Does amd have anything in the pipeline as far as processors that may address some of these issues? There are a segment of the market who wouldn't care, love to be cheap so even if there is nothing in the closset which would address power/heat concerns there's a line up of tight-fisted meisers just a-waiten to be cheap instead of smart. On 2010-04-17, at 11:29 PM, Rob Lambert wrote:
> Very valid point. > > On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 7:53 PM, Bryan Smart <bryansm...@bryansmart.com> > wrote: > I hope not. AMD processors are slower, their high-end processors include > fewer cores, and they all suck down more power and put off more heat. They're > cheaper, yes, but you get what you pay for. Imagine your MacBook at a 25% > lower price, but with its battery life cut from 8-10 hours to 4-6, and now > being too hot to keep on your lap. Hurray. > > Bryan > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rob Lambert > Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 3:59 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Apple to go with AMD next? > > Here's the link: > http://chris.pirillo.com/is-apple-getting-into-bed-with-amd/ Tell me what you > think. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
