Vista says Intel T7200 processor...?

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Vista says Intel T7200 processor...?

So under Fusion running Vista, "My Computer" says my processor is an Intel T7200...? This is a mobile processor and not the equivalent E6400 desktop processor. I wasn't aware that Apple was using mobile processors for desktops...

Is this in all iMacs?

iMac 17" 2GHz C2D 2GB "n", Powerbook G4 17" 1GB, iPod Video 30GBx2 , tv 40GB, Mac OS X (10.5.2), The Mac Newb Tube @ http://www.macnewbtube.wordpress.com

Posted on Apr 23, 2008 12:17 AM

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Answer 1

Apr 23, 2008 3:13 AM in response to Darksol360

Yes. iMacs (and Mac mini's) use the same type processors as the MacBooks (excepting MacBook Air).

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mrtotes

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Apr 23, 2008 3:57 AM in response to Darksol360

Indeed. Apple doesn't use any of Intel's desktop processors. It uses mobile variants (Yonah, Merom or Penryn dependant on the age of the Mac) for iMacs, Mac Mini, MacBook and MacBook Pro models and uses workstation processors in the Mac Pro (Clovertown or Harpertown).

The mobile variants are much better suited to the form-factors of the iMac and Mac Mini. The only downside is a slightly lower bus speed compared to the desktop variant:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IntelCore2

mrtotes

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Darksol360 Author

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Apr 23, 2008 10:29 AM in response to mrtotes

yea, I was looking at that. I got gypped outta 1000FSB! Well, like this iMac is slow anyway (the fastest thing I've owned, and it's over a year old).

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