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New Apple iMac Making a First Big Impression
Posted by: Tweaker
Date added: 22:59, 25th January 2006 GMT
Source: Computer World
Apple officials are now showing off their newest 15-inch laptop, and I had a chance at a special Apple event last week to get a closer look at it. In fact, I had some real pick-it-up-and-use-it hands-on time.
The good news is that the MacBook Pro, which comes in two models and starts at $1,999, feels and looks just as solid and well-built as its aluminum-clad predecessor. The better news is that it outperforms and is better engineered than any previous G3- or G4-based laptop models Apple has sold. This laptop is fast really fast, the new dual core 1.83GHz Intel processor inside -- launched in 1 or 2 icon bounces, and using the Microsoft Office suite -- which hasnt yet been rewritten -- was seamless.
For those of you who may not have been following Apples transition to Intel, Rosetta is emulation software built into the latest version of Mac OS X 10.4 and designed to allow programs written for the G4 processor to run without a hitch on Intel. It works. I did not feel like I was using a translation/emulation environment at all, something thats going to be important in the months ahead as Apple moves more of its hardware to Intel and software developers follow with recoded apps. Although older versions of Mac programs will work on the Intel hardware, they will likely run slower than on a native G3 or G4 chip. Apple wants to make this transition as seamless and transparent as possible.
More on this story here.
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