Apple makes Mac run Windows XP

Dr House · 7 Apr 2006 at 17:02

all done!

I did not have any problems at all.

The only small issue I have are that the 2 finger scrolling does not work on the touch pad

Jimathy · 8 Apr 2006 at 08:31

tis a fairly painless process. less painfull than a linux/windows dual boot, in fact less painless than a plain install of xp on my old laptop when it came to driver install.

the only issue i have is that windowsxp seems to have become the default boot option, so i have to remember to hit the alt/option key on bootup everytime, which i can see is going to become rather annoying.

/edit

until i read the manual

gobbo · 8 Apr 2006 at 12:20

Jimathy said:
the only issue i have is that windowsxp seems to have become the default boot option, so i have to remember to hit the alt/option key on bootup everytime, which i can see is going to become rather annoying.

The Boot Manager always defaults to the last boot option, so it's not that bad. It would have been nice for there to have been an option to display boot manager by default though.

fearby · 8 Apr 2006 at 15:11

2.16GHz?

Jimathy said:
MacBook Pro tipped up at 11.10am this morning. So I know how I'm going to be spending my afternoon.

Bought the 2.16Ghz Version with a 7200rpm HDD for £1625 all in (was £2059 @ the Apple Store) Just waiting for the extra gig of memory to tip up from that well know direct memory seller and I'm away.

Happy Days!!

Thinking of getting one - top spec is 2GHz though as far as I can see...... :confused:

MikeHowett · 8 Apr 2006 at 15:13

fearby said:
Thinking of getting one - top spec is 2GHz though as far as I can see......

The 2.16GHz is an extra option once you click select

seether1 · 13 Apr 2006 at 16:38

Jimathy said:
MacBook Pro tipped up at 11.10am this morning. So I know how I'm going to be spending my afternoon.

Bought the 2.16Ghz Version with a 7200rpm HDD for £1625 all in (was £2059 @ the Apple Store) Just waiting for the extra gig of memory to tip up from that well know direct memory seller and I'm away.

Happy Days!!

What the frick? How'd you pull that one off? Even with using my medical school discount I can't get near that amount!!

PaulB · 13 Apr 2006 at 17:41

Any Macbook Pro owners experiencing these whinning and heat issues which I keep reading lots about on various Apple forums?

I need a laptop and the Macbook Pro is perfect especially now as it can run XP also (I need XP for some work apps unfortunately), but these issues keep putting me off. :confused:

MagicBoy · 13 Apr 2006 at 21:32

I've got an 8611 MBP. Heat was a bit of a problem when I was first using it. I think it's better since the Mac OSX 10.4.6 and firmware updates. It's a little bit difficult to tell becuase I was in Florida when I bought it and the ambient temperature of 28C is a bit different to the cold and wet at home! The bottom gets a bit warm after extended use, but it's not much worse than the IBM T42 1.5Ghz that I use at work.

There's a high frequency noise from somewhere around the left speaker. This only occurs on battery power when the CPUs are idling. Give it something to do or open up an app that enables the iSight camera and the noise disappears.

I'm not too fussed. Both these minor problems will likely be fixed by a firmware or OS upgrade. At the moment the MacBook Pro is the best all round laptop I've used and the looks are to die for compared to similar PCs. Then again I like the styling and build of IBM ThinkPads so what do I know

Jimathy · 13 Apr 2006 at 22:16

seether1 said:
What the frick? How'd you pull that one off? Even with using my medical school discount I can't get near that amount!!

found someone selling one over at that well known auction site. said email him for a bu it now price so i mailed him, he said he was holding back and he'd let it go for £1625 so i snapped his hand off. they specifically deal with over supply and bankrupt stock.

i have noticed it does get warm underneath, probably a tad hotter than the acer ferrari, but then from what i've read the case is supposed to be part heatsink. a mate has a g4 1.67ghz powerbook and says his gets warm also. thing is its so much quieter than the acer.

Jimathy · 14 Apr 2006 at 13:21

UPDATE: Don't know if heat was the issue but this thing just died right in front of my eyes

One minute it was on the next *poof*

A very expensive paper weight. Pain in the backside it going on a long holiday weekend as I was just about a 3rd of the way into doing my end of year books. Not sure if this is a one off but I'd be interested to hear if there are others or if I'm just one unlucky soab.