XP on Macs [Apr 05, 2006, 10:07 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Apple
Launches Software to Run Windows XP is the announcement (wisely not released
on April 1) announcing a patch for Intel-based Macs to boot either MacOS or
Windows XP:
The computer maker said its new "Boot Camp" software is available as a download beginning Wednesday. It allows users with a Microsoft Windows XP installation disc to install Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac computer.
"Apple has no desire or plan to sell or support Windows, but many customers have expressed their interest to run Windows on Apple's superior hardware now that we use Intel processors," Philip Schiller, Apple senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, said in a statement.
Boot Camp makes it easier to install Windows software on an Intel-based Mac, with a step-by-step guide. It also lets users choose to use either Mac OS X software, or the Windows software when they restart their computer.
Users can download the new Boot Camp software from Apple's Web site. A final version of Boot Camp will be available as a feature in the upcoming Mac OS X version 10.5 "Leopard."
"That's interesting - I'm not disagreeing with you, but I specced up a Dell identical to my ideal MacBook Pro"
Here's something more interesting, I specced a 15.4" dell core duo 2.0 GHZ with 1 gig of ram, dvd burner and a 100 gig hd and got 1543$...
But then again the base macbook pro is only 512 meg ram and 80 gig HD, I can get a 1.83Hz dual-core, 1 gig ram, 80 gig hd, dvd burner, X1300 128 megs Dell for 1,133$, pretty damn close to half the price of the "base" macbook that a previous poster said was 2000$, because the 2GHz one is actually 2500$...
This comment was edited on Apr 5, 12:03.
Here's something more interesting, I specced a 15.4" dell core duo 2.0 GHZ with 1 gig of ram, dvd burner and a 100 gig hd and got 1543$...
But then again the base macbook pro is only 512 meg ram and 80 gig HD, I can get a 1.83Hz dual-core, 1 gig ram, 80 gig hd, dvd burner, X1300 128 megs Dell for 1,133$, pretty damn close to half the price of the "base" macbook that a previous poster said was 2000$, because the 2GHz one is actually 2500$...
This comment was edited on Apr 5, 12:03.
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