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Originally Posted by kc0arf
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On a second round here, I also wonder about chips in quantity. Seems like when you want to order a Mac or an iPod, you have to wait for it. That is bad business. When I am ready for a new computer, and have the funds set, I want it in a week.
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I thought the whole reason MAC had an edge in media and rendering was because they use a RIS cpu type & Intel doesn't. ???
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Hello,
Apple does use RISC processors, and that helps in the instruction of code, whereas Intel uses more of a CISC design. RISC = Reduced Instruction, CISC = Complex instruction.
They are referring to the micro-code that the CPU uses to do things. A RISC chip has more instructions that are easier to execute than a CISC chip.
I have been out of the hardware examination thing for a while now, and am not sure if Intel has made more pipelines and caching, but am sure they have been moving right along now to keep performance moving.
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Apple does use RISC processors, and that helps in the instruction of code, whereas Intel uses more of a CISC design. RISC = Reduced Instruction, CISC = Complex instruction.
They are referring to the micro-code that the CPU uses to do things. A RISC chip has more instructions that are easier to execute than a CISC chip.
I have been out of the hardware examination thing for a while now, and am not sure if Intel has made more pipelines and caching, but am sure they have been moving right along now to keep performance moving.
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I believe the new chips that Intel will release soon (which Apple will likely end up using) are modeled more after RISC chips and have reduced pipelines. No more Netburst.. I think.. 
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At one stage, long ago, Macs definitely used to be 'better' at graphics etc than the PC. But now the relative advantages have disappeared. Doesn't matter if one chip is RISC and another CISC if they both produce the same performance, does it.
Macs are more favoured by many professional users still, but more for the implementation of software than for any peformance advantage. As one discussion I read states
Truly high end work is more likely to be performed on fair dinkum workstations rather than on either Macs or PCs!
Mac OS is now based upon the Unix derivative FreeBSD, which already runs on x86 systems, so the transition won't really be any 'biggie'.
Macs are more favoured by many professional users still, but more for the implementation of software than for any peformance advantage. As one discussion I read states
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this used to be true. The professional graphics world mostly uses Macs, because the top graphics apps (Photoshop, QuarkXPress, Freehand) are a little better implemented in their Mac versions than their PC versions, and because most graphics shops have a significant investment in Mac software and peripherals which they're not going to give up.
Truly high end work is more likely to be performed on fair dinkum workstations rather than on either Macs or PCs!
Mac OS is now based upon the Unix derivative FreeBSD, which already runs on x86 systems, so the transition won't really be any 'biggie'.
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