Ricardo B (ricardo.b@xxxx.xx) on 1/13/12 wrote:
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>Michael S (already5chosen@yahoo.com) on 1/13/12 wrote:
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>>Your analogy sucks, like all analogies.
>>Proper analogy would be: in many situations you doe use the same class of engines
>>(diesel) both in cars and in trains.
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>Your analogy also sucks, like all analogies. :D

Well, nobody's perfect.
Still, my analogy sucks less than his.

>The diesel engines you find in a car (<300hp) are quite different from the diesel
>engines you'll find in a train (>800 hp even for light rail vehicles).
>Not only they're more powerfull, they're also rated to operate at high power for extensive periods.

Core i7-2677M and soon-coming Xeon E5 2687W are not the same either, despite sharing the same uArch.