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    When setting up xp on the macbook pr, still not prone to viruses cos of the unix sys?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Vipe, Jun 15, 2006.

  1. Vipe

    Vipe Notebook Enthusiast

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    &If someone knows if its hard to game with the 17 inch macbook pro because of the overheating issue when installing software ?

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    Pressure Notebook Evangelist

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    Mac OSX is based off UNIX, if you install another Operating System you will, of course, not get the benefit the UNIX core gives you.

    And no, it is not hard gaming on the MacBook Pro. However, you may want to grab a mouse that can right and left click.
     
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    thank you Pressure. By the way you dont happen to know a good game matte laptop ?
     
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    Pressure Notebook Evangelist

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    There are several but as you post this in the Apple forum, I can recommend both the MacBook Pro 15" and 17". They both can be had with matte or glossy screen.

    Otherwise I can recommend looking at Asus models, like the V6J.
     
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    If you install Windows, it will be just like Windows on any other computer - just as prone to get (or not get) viruses as any other. The computer itself is not affected by a virus you get while using Windows on it, nor is the Mac OS X partition, only the Windows side of things.

    Ok, that could have been worded better, but I hope you get the point :)
     
    Starlight, Jun 16, 2006
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