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by **DJGM** » Thu 06 Apr, 2006 2:59 pm

Here's an opinion based article about Apple's decision this week to send all MacIntel users to Boot Camp.

The article has been written by someone with pro-PC opinions. So, if you're a 100% dedicated follower
of Apple, I really don't think you're going to agree with much (if any) of what's written in the article.

The Inquirer - No mass market shoo-in for Appleâ€™s Boot Camp

APPLE'S decision to run Windows natively on the Mac through its Boot Camp
project may be a landmark in the history of computing but its net effect on
business IT buyers will be zip. The fact is that the Mac user and the PC user
remain two tribes forced to coexist in one universe by unfathomable fate.

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by **Antony** » Thu 06 Apr, 2006 6:45 pm

Boot Camp Turns Your Mac Into a Reliable Windows PC by Walter S. Mossberg (Personal Technology from The Wall Street Journal):
â€œIâ€™ve been testing Windows on a new iMac for several days,â€

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by **Antony** » Thu 06 Apr, 2006 9:09 pm

Previously, we reported [sdt=11111]running Windows XP on Intel-based Mac is faster than XP on PC[/sdt].

Cnet's Alpha Blog reported that Photoshop is faster on Win XP on Intel-based Mac than on a real PC. It took 2 min 49 secs.

It's also worth noting that the iMac Core Duo with Windows beat Pentium D 830-based PCs from Dell and Gateway on Photoshop as well.

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by **Mandrake** » Thu 06 Apr, 2006 9:13 pm

That's hardly a fair comparison. The types of processors are different between the Mac - which uses Intel's latest Core Duo processors and the Dell and Gateway PCs - which are stuck with the older Pentium D 8xx processors.

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by **DJGM** » Fri 07 Apr, 2006 6:19 pm

Following the pro-PC article about Boot Camp I referred to in my earlier post, readers of The Inquirer
have sent their own comments (INQUIRER writer savaged by Apple fanbois) about the article.

The writer has posted an article (INQ readers want triple boot Mac with Linux next) in response.

Apparently, he's going to "take the Pepsi test" and spend a month using a Mac, starting on 1st May.

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by **Antony** » Sun 09 Apr, 2006 9:20 pm

According to The Daily Mac, Grant Schweppe reported that Fn keys on the top row of the keyboard (MacBook Pro) does not work, no brightness, volume or backlit adjustments.

Grant Schweppe wrote:As expected not everything went off without a hitch. On the MacBook Pro, the top row of keys are now completely useless, as they do not adjust brightness, volume, or backlit keys. Another thing which you might want to change, by default the startup disk is Windows. You can chenage this by going into the Windows Control Panel, and selecting Startup Disk, switch it back to Mac OS X, and you are back in business.

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by **Antony** » Sun 09 Apr, 2006 9:41 pm

Continued from [sdp=72415]earlier post[/sdp],

Cnet compared MacBook Pro with Acer TravelMate 8200.

MacBook Pro spec used:
2.0GHz Intel Core Duo (T2500)
2GB DDR2 SDRAM (666MHz)
ATI Mobility Radeon x1600 graphics card
100GB hard drive (5,400rpm)
Windows XP Pro

Acer TravelMate 8200 spec used:
2.0GHz Intel Core Duo (T2500)
2GB DDR2 SDRAM (533MHz)
ATI Mobility Radeon x1600 graphics card
120GB hard drive (5,400rpm)

result: Photoshop CS runs faster on MacBook Pro (Windows XP Pro)

link

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by **Antony** » Mon 10 Apr, 2006 1:53 am

Antony wrote:According to The Daily Mac, Grant Schweppe reported that Fn keys on the top row of the keyboard (MacBook Pro) does not work, no brightness, volume or backlit adjustments.

According to MacFixIt, to adjust the brightness of MacBook Pro screen...
Shift-Control-F1 to lower brightness
Shift-Control-F2 to increase brightness

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by **Pu7o** » Mon 10 Apr, 2006 2:14 am

Antony wrote:MacBook Pro spec used:
2GB DDR2 SDRAM (666MHz)
Acer TravelMate 8200 spec used:
2GB DDR2 SDRAM (533MHz)

With faster RAM, it should run Photoshop CS2 faster.

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by **Antony** » Wed 12 Apr, 2006 5:37 pm

Macworld published the results and benchmarks of Windows XP running on Apple's Intel-based Macs... results are stunning.

As you can see, the Macs running Windows gave these PCs a run for their money, with the 2.16GHz MacBook Pro turning in the fastest scores on three of the five individual tests. The build-to-order MacBook configuration also tied the 2.16GHz HP Compaq in the sixth test, involving Roxio VideoWave.

From the Lab: XP-on-Mac benchmarks (Macworld, 11 April 2006)

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by **Antony** » Thu 13 Apr, 2006 10:12 pm

According to this Apple Knowledge Base article, currently, the beta version of Boot Camp does not work with multiple partitions.

Boot Camp Beta does not currently support installation on hard drives that have multiple partitions. It requires an Intel-based Mac with a single partition, Mac OS X 10.4.6 or later, and the latest available firmware.

Thanks to the heads-up from The Daily Mac.

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by **Don_HH2K** » Sat 15 Apr, 2006 6:31 pm

It'd be a good idea to note that the folks on OnMac.net have managed to tri-boot OS X, Windows, and Linux on a MacBook Pro using Boot Camp.

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by **profman** » Sun 16 Apr, 2006 1:51 am

I've read an article that labels a new virtualization software as superior to Boot Camp. This software, from a company called Parallels, can simultaneously run Windows and Mac OS X. The software uses a feature of Intel's Core Duo chips. The software does not require a reboot, allows any version of Windows to be installed, and text is easily shared between the two operating systems.

A beta version of this software, Parallels Workstation 2.1 for Mac OS X, can be downloaded for free, but there will be a charge for the finished product. The Beta version is quite buggy (i.e., USB ports won't work on the Window's side). BTW, you can have both Boot Camp and this virtualization software installed.

I'm not familiar with any Mac operating system, but software like this could get me interested.

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by **Antony** » Sun 16 Apr, 2006 2:03 am

profman wrote:I've read an article that labels a new virtualization software as superior to Boot Camp. This software, from a company called Parallels, can simultaneously run Windows and Mac OS X. The software uses a feature of Intel's Core Duo chips. The software does not require a reboot, allows any version of Windows to be installed, and text is easily shared between the two operating systems.

[...]

I'm not familiar with any Mac operating system, but software like this could get me interested.

Thanks profman,
We have a discussion on this topic, please see [sdt=11191]this thread[/sdt].

Indeed, running Windows XP under Mac OS X without significant slowness would be very interesting for many people; I myself included.

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by **profman** » Mon 17 Apr, 2006 12:42 am

Antony wrote:
profman wrote:I've read an article that labels a new virtualization software as superior to Boot Camp. This software, from a company called Parallels, can simultaneously run Windows and Mac OS X. The software uses a feature of Intel's Core Duo chips. The software does not require a reboot, allows any version of Windows to be installed, and text is easily shared between the two operating systems.

[...]

I'm not familiar with any Mac operating system, but software like this could get me interested.
Thanks profman,
We have a discussion on this topic, please see [sdt=11191]this thread[/sdt].

Indeed, running Windows XP under Mac OS X without significant slowness would be very interesting for many people; I myself included.

Thanks Antony.

I normally do not read the Mac OS Forum, but I'll have to keep an eye there out for topics like this.

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