[Solved] Why don't the MAC uses Hexacore

I am a Window user planning to buy MAC.

However I am little amazed to find that none of the Mac laptops come with a hexacore. I mean I like there aesthetic looks but inside they use pretty old hardware, Air comes with a dual core , Mac Book pro comes with quads at the max.

Hexacores are not just for gaming, I wanted to use as I planned to use lots of windows applications paralleley using parallelx etc but the max you can get is a quad.

too much heat and too much power for the battery. and there isnt a low tdp hexacore for laptops yet thats why

and if you are going to use windows programs then use windows.

Well this is a simple answer, there is no hexacore laptop cpu. Their desktops do have hexacores though.

Don't buy a Mac to Run windows.
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Build a Windows Machine that Runs OSX
As for laptops Intel doesn't make hexa-core mobile processors

Serious work is done on a Mac...splecially in the creative arts industry...

Now, a particular application you have for windows will of course not run on the Mac OS, but they have a similar one (wich is probably better)

Another myth. My 3D design and music-creating friends disagree with you and loathe Mac. I've heard it SO MANY times... let me tell you why it's like that. Most of the "creative" people don't know $h!t about computers apart from their favorite program and obviously they welcome a Mac. Other than that, there's NOTHING more beneficial from a Mac in terms of creative work. I've heard that "a Mac is better for web design" - BS, web design has nothing to do with an OS, and same goes for other "creative" work.

Even that is not the case, I worked on iOS programs and done over 80% on a PC (artwork, graphics code, logic code), just coded the iOS specific code on a MAC using Xcode.
Honestly said, MAC is not a developer frendly OS, you cant do serious network related or buissenes related work on a MAC, not power user friendly, the myth that artist use it is also not true (I know a lot of artists and studios and not one uses a MAC), way too expensive (for the price of an iMac I can get a way better PC), ...
Macs only looks pretty (fasionable, gay, girly, bling,...), are for basic tasks (surfing, facebook, watching videos and pictures) and for people who don't know what is good, so buy what is expensive....

KO Ladies/Gents,

we are drifting from the topic. My intention ws not to start the mythological MAC vs Window debate.


I am just curious now, as why MAC laptops do not target hexacores.

I can understand for AIR, as in order to keep it light you can not have it Hexa as that will require a better fan etc and increase the weight.. but why not MAC pro offers a Hexa for those who want it. And I am not ready to believe that it is because of cost... well thats one thing MAC does not care about.

Not a Myth, its a Legacy. Once Apple had superior hardware over wintel, and altough it may or may not have nowadays, its doesnt matter, the OS is the benefit.

I tottally agree with "a Mac is only worth it you need to do something exclusive to the platform" To me that includes time spent in the OS. Thata benefit that any user can get. It comes from the way the user comunicates with the computer. You do things faster, if own one, you know it.

If you turn your computer and go into an Application, then both computers are the same...wacthing a DVD on Windows or Mac is realatively the same.

Um, that would be BS and it sounds ignorant. The kids here never fail to make me chuckle.

However, there's no real benefit to getting a Mac vs. a solidly built Windows machine. As long as you can got a solid chassis (magnesium, aluminum, etc.), a good screen, a nice keyboard with little or no flex, and the class of CPU and GPU you want you can probably find a PC laptop cheaper. There are no mobile specific hexacore CPUs but do you really need one? With the 2920XM and 2960XM "Extreme" mobile CPU you've got more power than you probably need.

I currently have the most powerful Mac laptop they make and while I'm very happy with it its extremely expensive. If you're going to spend that kind of money and you don't just have a preference for OS X or Apple hardware you can speck something like a Sager for the same or less money and get a faster CPU, GPU, and HDD or SSD. Service and support may not be as easy as popping into an Apple store but perhaps onsite service options can be bought. If you're really serious and don't need something too portable look at the Dell Precision M6600 mobile workstation.

Now, I'll admit my laptop's i7 2820QM is quite quick. Running multiple VMs simultaneously (which I do every day with Parallels) can benefit from all the cores but hyperthreading on these CPUs really does give you a lot of power. If you're serious about running these VMs you'll want gobs of RAM. 8GB at least and 16GB would be nice. For best performance you'll want multiple fast storage. I use a Vertex 3 SSD and a 7200RPM WD Black in my MacBook Pro so I can run multiple VMs simultaneously.

My Mac Pro has a hexacore while it is more powerful than my MacBook Pro for running VMs its not night and day, really, which is quite nice.

...and folks, there's a lot of benefit to running VMs as opposed to physical machines for a lot of things.

Serious work, on a Mac, and it has nothing to do with the arts.

All serious work you've described can be done on a PC. For half the price. Macs aren't the only computers to use Xeons.

Because it can't play Crysis!


p.s. sorry, just couldn't resist lol.

Maybe not half. Maybe just 30% less. Still, don't see why waste more money for the same performance/looks. My box isn't lifeless, it's soon to be filled with shiny LED fans!

For the Emperor's sake, f@!k pre-built once and for all. And Macs don't look "industrial", they look teenage-BS-fashion. Industrial case? Most of the $30 cases look like that - TRULY lifeless black boxes. Here's one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811154095