[OS X TeX] New Mac

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Educated Opinion ?

On 15 Sep 2006, at 20:14, Claus Gerhardt wrote:

> Let me repeat my educated opinion that a Laptop should be  
> considered as a substitute for the real thing (fast computer, large  
> monitor), which has its merits  when travelling.
>
> If you have the advantage of sitting at your own desk, you should  
> use a fast computer and a large monitor for texing (24" is  
> sufficient, but only Apple's 30" Cinema display will make texing fun).
>
> Claus
>
>
> On Sep 15, 2006, at 18:53, Bruno Voisin wrote:
>
>> Le 15 sept. 06 à 17:40, George Gratzer a écrit :
>>
>>> I got a new Mac:
>>>
>>>   Machine Name:	Mac Pro
>>>   Machine Model:	MacPro1,1
>>>   Processor Name:	Dual-Core Intel Xeon
>>>   Processor Speed:	2.66 GHz
>>>   Number Of Processors:	2
>>>   Total Number Of Cores:	4
>>>   L2 Cache (per processor):	4 MB
>>>   Memory:	2 GB
>>>   Bus Speed:	1.33 GHz
>>>
>>> The LaTeX book I am writing. The 540 pages of the LaTeX book I am  
>>> writing (lots of illustrations) typesets in four seconds.  
>>> Interestingly, all four cores work busily.
>>
>> How does that compare with your other Macs? In a couple of weeks I  
>> should be getting exactly the same configuration (Mac Pro 2.66 GHz  
>> 2 GB RAM), but I'm still hesitating between this Mac Pro and a  
>> black MacBook upgraded to 2 GB RAM and 120 GB HD. The Mac Pro is  
>> of course much more powerful, but once you've tasted the  
>> convenience of a laptop, it's difficult going back. Any of the two  
>> should feel more powerful anyway that my 4 years-old PowerBook G4  
>> 1 GHz, which is now feeling very slow and on which I am now  
>> constantly fighting to free up some space on the near-full 60 GB HD.
>>
>> Bruno Voisin
>>
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