Re: How good is MacBook?
- From: C J Campbell <christophercampbell@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:06:38 -0700
On 2007-04-16 06:27:25 -0700, "white lightning" <crescent_au@xxxxxxxxx> said:
I am considering buying a laptop. I come from a windows background. I
have never used mac computers before. I heard that I can install
Windows and Linux in MacBook. Is that true?
Yes. I use Parallels virtualization software to run Windows Vista. Works just fine (for Vista, that is). :-) Parallels does not have Vista drivers that take advantage of all the capability of the graphics card, so 3D games are out. But then, I have never played 3D games anyway and have no desire to do so. I suspect that they would really bog down the system if I tried. Boot Camp does have a complete graphics driver for Vista and I think one of the other virtualization programs does, too.
The latest rumor on Boot Camp is that when Leopard is released, Boot Camp will work as a virtual system.
Vista will not install in a virtual system unless you buy the "Business" or "Ultimate" versions. Microsoft's installation software checks to see it if it is being installed on a virtual machine and will not install. Plenty of users have complained about this, but Microsoft seems to think that if you have the potential to run multiple copies of Vista simultaneously then you should pay them a larger licensing fee.
I need a laptop for graphics and web design (Photoshop, dreamweaver,
flash) and programming (especially PHP). Will Macbook be able to
support windows versions of all the above?
It can, but you will need lots of memory. Better to switch to OS X versions of all of the above. Adobe will send you OS X versions of their software for the cost of shipping - a nominal charge. Then you just keep doing as you did before. Adobe makes you send them a letter certifying that you destroyed all the PC versions of their software that you are replacing.
Am I better off buying a macbook or a PC? What is so special about
Macbook?
I switched to Mac a little over two years ago. Mainly what I have found is a lot fewer system problems. There is Mac anti-virus software, but all it does is detect whether your email contains Windows viruses so you don't forward them to your PC friends. There are no Mac viruses.
I like the lighter weight and general design of the MacBook Pro, the FireWire 800 ports, etc. Networking capability and security is well beyond that of the ThinkPads I used to use. I like being able to store information in password protected folders, each of which will look a little disk drive when opened.
I am not especially happy with the Bluetooth Mighty Mouse which eats batteries and the right click does not work well. I also (rarely) miss having an INS key.
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