will duo core become obsolete?

[alent1234]

There is nothing, absolutely nothing, you can do on a i5 and can't on a C2D.
It's only a matter of performance, and the difference is measured in seconds and, at worst, minutes.
That means that yes, in 3-4 years a C2D will be obsolete, but the same is for an i5.

Don't trust on the "all-about-specs" guys that live in forum like this: they are people witha real passion for computers, and they make you think that if you don't have the latest top-notch hardware, you are doomed
this is not exactly true in the real life

BTW I can understand that in 2010 a C2D it's not so attractive

it's value for your dollar

right now i can get a fully tricked out system from Dell or HP for the price of a MBP. 1GB graphics RAM, a much faster graphics chip, same LED screen, etc.

on the low end iMac, same thing. the i5 iMac is OK only because they monitor is like $1000 if you buy it from Dell.

Apple isn't paying top dollar for these parts because they are old and almost end of life. why should i pay a premium for them when others are selling modern technology?

 

[kernkraft]

core 2 duo's are essentially obsolete now. Intel is phasing out their production this year and ramping up the Core CPU production in their place. by early next year they will be the in the cheapest of the cheap PC's. this year they are in the "value" segment for HP and Dell. which means in the cheap models but not the absolute cheapest models

That's how outdated Apple's current chips are! Having said that, if my 11 or 12 C2D machines overheated, what's gonna be like with an i5 or i7?

 

[alent1234]

Core chips run cooler. it's not like the pentium 4 days when you can use them for heat in the winter time. even my P4 desktop at work doesn't get too hot.

 

[MacMini2009]

it's value for your dollar

right now i can get a fully tricked out system from Dell or HP for the price of a MBP. 1GB graphics RAM, a much faster graphics chip, same LED screen, etc.

on the low end iMac, same thing. the i5 iMac is OK only because they monitor is like $1000 if you buy it from Dell.

Apple isn't paying top dollar for these parts because they are old and almost end of life. why should i pay a premium for them when others are selling modern technology?

Who says you have to buy premium?

 

[dukebound85]

Who says you have to buy premium?

if you are paying premium prices, you would think they would use the latest tech

you may say...well go buy a pc and we could.....just that its hard when everything you need is os based

its just aggravating if anything how apple can charge these prices for tech that has since moved on imo

 

[Max(IT)]

it's value for your dollar

right now i can get a fully tricked out system from Dell or HP for the price of a MBP. 1GB graphics RAM, a much faster graphics chip, same LED screen, etc.

on the low end iMac, same thing. the i5 iMac is OK only because they monitor is like $1000 if you buy it from Dell.

Apple isn't paying top dollar for these parts because they are old and almost end of life. why should i pay a premium for them when others are selling modern technology?

The simple fact of comparing a Dell and a Mac sounds ridicolous IN MY OPINION.
The user's experience is not "all about hw specs".
We have different opinions.

BTW, as I said before, a C2D isn't very attractive in 2010, I agree on this

 

[WillMak]

I am using a First Generation 2006 Macbook 1.83 ghz Core Duo and this computer has run great for the last 4 years. For my everyday work and media needs it runs things perfectly. I can picture it lasting me another 4 years as long as all streaming media isn't broadcast in exclusively 720p. It can handle 720p, but not comfortably.

 

[MacHamster68]

i just said to a mate "nobody but some some professionals(in reality these do not pay for the macs , they get them from tax returns or so) buys a mac because they wants the cheapest and fastest computer on their desk , ok maybe some think they get that , trust me mac is neither the fastest you can buy nor is ist the cheapest , its all about the design and osx "

 

[300D]

by the time 32 bit machines are outdates, the current c2duos will be long past the leading edge of the bell curve

They already are, and have been for the last year.

 

[bobob]

My great grandpappy had one of them duo cores - - are they still around - - can you get 'em at an antique store?

 

[MacHamster68]

core duos wow they are antiques , hardly possible to do word processing with ,but some managed to get flash content running on computers fitted with them , but thats more down to the gpu used ... some might find them collectable

 

[Christianallen]

Ugh I would buy a 21.5" iMac TODAY if I could put an i5 in it.

 

[mac2x]

Ugh I would buy a 21.5" iMac TODAY if I could put an i5 in it.

One of the reasons you can't is heat, IIRC.

My late '08 MBP with a 2.4 GHz C2D still runs plenty well...my 3.06 GHz C2D 21.5" iMac is blazing fast. If I needed massive multithreading power, it wouldn't cut it, but for normal usage it is completely fine.

Let's face it; the i5/i7 quads will be 'out of date' themselves before long anyway. Get what you need now, and don't look back.

 

[flopticalcube]

One of the reasons you can't is heat, IIRC.

And yet Apple's competitors manage to put them into laptops, somehow.

 

[mac2x]

And yet Apple's competitors manage to put them into laptops, somehow.

Like to see how hot they are running...bet it ain't anything like cool.

 

[flopticalcube]

Like to see how hot they are running...bet it ain't anything like cool.

Neither are my Core 2 Duo iMacs.

 

[mac2x]

Neither are my Core 2 Duo iMacs.

Mine hardly gets above 32 C (it is a 21.5"); however the MBP is a different story. It's at 67 C right now, with Safari, Activity Monitor, Xcode, and Terminal open.

 

[flopticalcube]

Mine hardly gets above 32 C (it is a 21.5");

Then why are you worried about the small amount of extra heat from an i5? The issue is far more likely to be margins and product positioning than any sort of technical issue.

 

[Max(IT)]

the reason is definitely NOT the temperature: the 21" imac is big enough to dissipate the heat produced by an i5.

We are going to see i5 in all the iMac's lineup this year

 

[mac2x]

Then why are you worried about the small amount of extra heat from an i5? The issue is far more likely to be margins and product positioning than any sort of technical issue.

Didn't I indicate "IIRC"? I stand corrected.