[MW Forums]

Intel said Wednesday it plans to upgrade its Core 2 and Xeon chips to a new Penryn model by the end of 2007, including desktop chips running faster than 3GHz. more

[tomtom]

One problem with all of this "tick tock" is that it puts off the next purchase.
In aggregate this is very damaging to the market.
I am just getting resolved to the idea of purchasing equipment on the day of announcement and to hell with what is next. If I miss this two week time slot, then I will wait for the next "tock"!

[griffman]

That's the best advice: just buy what you need when you need, and don't look back (technically "forward," but you get the point /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif ).
-rob.

[Peter Cohen]

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That's the best advice: just buy what you need when you need, and don't look back (technically "forward," but you get the point /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif ).
-rob.

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Indeed, and that's always been the best policy, even in the bad old Motorola/IBM days. It's just that we Mac users aren't accustomed to a CPU vendor who is open with their product plans and gasp actually delivers!

[Nobody]

Intel, if possible, please make also chips for fanless Macs. I love silence. Meaning bedroom silence! Thanks.

[wintomac]

How many cores will the mobile chips get and what speed will it top out at? Is this info available?

[slather]

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That's the best advice: just buy what you need when you need, and don't look back (technically "forward," but you get the point /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif ).

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I couldn't agree more. Especially from a business perspective. Hardware is so ridiculously cheap these days -- most hardware purchases I make are paid for by one contract, and then I have the hardware for years later.
That said, I'm still holding out for 8-core MacPros. I haven't really felt the need to upgrade after 3.5 years using a dual-2GHz G5. This machine is still bloody fast for day to day work -- compressing video is the only time when I lust for more speed.
Another 2: never hesitate to buy a huge monitor. The return on investment is huge form a productivity perspective. My 30" LCD was $4K when I bought it 3 years ago. They're now $2K. Do I regret buying before the price dropped? Hell no! This thing kicks ass! It's paid for itself many times over due to increased productivity, and it's such a joy to use.
OK, enough gushing.

[macnuke]

my PPCs do what I both need them to and want them to.
so I guess I shall wait till 08 for a set of these in my new Mac.

[qmac]

I'm not so bothered about speed- what I'm waiting for is a blu-ray drive!