has won praise for the new Macs as a substantial improvement over earlier machines, some have criticized the choices made in putting together the rival Dell machine for use in so-called SPEC tests. Apple's tests used the same GCC compiler for both machines, with the Dell boxes running the Linux operating system. Critics charge that much higher benchmarks can be achieved using the Windows OS and an Intel-optimized compiler, rather than GCC.
"It wasn't really a fair test," said one analyst, who said that the Dell machines are capable of producing scores 30 percent to 40 percent higher than those produced under Apple's methodology. "The reason this happened is Apple had a third party go out and test a Dell under less than optimal conditions."
VIEW 4 of 4 COMMENTS
My favorite slash doter response would be
"If I shit in a bucket and carefully label and document everything does that make it a bucket of gold?"
Apple used benchmark which we all know are total bull shit and can be manuplated to the desired outcome. Apple should have been straight forward and said the G5 under some situations can outpreform a dell.
Basic logic if mac were anygood we would see a hell of a lot more of them.