Does windows run faster on a mac?!
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Complete and utter cobblers.
It's exactly the same. Period.
It's exactly the same. Period.
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Common sense would dictate this answer.
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Unfortunately, when dealing with Mac fanbois (as opposed to sensible Mac users, and in fact fanbois of anything really) common sense rarely dictates their answer.
so he thinks that sticking an apple badge on something makes it magic...
if you format the hard drive and install windows 7 it will run at the same speed as it would if you built a machine with the same components only using a *insert brand" mobo...
if you run windows on the mac as a virtual mchine it will run slower
if you format the hard drive and install windows 7 it will run at the same speed as it would if you built a machine with the same components only using a *insert brand" mobo...
if you run windows on the mac as a virtual mchine it will run slower
this is the best action to take
Thankyou all!
I have told him he's wrong but apparently OcUK apple hardware is too biased
Any more mac based forums I could try that aren't full of retards?
Some people simply won't let it rest. He's even gone as far as saying that the mac pros that you can customise will be better only because they have 32gb ram
I have told him he's wrong but apparently OcUK apple hardware is too biased
Any more mac based forums I could try that aren't full of retards?
Some people simply won't let it rest. He's even gone as far as saying that the mac pros that you can customise will be better only because they have 32gb ram
Thankyou all!
I have told him he's wrong but apparently OcUK apple hardware is too biased
Hehe, Apple section biased against Apple? You could try http://forums.macrumors.com, they're not too bad.
I'd love to know what exactly the reason he thinks Windows run better on Apple hardware (which is.. ehem.. the same hardware regular PC manufacturers use..).
Thanks
That was my reasoning aswell!
I'll get their in The end!
The only possible thing that would affect performance would be the EFI firmware, but it doesn't. How about asking him WHY he thinks it should run better and ask him to provide proof as to where he 'heard' this?
Apparently something to do with Some parallel software?!
He says the evidence is "all over the Internet" and that I should look there!
Honestly, after talking about this for. A few mins my eyes actually started hurting from all the rolling!!
There was a story published back in 2006 or so, I think by the US PC Mag, where the Macbook Pro literally barely beat out a comparable competitor, to which many Apple fanboys decided that Macs run Windows faster. Utter BS - how can the same hardware run at different speeds?
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Windows runs much the same on my Mac as it does anywhere else. It's the hardware and drivers that determine this.
Are you sure that he didn't mean the mac will run faster with Windows 7 on it?
No, made sure of that :/
Ah, damn fanboys!
EDIT: thanks for tht mrochester