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    Should i buy the MBP????

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by kunal2sh, May 26, 2008.

  1. kunal2sh

    kunal2sh Notebook Consultant

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    Hello,
    I just saw the new 15" 2.4Ghz MacBook Pro. And i am in love with it.
    So i wanted to ask to all you MacBook Pro owners.
    If i use bootcamp, Will i be able to run Vista/XP Out Of Box coz i want a dualboot.
     
    kunal2sh, May 26, 2008
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  2. Vedya

    Vedya There Is No Substitute...

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    If you like the features that MAc has, then yes. As simple as that.....
     
    Vedya, May 26, 2008
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  3. bigspin

    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    Mac can run VISTA/Xp without any lag via bootcamp.
     
    bigspin, May 26, 2008
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  4. kunal2sh

    kunal2sh Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks alot and is it right to pay $2300 from Dubai Duty Free
     
    kunal2sh, May 26, 2008
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  5. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    It what way could it be wrong?
     
    ZaZ, May 26, 2008
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  6. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    @everyone, the OP was asking "Will i be able to run Vista/XP Out Of Box". answer is NO, you will be to install vista or XP by yourself.
     
    Nirvana, May 26, 2008
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    Agent001 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yea, u can't run it out of the box, but u need to install XP/vista. But it's easy as ABC.

    And XP/vista runs really well in bootcamp.
     
    Agent001, May 29, 2008
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    rajiput Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey I would definitely recommend the mbp, a great piece of kit, however, make sure you don't stretch yourself fiscally in trying to get it. There are other laptops which are capable of running OS X but none do it as well as the MBP for obvious reasons.
     
    rajiput, May 29, 2008
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  9. ATC

    ATC Notebook Deity

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    I love my MBP and may never go back to a windows notebook ever again but I'd question the need or wisdom in buying a mbp to only run windows. Why not buy a windows notebook like a Vaio or an HP?

    And by dual boot, did you mean you wanted to dual boot XP and Vista, or Windows (XP or Vista) and OSX? AFAIK, the former cannot be done.

    And one other little thing, I'm not sure if you can tap-click, two-finger-tap right click or two finger scroll with the trackpad in windows on a MB/P. These are important things IMO to be able to do in a windows environment.
     
    ATC, May 30, 2008
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  10. alphanash

    alphanash Notebook Guru

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    If you're expecting to have Windows pre-installed with your MBP then you'll be disappointed. But if you have a Windows CD already, then it'll be beautifully simple to get it 'bootcamped'.

    The funny thing about this is many people are saying that Macbooks run Windows better than most if not all current PCs! Here's one example I googled:
    http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03/22/mac_fastest_core_duo_laptop/

    Hope that helps
     
    alphanash, May 31, 2008
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