macbook pro..

hello i just bought a macbook pro. I switched to the mac after many years with pc. I have some questions/concerns:

1. When I used to surf on the internet with windows XP, the website pages were wider, fuller, and larger (including the text and images). Why is it different with the mac system? Would it also happen and if I were to install Windows, would that solve the problem?

2. What would you recommend for someone who doesn't get along with a mac and would like to use Windows XP all the time? Would it be okay if I have the latest version of boot-camp of the leopard system? Would it be the same as if it were running on a PC?

3.i bought the computer 1 week ago for 1800 dollars after the student discount if i see that i dont get along with the mac would you reommend to bring it back and pay 200 $ fee + i am not american and i pay on internetional credit card so my tottal lost would be 300 dollars... and take a pc laptop for 1500 dollars?

tnx alot for your help !

 

1) I think its your resolution...your old computer/monitor probably had a low resolution, making everything look big, while the MacBook Pro has a higher resolution and makes everything fit in a smaller area.

2) Yeah, if you use Boot Camp, you're basically running a Windows PC. However, I don't think its the best idea financially to buy a Mac for running Windows full time, if that's what you're doing.

3) I guess if you don't like the Mac, then keep it anyway and just use it as a Windows machine...losing $300 is pretty steep for a perfectly fine notebook, so I'd just keep it. However, I'd note that sometimes it takes more than a week for you to really get used to a brand new operating system, so you might not be used to it yet by the end of the week. I'd suggest giving it more time.

 

i think that my main problem is the higher resolution screen..
i tought that its suppose to be better but everything look smaller to me...
and there souldnt be any problem to run windows all the time?

 

There isn't a problem with bootcamping all the time, but it does beg the question why you purchased a MBP.

 

Yeah, there won't be a problem.

And everything looks smaller, but that also means you can fit more in the same screen space, because of the higher resolution. So instead of just one window, you may be able to fit two windows side-by-side.

 

Higher res screens will make everythign look smaller. It will also make things look more smooth. Windows and OS X render fonts different as well, some people don't like the way OS X does it, some people don't like the way Windows does it.

But I agree with Sam for the most part.

 

While boot-camping all the time does throw in the question of why a person gets a mac in a financial kind of sense, it does make sense in the performance arena. Take for example the revelations on Mac's being one of the best performers when running Windows Vista. My MBP for example scores a magnificant 4.8 base score in the windows experience index. Is there some compilation of computer manufacturers posting their scores when running Vista?

 

Don't all laptops with these comparable specs get 4.8 for the WEI since RAM speeds cap at 4.8?

 

They probably do. Which big-name magazine was it that said the Mac runs Windows Vista extremely well? Was it PC World or PC Magazine?

 

Well, I think when they tested it, the MBP was the fastest Vista notebook ever tested, maybe in its category or something, I didn't look into it, of course, subjective considering they don't test all notebooks out there...it was PC World, I know that.

 

The Asus G1s-A1 is pretty much the PC equivalent to a MBP. Saying a MBP is (or was) the fastest Vista computer was just some journalist trying out sensationalism. It's pretty much "Wow, really? The MBP is faster than that $599 Compaq at Best Buy?! NO WAI".

 

I think it really just comes down to the fact that you have to install Vista on a MBP, whereas they test all the pre-configured Windows machines out of the box, which is obviously going to be slower due to all the horrendous bloatware they all pile on them.