If they differ, the processor may get confused about what is a one and what is a zero.

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Each individual sandwich must retain identical polarity strengths, or the processor may get confused about what is a one and what is a zero.

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Perhaps most incredible is what you get in the base model: a 400MHz G3 processor, 64MB of RAM, a 6GB hard drive, and a DVD-ROM drive.

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At the core of the chip is what Intel calls a Rapid Execution Engine, an enhancement that allows the core of the processor to operate at twice the frequency than the rest of the chip, Yu said.

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The light, speedy MacBook Air is a paragon of what a capable laptop should be and I expect Macs to adopt the same new Intel processor coming soon for PCs.

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What this software does to overall system performance probably varies from machine to machine based on processor speed and version of Windows, but it is a very innovative marketing strategy to use what many users will consider as a missing feature in Windows 8 as a hook for a revenue producing app platform.

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