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    To those running xp on bootcamp

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Luke1708, Aug 10, 2009.

  1. Luke1708

    Luke1708 Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    what is the battery life of your macbook pro on bootcamp? i want to compare it to that of windows 7 as i will be doing heavy programming during my second year at uni. i want to know what will be better, vista or xp. i currently have w7 rc. i wanted to purchase it but i do not know when it will be released. therefore i wanted to go with something more stable. thank you in advance for your help.
     
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    aigoya Notebook Guru

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    w7 is supposed to be released in october if im not wrong. i use xp under bootcamp and i get about 2-4 hours when just doing normal things like surfing the web and idling. as for games.. i say a good solid 1-2 hours under xp. im also going to switch to w7 and will purchase when it comes out :p
     
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    what laptop do you have? the new gen macbook pro?
     
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    irishhenshin Notebook Consultant

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    When I was using XP, I was getting 2-4 from a full charge.
     
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    aigoya Notebook Guru

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    Mine is the march 2008 model. 2.5ghz 512 8600m GT
     
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    sathyaterry Notebook Evangelist

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    i have the june mbp 15 inch. bootcamped with xp. horrible experience.got 2 hours of battery life. im gonna install vista now.

    FYI, w7 releases on 22nd october.

    cheers
     
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    sathyaterry, is the June MBP 15" the on with built-in battery (non-removable)?

    Which version of Vista? 64-bit or 32-bit?

    Please tell me what the results are after...if you don't mind. The battery life and heat...after it has cooled down from installation. Cause it gets really hot during installation anyway.

    Thanks. Sorry to take the thread.
     
    sendmarksmail, Aug 11, 2009
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