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    Any decent XP or Vista drivers for Macbook Pro?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by meteorstorm42, Jul 3, 2008.

  1. meteorstorm42

    meteorstorm42 Notebook Consultant

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    I was thinking of getting one, but...

    I understand that because of a lack of good drivers, the Macbook Pro has horrible battery life with XP and Vista...
     
    meteorstorm42, Jul 3, 2008
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    jujube Notebook Deity

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    No, my 1st gen MBp's battery life runs fine on XP (I did install vista but that was just a very bad mistake but the battery life was fine as well) though the measurements were wacky sometimes indicating less/more battery life than I did.
     
    jujube, Jul 3, 2008
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  3. meteorstorm42

    meteorstorm42 Notebook Consultant

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    That's reassuring to hear : )
    Which version of Boot Camp did you use?
     
    meteorstorm42, Jul 10, 2008
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    Bog Losing it...

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    Where did you read this? Apple's hardware is almost the same as any other PC with the exception of a hardware chip on the motherboard that certifies the computer as Apple hardware. Less battery life under Windows with a MBP because of driver issues doesn't make much sense to me...
     
    Bog, Jul 10, 2008
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    Forgot where I read it first, but when I looked into it, it popped up all over the place. (Granted, most of the articles were a year old...)
     
    meteorstorm42, Jul 15, 2008
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