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The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: Paul2660 on July 20, 2006, 04:25:00 pm

Title: Mac Boot Camp
Post by: Paul2660 on July 20, 2006, 04:25:00 pm
Anyone using boot camp on a mac book pro?

If so, any issues?, and how well does it actually work?

Thanks
PFC
Title: Mac Boot Camp
Post by: michael on July 20, 2006, 05:04:45 pm
It works as advertised. Turns an Intel Mac for all practical purposes into a Windows PC. The only downside is that you have to reboot.

But in my opinion Paralells is a better solution. It allows you to run Windows XP and Mac OS X simultaniously, and flip back and forth between them.

Michael
Title: Mac Boot Camp
Post by: jani on July 20, 2006, 05:41:44 pm
Parallels does indeed seem to be the best solution, and it's fairly cheap, too.

But if you're still interested in BootCamp, see here:

http://wiki.onmac.net/index.php/BootCamp (http://wiki.onmac.net/index.php/BootCamp)
Title: Mac Boot Camp
Post by: 61Dynamic on July 20, 2006, 08:18:30 pm
My brother has been using Bootcamp on his MacBook without any hitch for game playing. I have to say it was simpler to install windows on the Mac than any PC I've done since the program prompts you to burn a disc with all needed software and up to date drivers. The only downside is there is no support for right-clicking without a mouse or third-party hacks.

Parallels is a better solution IMHO if you don't need to do any work involving the video card as hardware acceleration seems to be non-existant.

Ars has a review. (http://arstechnica.com/reviews/apps/parallels.ars)