I can see a MHz vs FLOPS thread gonna start up here
The Mac runs at a lower clock speed to the PC. Contrary to popular opinion, clock speed is not directly linked to actually performance.
Just because a processor can do 2 billion cycles per second doesn't mean it actually gets a lot done. This is the whole philosophy behind the processors Apple use. They get a lot more done per clock cycle versus AMD/Intel chips. The clock speed is only a guide to performance when the chip architecture doesn't change. This makes all comparisons between the performance of Apple and x86 chips on clock speed alone useless.
If you still don't get it, think of it this way. I build a chip that take 10 clock cycles to perform 1 calculation. I run it at 50Hz, so it can do 5 calculations per second. You build a chip that takes 5 clock cycles to perform 1 calculation. You run it at 25Hz - while my chip "runs faster" than yours, they still both do the same amount of "work" each second they're running.
I want a mac
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i thought that was all about how you guys taxed electronics over there (i'm american, my dad's side of the family is dutch) from my understanding they tax the hell out of you and whoever you're buying it from therefore it costs more to both of you... however this is only an educated guess and barely at that. if anyone knows the real answer i'd be happy to hear it
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