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A Christmas Buying Guide for CPUs
by , 3:35 PM EST, November 29th, 2006
AnandTech has just published a Christmas buying guide for CPUs. Jarred Walton's extensive report provided a detailed comparison of ultra-budget through extreme performance CPUs and gave pricing information at each level. The purpose was to put the price and performance of various Intel and AMD CPUs into perspective for those planning to purchase a new computer this Christmas.
The article is useful for Macintosh customers because it shows where the Intel Core 2 Duos and Xeons fit into the overall hierarchy of CPUs used by the PC community. In addition, the author, very knowledgeable about the various performance issues related to modern CPUs, made some specific and illuminating technical comparisons in each performance class.
In the last section, Mr. Walton discussed CPU upgrades and made a recommendation for the best of class in each market segment. While the buying guide may be too technical for some, it's an excellent source of information for technical professionals who are confronted with a mixed CPU environment and purchase decisions in the workplace.
Observer Comments
My work rarely involves working with formulas directly. I usually leave that up to software. But trying to read the linked article lead me to try to document the one that seems to rule that site's design:
Small Text + Tight Spacing + Lack of Visual Interest in Copy + Obnoxious, Animated Banners on All Sides + Dry Subject Matter = Cmd-W
I tried but there's only so much my brain can handle and sites with that kind of presentation get dropped way down the priority list.
- jon
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