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<blockquote data-quote="moro" data-source="post: 13634"><p>Hi all. </p><p>I went to COMPUSA to have a look at the Powerbook G4 and I am seriously thinking about buying one. I have been a linux user for the last 6 years and I found linux quite stable and useful for my work: I am a physicist doing long and large Monte Carlo simulations. In my office you can find two Xeon servers and a P4 2.8 running the whole day long.</p><p>Now I need a laptop. Mainly to carry it along and for presentations. I know a laptop is not the best place to run simulations, but I would like to now "how fast" are my simulations going to be in a G4 powerbook. As a possible benchmark, in my research group we have been monitorizing the performance of every group computer for a while using some of our codes and other physic codes. The results can be found in:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://gisc.uc3m.es/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=40" target="_blank">http://gisc.uc3m.es/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=40</a></p><p></p><p>I would like to know if you guys out there can help to figure out "how fast" do my simulations run in a G4 powerbook and test some of the benchmarks in your own machine (at zero risk). To this end you need a FORTRAN compiler, that's all. Yes, I know is not the "state-of-the-art" benchmark, but it's real life comparison.</p><p></p><p>I am not trying to start a PC vs. MAC war once again, but just convince myself that a G4 is a good purchase for me.</p><p></p><p>So, please, come on, help me to decide!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moro, post: 13634"] Hi all. I went to COMPUSA to have a look at the Powerbook G4 and I am seriously thinking about buying one. I have been a linux user for the last 6 years and I found linux quite stable and useful for my work: I am a physicist doing long and large Monte Carlo simulations. In my office you can find two Xeon servers and a P4 2.8 running the whole day long. Now I need a laptop. Mainly to carry it along and for presentations. I know a laptop is not the best place to run simulations, but I would like to now "how fast" are my simulations going to be in a G4 powerbook. As a possible benchmark, in my research group we have been monitorizing the performance of every group computer for a while using some of our codes and other physic codes. The results can be found in: [url]http://gisc.uc3m.es/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=40[/url] I would like to know if you guys out there can help to figure out "how fast" do my simulations run in a G4 powerbook and test some of the benchmarks in your own machine (at zero risk). To this end you need a FORTRAN compiler, that's all. Yes, I know is not the "state-of-the-art" benchmark, but it's real life comparison. I am not trying to start a PC vs. MAC war once again, but just convince myself that a G4 is a good purchase for me. So, please, come on, help me to decide!! [/QUOTE]
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