Mac book pro with vista??? Is this possible, i h8 the mac operating system, but i like the mac!!!
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Yes it is possible either through Apple Bootcamp or other third party software like VMWare or Parallels.
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might go for an apple book pro then! cool
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I think that more stupid than buy an apple is install windows on it
mac OS is a good software, enjoy it if you want an appleif not, save money, or pay the same for a better (hardware) notebook
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The good thing that come with the macbook pro is, Fast prossesor, led backlight keyboard, hi res screen with led backlight, small and compact, good gpu!!
But its supost to be a mac book pro and comes with a serial ata harddrive :S
And no blueray!!!
There does not seem to be an option for vista on the mac book webpage /\ /\ /\ -
Nice grammar dude!!! (WLF46WLF)... Anyhow, I think the Apple chassis is beautiful, and would also install Vista on it until I bacame comfortable with Leopard. Where else can you find a 15.4" system with a decent processor, WXGA+ glossy screen, headphone and mic. jacks in the side (instead of the front, for those of us who like to plug-in external speakers), a 34mm express card reader (for those of us with cellular internet cards), a locking lid/screen, NO fingerprint reader to accumulate dirt, no quick-access "WOW" buttons that are likely NEVER to get used, decent audio with no skipping and popping, reputable battery life and a decent web-cam, all rolled into a durable and esthetically pleasing housing? Zepto, Dell Inspiron 1520, and the new Alienware m15x are the closest I have come to finding the perfect blend. The Dell was plagued with problems, but physically fit the mold ideally, and the Alienware just would not suit me, as I think I would look silly showing up at a business meeting, or training seminar with a gaming notebook, (no disrespect, it is a beautiful machine), covered in alien skulls and lights, also with questionable battery life expectations. I'm also waiting to see about the new Lenovo Ideapads.... whether or not they beef-up the processors and allow for some customization. They look like they might fit the bill for someone such as myself too.
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cba with the spelling atm /\ /\ , Looks like you comparing your mac book to the m1530 lol, the only thing the mac has over the 1530 is led backlight screen hi res + keyboard Nice!! and the quality of macbook design! Shame the whole thing is made out of plastic, we find plastic everyware now, and to be frank, I’m sick of it!
But the mackbook is a good system, just no sata or bluray, so i might just have to wait for led to come out on the m1530 !! -
@jrsryder
Well you said you are going to install vista on it till you become comfortable with vista,that is fair enough. That is in fact one of the reasons why apple made it possible to run windows on a mac,that is to make the switching a little bit easier. Well your statement shows that you are willing to use mac os x leopard after all,once you get used to it. However the OP said he/she hates mac os x,indicating vista is always going to remain his/her main operating system and that is why I cannot justify him/her buying a mac just to run vista. Well thats just me but if somebody wants only to run vista on a mac then so be it. -
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Yeah, you are right, I thought of that as I was writing my reply and I'm glad you picked up on it. You know what's funny? EVERYONE I have talked to that has ever switched to Mac says .... "Once you go Mac, you never go back". It's just gotta be great....? People just don't like change. I'm a little fearful of getting my feet wet with Leopard, but once I get used to it, I'll probably think, "what was the big deal"? I guess my motivation to go with Mac is different than the OP's, however our observations with respect to the hardware seem to be similar. BTW, what does "OP" stand for?
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you need to buy a DVD version of vista to use it in you MBP.
i think its not a good idea to use MBP with windows though... why the hassle? its got different keyboard layout. one mouse button, etc. i certainly consider a lenovo t61/p if i were you. i have the SR 17" MBP, and now really itching to buy the lenovo t61p, just can't see the point of owning more than 3 computer thats all... but still.... -
OP- original poster.
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Thanks, I've seen it on here alot, and I was embarrased to ask.....
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Hard Drive
A Serial ATA hard drive gives you more space for data and applications. Choose among several capacities at drive speeds up to 7200 rpm.
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Standard ATA drives, such as this 200GB Western Digital model, have somewhat bulky, two inch wide ribbon cable with 40-pin data connections and receive the 5V necessary to power them from the familiar 4-pin connection
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In addition to being more convenient to install and drawing less power, SATA drives have performance benefits that really set them apart from ATA drives.
