Apple Boot Camp

pheecoy · Post by **pheecoy** » Sun May 21, 2006 7:15 pm

i was reading about the release of macs Boot Camp wherein you can use Windows software with your Apple computers... WOW.. are there downsides of doing this? i'm definitely buying a mac if it's as good as they say it is.

davy · Post by **davy** » Sun May 21, 2006 7:34 pm

no downsides. only thing you can't do is use the built in camera and remote and stuff. but who cares about those?

i bought an imac yesterday. i had to install windows xp too because i do .net development.

it will also will enable me to use audiomulch etc. from time to time. and some plugins that don't have mac versions.

installation of bootcamp is very easy. all the things i tested (audiomulch, visual studio .net) worked beatifull.

now go out and give your money to mr jobs

Michael-SW · Post by **Michael-SW** » Sun May 21, 2006 7:50 pm

But note that you can't just run Windows program from OSX or vice versa. With Bootcamp you will be able to either boot into XP or OSX.

You will also need to go out and buy XP. But it is still very useful.

pheecoy · Post by **pheecoy** » Mon May 22, 2006 8:40 am

wow... that may just have done it ... flexible software on premium hardware....

damn... i might just get a macbookpro already! hey, davy, are the rumors

about the fan driver (that it doesnt turn the cpu fan on) true by any chance?

davy · Post by **davy** » Mon May 22, 2006 10:08 am

pheecoy wrote:wow... that may just have done it ... flexible software on premium hardware....

damn... i might just get a macbookpro already! hey, davy, are the rumors

about the fan driver (that it doesnt turn the cpu fan on) true by any chance?

? mmmh, haven't heard about that one.

but before i installed bootcamp i had to do a firmware update which warned me the fans would go full speed for a moment (5seconds). so they did

so maybe they solved the issue already?

davy · Post by **davy** » Mon May 22, 2006 10:09 am

btw. the store i bought my imac was running windows xp on an imac for a month now and they said it did a very good job.

pheecoy · Post by **pheecoy** » Mon May 22, 2006 2:15 pm

im definitely buying now ...

Paul Nolan · Post by **Paul Nolan** » Thu May 25, 2006 10:15 pm

this has just made buying a mac even more attractive considering all the software i use for music i own on PC

makes the transition to mac only soooo much easier, and cheaper!

now, that educational discount for macs is looking pretty damn interesting, considering i just got a bonus and a pay rise!

don't think i'll be going abroad this year