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    Questions on Unibody MBP 15" while using Windows

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by VestingTortoise, Feb 16, 2009.

  1. VestingTortoise

    VestingTortoise Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys, I'm interested in making the plunge to Macs...I really like the idea of using both Mac OS X and Windows since both have their strengths and weaknesses from personal experience and general user sentiment I've gathered.

    Anyway, can you use Vista and still switch the 9600GT and 9400? I believe the guy at the Apple store told me you have to switch using OSX and then reboot (assuming you're using bootcamp) - that seems like a hassle. Also, I noticed that there is no pageup/page down button on the keyboard...this matters to me because in MS Excel 07 to switch worksheets within a document on Windows with the keyboard you use Ctrl+page up (or down). Anyone know of a workaround to this?

    Thanks for the help
     
    VestingTortoise, Feb 16, 2009
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  2. slash X

    slash X Notebook Geek

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    From what I recall, The new unibody MBP will only use the 9600 GPU when natively running windows (Vista or XP) on boot camp.

    Whether this also holds true when virtually running windows ----- I would think either would work

    Others may chime in to confirm !
     
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