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The current SATA standard provides significant benefits over ATA in terms of convenience, power consumption and, most importantly, performance. The main thing ATA has going for it right now is history, as it has been the standard for so long that it will not likely disappear any time soon. The future of SATA will be even more interesting as speed increases will help hard drive development keep pace with other key system components.
Basically they are alot better, and at the moment hard drives, are the thing that make notebooks seriously suck compared to desktops, and having a sata drive is reducing the gap -
TBH I think this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard. But if you have the money to burn where you can pay premium for a Mac and then buy windows for it and only use that... it runs beautifully.
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I thought you meant ESATA, as in External SATA, as in a port to connect ESATA drives. ESATA is faster than USB2 or Firewires externally, and you can daisy chain them.
I think the OP is bored and looking for a notebook that Apple does not make. If you want a nice notebook to run Vista that probably has a BlueRay option go to Sony and look at the SZ or TZ. They cost as much as a MBP and some of them are carbon fiber and not plastic.
And the HD in my sig is SATA, I know because put it in. The one I pulled out was SATA as well. -
Um, the Macbook and Macbook Pro both have SATA hard disks.
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Oops i got mixed up between pata and sata/serial ata!!
well i was just here to ask of windows could be used in the sleek mac book pro, as who uses there operating system its crap, apple should switch to vista, they would probably get more business that way, and dramatically reduce the price while they are at it!
I think my current vista system is amazing, where would you find word 2007 and onenote, errr windows, so I’m staying here! -
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you would always have to know how to use windows, as if you were to apply for a job and you diddent know how to use windows, you would be stuffed, rather than mac, it’s just a play toy reli, nothing more!
If you think os x is so good, then why do you still have vista :S cant live without it LOL -
I agree that you should know how to use Windows because it is used more, but that doesn't make it a reliable, faster, more convenient OS. I like my OS to not ask me "hey, you REALLY sure you want to open this program you just clicked... REALLY? You just clicked it, I was just double checking since you're a windows user and probably downloaded a virus" every time I open f***ing FRAPS.
And FYI I told you why I had Vista installed. Maybe if you weren't illiterate you would have known.
You are the epitome of that knuckle-dragging small brained Windows user my software teacher keeps ranting about xD. -
stealthsniper96 What Was I Thinkin'?
/rant.
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Everybody i know uses vista/xp, the people who use os x are the ones that love there ipod and i phone to much! and who just use it for looking at picture and editing videos end of!
The very bad thing about apple is that they keep there os x to their selves, and have to boost the price of there macbook pros ect because of this! Being dedicated and specialised to you product, means that you are going to end up with a better one on a whole "Vista" not just the social activity "os x" !! -
I was just asking lol, some of the people on here reli need to get a life and stop beating off over the precious os x system!! It isn’t good enough to get high blood pressure over!
I was just asking what a mac would be like without os x, and people spring to the challenge to defend it! I was just taking a break from uni work lol, no need to get so worked up over it!
I’ll let you guys <censored by moderator> talk about os x all you want, I got better things to do than that! <censored by moderator>, L8ter
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I grew up on System 4 (Mac OS 4 for those that have never heard of it), and learned how to type using that. I've graduated to every Mac OS since, with the exception of Tiger which I've used a few times but never used at home.
Also, every computer in my school district from the time I was in kindergarten all the way to when I graduated early as a Junior in high school was a Mac. The community college that I dropped out of had a mix of Macs and PCs depending on the class.
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Relax buddy! ill layoff if you do!
You did start this by commenting on small spelling errors.
the it generation has grown up with spell check so were not so careful to what we input in to the computer, especial as I’m learning to touch type, I know in the English language some people think that spelling is everything, but for me i cba to put it through spell check
uni work beckons!
And for the os x thing in uni’s, we have about 10 computers running on os x and the rest on windows, to be sure most people who use the os x system for photos and video editing. The majority use windows as they don’t like os x. "like me" I know 1 person with a mac book pro and he doesn’t use it much! -
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And just a note, let's keep this on topic and flaming off the forums please guys...I'll have to close it otherwise. Thanks everyone for their cooperation
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Ah, shucks, this thread went from 5 pages to 4 pages. All the good stuff is gone. I just made popcorn so I could sit back and watch some more banter. Oh well, it's not nice to promote or condone that type of dialogue, so I guess I shouldn't encourage it either!!!
