[geeks] Intel iMac first thoughts

[Charles Shannon Hendrix]

Bill Bradford wrote:
> Last night i upgraded from a 17" iMac G5 1.8 (rev.A) 
> to a iMac 20" (Intel).  Same RAM (1G) on both systems.
> 
> First thought:  HOLY CRAP THIS IS FAST.  At *least* 2x as 
> fast as the G5 on the stuff that I do, and compiles in
> Terminal *fly* by like I'm on a fast Linux machine or 
> something...

How ironic, given all the "G5 is double the performance of <insert Intel 
chip name here>" propaganda over the years.

I wonder though, have you done any CPU comparisons?

I imagine your new machine has better graphics and maybe I/O, which 
could affect your visual impressions.