http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore's_law
I bought an apple Powerbook 3 years ago. It has a 1.33mhz processor, an 80gb hard drive and 500mb of RAM. I got another one yesterday with 2.16ghz, a 100gb hard drive and 1gb of RAM.
Not much progress... :-(
2007-02-15 23:41:12 · 6 answers · asked by asif3000 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
i pretty much hate to admit it ,but ,yes i actually think it has!
2007-02-23 12:36:18 · answer #1 · answered by pugsaleena 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a tricky question. In some ways it appears to be slowing down, but in recent years ghz has begun to mean less and less. Just because a computer doesn't have as much ghz as another computer, doesn't mean it's slower. The relative performance increases in computing power has stayed pretty close to Moore's law. A g4 processor at 1.33 ghz and a core duo processor at the same speed are apples and oranges, and the core due would run circles around it. The other thing you aren't factoring in, is that the mac you just bought has dual cores. That means, that you effectively have two processors. While that wont net you double performance, in certain applications, you can get quite a bit more speed vs a single core chip. Also, if you bough a powerbook with those specs 3 years ago, that was configured pretty close to top of the line. You could have gone much higher with your configuration on your new mac. :)
2007-02-16 08:31:28 · answer #2 · answered by Meika T 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, and Wikipedia proves it. Simply put, the TRANSISTORS on the chips will double every 18 months, not 2 years the way they say, it was revised earlier in the 2000's for that reason, but no. Transistor density doesn't increase the clock speed. You'll probably hit 5GHz by 2010, but I wouldn't expect more. Because of the extra transistors though, computer speesd will still continually improve over the next few years.
2007-02-16 07:51:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not according to Moore at least not for a few more years.
I don't think that a laptop is a good barometer for the latest technology, it is a good one for the latest trends/ necessities though
2007-02-16 07:54:29 · answer #4 · answered by .G. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
But how much did the powerbook cost you, and how much did this laptop cost you? I'm willing to bet you are not comparing comparable cost items.
2007-02-16 07:48:33 · answer #5 · answered by cuddles_gb 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
if you would've spent more you would've got more! LOL
2007-02-16 07:45:53 · answer #6 · answered by kissfromaroes 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