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Thanks Sam for posting.I was wondering where all the previous posts went.
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I know what you guys mean, its fun to read
. But yeah, as a moderator, I have to do what I'm supposed to do, so those posts have to be gone
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I love how this guy thinks we are all mac nuts trying to defend os x when he himself is sounding like the typical ignorant close-minded window user
I used to be exactly the same as u buddy, windows for everything because why change? It was until i got a glimpse of how powerful steve job's keynotes were that i started taking a look at macs and wow, what have i missed? -
Fair comment! Maybe one day, but that day is not soon. In the future os x may be the leading operating system, with windows being the underdog, but for now, windows has the top spot!
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. I think that Apple limiting OS X to Mac hardware is a part in why its so good, but I agree, that is what will limit its growth.
I don't see Mac OS X ever topping Windows...it certainly can grow a lot more, but not to a dominant share, if you ask me. Linux could possibly, if they market and simplify it enough and get more support for it. -
Haha very useful feature
TBH I'm not mad or anything because you bash OS X, was just having some fun because punkbuster keeps kicking me from CoD4 games
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There are some people that do come to the Mac forum and say that would like to install Windows on a MBP but they generally say that they are not familiar with OS X and want to try it out but are not ready to fully migrate.
YOU, you just say, "I absolutely hate OS X" and want to install Windows on a Mac. You are just trying to start a fight. Most people on this forum are above you.
Incidentally, Vista is so good to you but it doesn't seem to teach you how to spell very well now does it?You need to have Vista teach you grammar.
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I understand the allure of the form factor of the MPB, but I just can't understand why anyone would buy one to ONLY run Microsoft Windows on it. I tried OS X and I use it far more than Windows now (at least for home use, work is Windows). But to each their own.
Lastly, your spelling is atrocious. Maybe you're not a great speller, but do you really need to abbreviate a 4-letter word like "hate" to the 2-letter "h8"? -
Besides, it stops asking you once you click "Allow this program". -
It's not secure anyway if all you have to do is press the "Allow" button. Picture your kid on your Vista computer playin' around then downloads something, presses "Allow" and then attempts to install and presses "Allow" again and then you have a Vista virus.
That's why the UAC is retarded. At least OS X requires a password before preceding, that's true security. -
I've been reading many of your posts and they are all nothing but blind mac fanboy comments. If you post something, then please get it right instead of passing along false information. -
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masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook
I'm sure its been said, but I didn't have the determination to crawl through what may have been a flame war, but here it is (again?) in case this is valuable information.
In the current state of technology and prices, the macbook pro is not the best choice for value of components. If you are interested in gaming, Dell's XPS m1330 can get you the same internals for considerably less cost, or Alienware's new machine can get you faster components (8800m gtx) for comparable cost.
However, if you want OSX primarily, and gaming is a somewhat close second consideration, AND cost is a distant third factor, the macbook pro may just be your only choice. -
I don't understand people who think it's stupid to buy a mac to install windows on it. Some people appreciate the design of the mbp so much that they are willing to pay a premium for it and continue to use their os of choice, why is that so hard to understand? I understand pointing to a cheaper direction because the op might be misinformed, and saving money by getting a cheaper laptop is always good advice, but saying it's stupid.. idk.
I guess I'm one of the few [vain people] who would pay extra for style. If the op wants to buy a mbp to use vista, then good for him. -
The MBP is a very powerful and well built laptop, err... notebook. It can't be called a laptop because it does get a bit too warm for laps.
Anyway, its a powerful notebook packaged in a conveniently thin form factor. I find the hardware in it to be much more reliable than that of other notebook manufacturers that I've dealt with so far. Plus, your paying for an LED screen that has amazing clarity plus a very good dedicated graphics card. It is on the high side for price but in the long run it pays off with some of the hardware included (at least for me and my needs).
Running Vista on the MBP is amazing, except for the fact about the battery drain and all. However, the first service pack for it helps quite a bit in that department (I've tested the beta).
Mac book pro with vista???
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by TrisTan 08, Jan 27, 2008.