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I had one of the early x86 models. Competitive in price it was not, and osx wasn't as good as you think it was. Kernel panics were a daily thing, and segmentat
by LtWorf 1y ago
I had one of the early x86 models.
Competitive in price it was not, and osx wasn't as good as you think it was. Kernel panics were a daily thing, and segmentation faults of quicktime while watching videos.
Reproducing file formats like wmv or divx was a quest in finding and installing the correct codec.
Also overheating, because to make it pretty they didn't add vents for the air to flow.
- wk_end 1y agoI'm talking about pre-x86. I don't recall any kernel panics or segfaults when I used a G4 Power Mac back in the day; it was certainly more stable than the Windows 98 PC I was coming from.
- prmoustache 1y agoWindows 2000 and then XP were already a thing at the time and much more stable than win 98.
- icedchai 1y agoThe early x86 Macs (Core Solo, Core Duo CPU, etc) were pretty bad. I have one of the x86 Mac Minis from 2006 around somewhere.
- ProllyInfamous 1y agoThe Core2Duo were the first Intel Macs worth a hoot. IIRC, you could get this CPU in the white MacBook, along with an education discount and iPod rebate. I rocked dual Xenons until early 2023's M2Pro mini (the energy savings are substantial, with minimal GPU performance degredation).