Once again, Intel builds a CPU just for Apple

G

Gene Jones

As we all know Intel has always been desperate to have Apple as a
customer. Apple was just too demanding in the past for Intel to measure
up, but now Intel has learned to work at the level of Apple and has
again built a chip exactly to Apple's specifications.

The MacBook Air is the first to have this fast, super low temp chip.
Apple correctly says it's the world's thinnest Laptop, but they don't
mention it's also the world's coolest running.

A good read:

You may have wondered how it is possible that the MacBook Air is getting
a new Intel microprocessor - a processor that is so new that it has not
been available for any other product. We actually have seen other
examples of Apple being treated as a very special customer by Intel,
such as the exclusive availability of the 3.0 GHz quad-core Xeon last
year.

A little investigation reveals that Intel actually did develop a
processor for Apple and its MacBook Air. And, if you are aware of the
background story, this special Apple chip makes a whole lot of sense for
both Apple and Intel.

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/35789/118/

you can learn more about the most powerful laptop for its size in the
world here:

COOL!

http://www.apple.com/macbookair/guidedtour/
http://www.apple.com/macbookair/
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L

Lefty Bigfoot

A good read:

You may have wondered how it is possible that the MacBook Air is getting
a new Intel microprocessor - a processor that is so new that it has not
been available for any other product. We actually have seen other
examples of Apple being treated as a very special customer by Intel,
such as the exclusive availability of the 3.0 GHz quad-core Xeon last
year.

Intel has a long history of offering what essentially amount to
bribes (although I'm not claiming they're illegal, but the are
used similarly) to entice various companies to buy their
products over those of their competition. They did this to good
effect with Dell for many years before Dell finally started
selling AMD-based systems, for example.
A little investigation reveals that Intel actually did develop a
processor for Apple and its MacBook Air. And, if you are aware of the
background story, this special Apple chip makes a whole lot of sense for
both Apple and Intel.

A little more investigation would likely reveal that Intel made
this promise /before/ Apple announced the switch to Intel from
PPC.
 
M

Moshe Goldfarb

Intel has a long history of offering what essentially amount to
bribes (although I'm not claiming they're illegal, but the are
used similarly) to entice various companies to buy their
products over those of their competition. They did this to good
effect with Dell for many years before Dell finally started
selling AMD-based systems, for example.

Have you met Mark Kent, Roy Schestowitz and [Homer] ?
Boy have you found the right group :)
 
T

Telstar

Gene Jones said:
As we all know Intel has always been desperate to have Apple as a
customer. Apple was just too demanding in the past for Intel to measure
up,

That and the rest of this is absolute BS.
 
M

MuahMan

Telstar said:
That and the rest of this is absolute BS.

Are you sure.

MSFT/UNIX/SERVER PC/Servers 456,348,985

Apple Computer 4,679,348


LOL. Yeah you are right. It's complete BS
 
P

Peter Köhlmann

Gene Jones wrote:

<snip complete bullshit >

And again felt OxRetard, that typical Mac user, the need to nymshift in
order to spout his inane drivel
 
D

Daniel Johnson

[snip]
The MacBook Air is the first to have this fast, super low temp chip.
Apple correctly says it's the world's thinnest Laptop, but they don't
mention it's also the world's coolest running.

[http://www.anandtech.com/mac/showdoc.aspx?i=3201]

I read that this is the old Merom core in the new small packaging that Intel
is rolling out for their next generation mobile chipset.

The bad news is that it isn't especially powerful or low-temp- the actual
CPU isn't anything special- but the good is is that Apple should be able to
cheaply upgrade to the next generation chipset, when it becomes available.

I assume Apple intends to do this. There's not really much point in using
the smaller packaging if not; It's not like the normal packaging is so big,
or the MacBook Air so small.

[snip]
you can learn more about the most powerful laptop for its size in the
world here:

Not so. The ordinary MacBook is the same size, but is more powerful.

It may be the "lightest laptop for its size", however. As far as I've seen,
the only laptops lighter than the MacBook are ultra-portables, which are
also smaller (and therefore have smaller screens and keyboards). The MacBook
Air is as light as an ultraportable, but bigger. Personally, I don't see
much of a market for that. That's probably why advocates here sometimes try
to pass the thing off as "small".
 
S

Synapse Syndrome

Gene Jones said:
As we all know Intel has always been desperate to have Apple as a
customer. Apple was just too demanding in the past for Intel to measure
up, but now Intel has learned to work at the level of Apple and has
again built a chip exactly to Apple's specifications.

