Windows 7 on MBP

Arvean, so far I have been a windows user but I really like the macbookpro 17" laptop and I plan to buy one as soon as they update the cpus. However, I still need to use Windows for development and I plan to install it in a VM. I am very curious if you could elaborate more on why Mac OSX didn't work out for you. When you say 'no cut/paste' do you really mean you can't select some text from a window and paste it into another window in OSX? I find it hard to believe. Or do you mean that the shortcuts are not the same and it is hard to get used to the mac shortcuts or keys.

If you want please post your answer on this thread I created: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=459576.

Thanks

 

He probably means you cannot cut and paste a file to another location as in windows. You know in windows you can 'copy' and 'cut' a file? Well in OS X you will have to 'copy' the file then go back and delete (if that was your original intention). The way I do; is to drag a file and move it to my destination folder so that I don't have to go back and delete the original files.

 

Yes, I know exactly what you mean. But I could live with this shortcoming on osx. The other option is to use a powerful third-party file manager. See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_manager. I found one for mac called muCommander. There should something out there that supports cutting & pasting files in the windows style.

On windows I use altap salamander which I strongly recommend to everybody. Since I have been using it, I could never go back to windows explorer which is crap especially on vista.

 

Very stupid idea. Why waste money on making something that is not going to go anywhere? That would be an absolutely HORRIBLE move on Apple's part.

 

Always gotta get your digs in don't you! LOL

 

Hey Bikerc,

Mac OsX didn't work out for me for several reasons. I believe I gave it enough try and time to learn the curve, and quite honestly I knew the system. My problem was in productivity and system feel. I've been using windows since early 3.11 release so maybe my perspective was biased. I didn't like :

- The Office / Iwork - That was an extreme disappointment for me, and it's not only about the lack of macros support. Overall look and feel was just not up my alley.

- Expose - Was kinda useless in productivity when working on two windows ( Win7 built in snap windows feature is so much better

- Finder - It's a joke not to have cut/paste ( I know there are alternatives), overall windows explorer gives you so much more. Also file structure seems more friendly on windows ( again, my bias)

- Network behavior - It had issues accessing Windows based servers/printers. Servers would not show rightaway etc.

- System looks better on Win7 - I know resolution is the same in both. Win7 just seems to be more organized and display more stuff.

- Performance - System is snappy at first just to slow down after few months of use. I remember at the very beginning it was running Parallels with no problem,while multi-tasking on other stuff.

- Safari/Flash - The only time system crashed was when Safari was with some extensive flash website on. I guess Steve doesn't like flash )).... It doesn't happen on IE8 on the same pages...



What I loved about OS X, which surely I'll miss:

- Multi-touch gestures. Multi-touch swipes left/right are helpful, wish I could get them on Win7

- Istatpro - Any pc alternatives anybody?

- Itunes runs much faster on mac




Hands down Macbook pro 13 is one of the nicest, perfectly built machines on the market. So I'm definitely keeping the computer, and running operating system of my choice, which makes me more productive. Who knows, maybe after the next major update for Office I'll give it another try. Till then, it's Win7 for me...

Hope this helps...

*This message by no means is to provoke a flame war. Trolls waiting to say "Windows sucks" or "Mac sucks" are asked to stay away...

 

I have to chuckle at this statement. Expose has been in existence since 2003 when it was introduced in Mac OS 10.3, with a few improvements now in 10.6 and most people swear by it. You've been using Windows since 3.11 and up until Vista there was no snap feature and now your boasting about it as if it's been a Windows "feature" that has existed for quite a while? Of course you didn't say that exactly, but for you to say you can't get used to Mac OS X and the fact that can't deal with Expose' but would prefer the snap feature in a version of Windows that was intro'd just a year or so ago? My gosh, how did you deal with all the Windows versions before the snap came along?

 

Dont get personal guys.

This is a warning. If it keeps continuing then this thread will have to get closed.

 

I thought expose worked well enough, it does it's job. But either way it's no big deal.

Thanks Flippy. I have a new name on my ignore list, so we're good.

 

If you were to read my statement more closely, I never said that snap feature was there all along. I'm totally aware when it was introduced, I'm just saying that it's a nice add-on for productivity.

Just because most people swear by it, doesn't make the Expose any more appealing to me. For me it's slow, stubborn, yet visually attractive.

Snap-on windows is just one of MANY MORE productivity functions of Win 7 I like.

Hopefully you didn't assume that I prefer Win7 just for one feature,did you?

 

arvean:

Thanks for your message and I appreciate you sharing your experience and I am pretty sure it is not meant to bash one OS or the other. We are all different in the end, and I was looking for an honest account of your experience with OSX.