Yes, that's what I meant (just looked)

Quad-Core = 2 x Dual-Core Xeon "Woodcrest"
8-Core = 2 x Quad-Core Xeon "Clovertown"

Beasts indeed - on one site I saw a comparison (in dollars) with a Dell equivalent (with old 2.6GHz chips) and the Dell was over $1000 more expensive (and, of course, you get a s**t OS)

Posted By: BerlinCanary on April 5th 2007 at 22:36:41

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anyone watching the spurds game? (Other Football) - blindasabat, Apr 5, 20:54:03
- They haven't reported any (n/m) (Other Football) - iwans_ex_dentist, Apr 5, 21:17:15
  - What's this then? (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Apr 5, 21:22:32
    - Did you see the latest addition to the Apple store this week? ... (Other Football) - bjt, Apr 5, 22:00:47
      - Fuck the Quad-Cores; get an 8-Core! (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Apr 5, 22:12:03
        
        The eight cores machines are 2 quad cores - aren't they? (n/m) (Other Football) - bjt, Apr 5, 22:15:32
        
        I guess so; just that Apple's calling it an 8-Core (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Apr 5, 22:28:54
        
        Nah - it a dual quad core... (Other Football) - bjt, Apr 5, 22:31:01
        
        Yes, that's what I meant (just looked) (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Apr 5, 22:36:41
        
        With you now - I meant the quad core processor was added ... (Other Football) - bjt, Apr 5, 22:38:53
        
        Well, that should be enough ... (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Apr 5, 22:49:47
        
        Woah - to get the best spec, all frills, on one of those it would cost £11,750 (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, Apr 5, 22:58:17
        
        Lesser spec at ell costs about the same. (n/m) (Other Football) - bjt, Apr 5, 23:13:53
        
        * Dell. (n/m) (Other Football) - bjt, Apr 5, 23:14:59
        
        Not with a higher education discount :) (n/m) (Other Football) - bjt, Apr 5, 23:02:09
        
        If you get it from the Apple store (Other Football) - Creosote the Killer, Apr 5, 22:13:20
        
        Possibly (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Apr 5, 22:29:50
        
        Haven't played anymore (Other Football) - Creosote the Killer, Apr 5, 23:24:04
        
        That is the Beetles record label you're thinking of. (n/m) (Other Football) - bjt, Apr 5, 22:16:19
        
        ... or Beatles even. (n/m) (Other Football) - bjt, Apr 5, 22:32:44
  - well it's what itv were talking about when i switched it on at half time (n/m) (Other Football) - blindasabat, Apr 5, 21:20:20
    - Seems to have stopped now... (Other Football) - Small, Apr 5, 21:25:12

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