For those of you wondering if you should buy one of the new iMacs recently announced by Apple or even wait for the MacBook Pro, MacWorld has published a series of performance tests specifically focusing on Rosetta - the translation engine that allows applications compiled for the PowerPC to run on the Intel-driven Macs.
MacWorld's First Lab Tests: iMac with Intel Core Duo processor
Our general position echoes the conclusions of MacWorld:
"Potential iMac buyers who predominantly rely on applications that aren’t available in Universal versions (or, for that matter, those who rely on Classic, which is incompatible with Intel-based Macs) will likely not be interested in these first Intel systems. Running a handful of programs in Rosetta seems reasonable, but if you rely on numerous applications that aren’t yet Universal, it’s probably wise to wait."
Comments
Jay [02/02/2006 15:46]:
Adobe Users:
The next major release of the Adobe's Creative Suite could be between eight and 14 months away. Adobe's Creative Suite 2 was released in April of 2005 and the earliest CS customers could see an upgrade with native Intel support is September, but it could be as far out as April 2007.
Michael Horst [02/02/2006 18:01]:
The official statement from Adobe regarding support for Intel-based Macs -- http://www.adobe.com/products/pdfs/intelmacsupport.pdf
