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    Triple boot and General performance!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by og47, Sep 12, 2007.

  1. og47

    og47 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi guys, im thinking about having triple boot vista+XP+Mac OSX and i was thinking if its safe to do that and how i could get to do that :p i just recieved my laptop 2 days ago (the one from my sig) and wanted to have all of thos there, also i'd like to ask hows the performance of this laptop or video card in games, like bioshock or GRAW2, thx!! and also if you would recomend me to overclock
     
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    Wait what? Mac on a non-Mac computer?
     
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  4. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    How do you propose to install OSX on your Dell laptop? (Psst....it's not possible)
     
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    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    Seems easier just to buy a Mac if you need to have one.
     
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    its illegal to install the mac os on a non-mac so yea you can;t do this unless you buy a mac
     
    chesieofdarock, Sep 12, 2007
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  8. og47

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    i just came uo withpthe idea :p, but i could run mac on a normal pc through virtual pc or something like that, but i wanted to try having it on boot, but it seems pretty difficult :p i hope someone finds an easy way
     
    og47, Sep 14, 2007
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    Performance wise this 1520 I own is just plain phanominal! It is probably the fastest computer I've seen running Vista to date. Nothing lags at all... No matter how many programs I open. Nothing runs slow... Everything in Vista is instant... Opening applications, searches, flip 3d, everything...

    Since we have pretty much the same setup (I have 2GB more RAM) I'm going to assume you're having the same performance. If so then you should be able to run anything on it...

    Unless you natively need to boot a variety of OS's I recommend you use VMWare or MS's Virtual PC (free, but does not support 64bit guest operating systems)... Will be easier to configure and use. VMWare runs on both Linux and Windows host operating systems.
     
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    OSX runs ok hacked, but not up to par.

    and to all the naysayers who whine that you can't, you are welcome to come use my machine at any time and see that you can.

    the real question is why? there are incredibly few reasons to run OSX other than novelty. the only reasons it does OK is because it is built to run specifically on apple's overpriced hardware. Which can be nice for some, but makes porting a pain. In the end you can do it, but you'll realize there is... really no reason, OSX is just like any other OS, a tool for getting things done.
     
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  11. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    Would you like a medal, or a chest to pin it on? ;)
     
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    lol, i just wanted OS X because of a bet i had with a friend :p i loved his macbook pro and said i would put OS X on mine, i now realize it was a mistake :p, now i'm looking for a good guide about dual booting vista and XP on a dell computer, about deleting the recovery particion etc, if it is good, stuff like that..
     
    og47, Sep 14, 2007
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