The MacBook Air is the first to have this fast, super low temp chip.
Apple correctly says it's the world's thinnest Laptop, but they don't
mention it's also the world's coolest running.

A good read:

You may have wondered how it is possible that the MacBook Air is getting
a new Intel microprocessor - a processor that is so new that it has not
been available for any other product. We actually have seen other
examples of Apple being treated as a very special customer by Intel,
such as the exclusive availability of the 3.0 GHz quad-core Xeon last
year.

A little investigation reveals that Intel actually did develop a
processor for Apple and its MacBook Air. And, if you are aware of the
background story, this special Apple chip makes a whole lot of sense for
both Apple and Intel.

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/35789/118/

you can learn more about the most powerful laptop for its size in the
world here:

COOL!

http://www.apple.com/macbookair/guidedtour/
http://www.apple.com/macbookair/


I can just imagine the type of totally obnoxiously devoted Apple gimps that
I'm going to see posing with those this summer. I'll stick with the totally
functional and useful Thinkpad X-Series.

ss.
 
M

Moshe Goldfarb

Wow. You really put forth a compelling argument.

As you have discovered, ' 7 ' isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer.
Most of COLA, both sides, have more or less agreed that he is mentally
retarded.
 
J

Jerry McBride

As we all know Intel has always been desperate to have Apple as a
customer. Apple was just too demanding in the past for Intel to measure
up, but now Intel has learned to work at the level of Apple and has
again built a chip exactly to Apple's specifications.

The MacBook Air is the first to have this fast, super low temp chip.
Apple correctly says it's the world's thinnest Laptop, but they don't
mention it's also the world's coolest running.

A good read:

You may have wondered how it is possible that the MacBook Air is getting
a new Intel microprocessor - a processor that is so new that it has not
been available for any other product. We actually have seen other
examples of Apple being treated as a very special customer by Intel,
such as the exclusive availability of the 3.0 GHz quad-core Xeon last
year.

A little investigation reveals that Intel actually did develop a
processor for Apple and its MacBook Air. And, if you are aware of the
background story, this special Apple chip makes a whole lot of sense for
both Apple and Intel.

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/35789/118/

you can learn more about the most powerful laptop for its size in the
world here:

COOL!

http://www.apple.com/macbookair/guidedtour/
http://www.apple.com/macbookair/
--------------------------------------------------------

For the price of one mac air... I could buy three eePC's... and have Linux
pre-installed....

Is the Air Linux compatible?




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7

7

Tim said:
Wow. You really put forth a compelling argument.

You got to remember these arguments are addressed towards appil retardees
conning the public out of money and better technology.
Seeing is believing. See www.youtube.com and search
for compix and beryl to see what you are missing out on if you
haven't bought into Linux yet.
 
H

Hadron

7 said:
You got to remember these arguments are addressed towards appil retardees
conning the public out of money and better technology.
Seeing is believing. See www.youtube.com and search
for compix and beryl to see what you are missing out on if you
haven't bought into Linux yet.

Some people use their systems for more than a 3d cube "7". Do try to
remember that. Now go back to your cell and the nurse will bring you an
"appil".
 
E

Ephraim Moog

7 said:
Appil Corporation Fraudulent Asstroturfer Gene Jones wrote on behalf of
Appil Corporation:


Stick to AMD 64 bit CPUs and PCs running Linux. Its a lot faster than
appil
crap.

Obviously your 7 brain cells don't know anything about CPU performance.
Intel has been absolutely kicking AMDs ass when it comes to high end
performance. Since you know absolutely NOTHING about high-end CPU
performance, I'd stick to running your little linux on a old 386SX computer.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/common_cpus.html

Oh yeah... AMD performance is really close to what Intel delivers. NOT!
 
M

Moshe Goldfarb

Obviously your 7 brain cells don't know anything about CPU performance.
Intel has been absolutely kicking AMDs ass when it comes to high end
performance. Since you know absolutely NOTHING about high-end CPU
performance, I'd stick to running your little linux on a old 386SX computer.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/common_cpus.html

Oh yeah... AMD performance is really close to what Intel delivers. NOT!

As you have discovered, '7' is mentally retarded.
He is not responsible for what he posts.
 
A

Alias

Ephraim said:
Obviously your 7 brain cells don't know anything about CPU performance.
Intel has been absolutely kicking AMDs ass when it comes to high end
performance. Since you know absolutely NOTHING about high-end CPU
performance, I'd stick to running your little linux on a old 386SX computer.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/common_cpus.html

Pretty chart but not proof.
Oh yeah... AMD performance is really close to what Intel delivers. NOT!

I'm very happy with AMD's performance and even happier with the price.

Alias
 

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