mips_proc wrote:
yeah probably like 800$ per-chip or so... remember what the current top-end G4's cost...and just tack on a little extra.
It'll be good for servers and low/middle end workstations though...looking at it objectively it will probably cost alot and eventually fall clearly behind X86-64... but 64bit PowerPC at 2.2ghz will be something to see. If it holds the speed crown or at least is competative I'll probably buy a Mac 
Does the Itanium (intels 64bit solution) even exceed 2ghz? Besides its not backwards compatible to the slightly more marketable Clawhammer? AMD 64bit.
Another thing, I am pretty sure that the x86 64bit CPUs are almost entirely different architecture and doesn't hold the same blistering Ghz speeds as their 32bit brethren. So it may seem PPC 970 might have the edge. Whether it holds onto it, is another quesion altogether.
