XP Users Rejoice - Official Windows on a Mac

[jibij]

You did good buying an external (unless it was a LaCie/Maxtor).

.... what's wrong with LaCie's? I bought it right from the Apple store thinking that'd be the safest bet.

[Meathelmet]

.... what's wrong with LaCie's? I bought it right from the Apple store thinking that'd be the safest bet.

We´ve had for few years about 25 external Lacies at the studio without any problems whatsoever.
So,you can do the math..

Obviously,some critical work might need to have some discs with longer MTBF s, but for us mortals,i think we´ll be just fine.

[JoshP]

I am a Mac nerd, first thing I'll do when I get a new one is delete that weak ass MS shit off of there.

[Meathelmet]

I am a Mac nerd, first thing I'll do when I get a new one is delete that weak ass MS shit off of there.

Wtf?

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[stuckathuntermtn]

hasn't this been around for years? i knew someone that had win xp on a power book. as for viruses and stuff, three words: NORTON INTERNET SECURTITY, assholes

[bossass]

.... what's wrong with LaCie's? I bought it right from the Apple store thinking that'd be the safest bet.

You'll probably be fine, but those LaCies are just two Maxtor 250s Raided together. And maxtors suck (*although, they were recently bought by Seagate, so hopefully seagate will either kill them or share technology, but I don't think the results of the buy have hit shelves yet)

Seagates are the bomb dude. 5 year warrenty. I don't know what you need 500gbs of space for, but I'd be almost tempted to return that thing (you have two weeks) and get two 250 externals. Cause when that Raided one goes, both drives are fucked.

[fez]

hasn't this been around for years? i knew someone that had win xp on a power book. as for viruses and stuff, three words: NORTON INTERNET SECURTITY, assholes

i'd rather have viruses on my computer than any norton crap, asshole.

[stuckathuntermtn]

too bad for you

[jibij]

Thanks for the extra info bossass. I think I'm gonna give this drive a shot. It's already set up with tons of stuff on it and I'm too lazy to start that over. Really important stuff gets backed to DVD, so I can still sleep at night.

JoshP - It doesn't come with Windows loaded on it. Since the new macs are Intel based, you can load Windows on it if you want using a separate piece of software (Boot Camp). I believe that Boot Camp will be integrated into the next release (Leopard).

stuck - I'm guessing what you saw was Windows running on a Mac via Virtual PC. VPC is so slow its worthless.

I forgot to mention one of the coolest features. If you format your Windows partition as FAT32, you get a Windows disk on your mac desktop that you can drag files to. When you boot in windows, there the file is. Its like Star Wars teleportation shit.

[fez]

too bad for you

actually just fine for me. too bad for you slowing your computer down with that bloated root kit installing piece of crap.

most of my time on a computer is on my Debian box where viruses and spyware are of little concern.
i run clamAV and spam assassin on my mail server to get rid of most spam and viruses before they ever even leave the server.
on my windows machine, i use just the basic microsoft xp firewall and microsoft anti-spyware with clamWin for antivirus. I have never had a virus or had to deal with spyware on my computer (except for the time my wife REALLY needed the ice cream cone mouse icon).

edit:

now it seems that a flaw in NortonAV lets hackers take over your computer, sweet.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/interne....ap/index.html

[stuckathuntermtn]

o thanks, jibij, that really reffereshed my memory there. ANY emulation of windows on a mac is fucking retarded imho. the whole point of getting a mac is that it's NOT windows. there is a windows emulation for linux too. as far as my verdict on norton: that security hole is a little worrisome to me, but norton has been good to me. new 2006 version is slow as shit, rrrrrrrrr, not cool. they don't really streamline programs anymore because of how powerful computers are, but sometimes it gets retarded. i think the 04(?) version i had was faster and if DEFFINETALLY blocked ads better. good thing i finally got a new computer though. and i still haven't seen that mail in rebate from them that i sent in, now that i think about it. these mother fuckers are stealing my (dad's) money and yield to pressure from ad companies (pure speculation, but not far fetched)

[Meathelmet]

ANY emulation of windows on a mac is fucking retarded imho. the whole point of getting a mac is that it's NOT windows.

No it´s not.



Some people,like people who work with computers instead of buying them with papa´s money, need cross-platform testing. Doing it on the same computers is a "bit" more cost effective.

And for you fear of windows is gonna mess up your pretty macbook, dont worry.
If you install XP and run it via Bootcamp (wich is the only reasonable way,anyway) you create a separate partition for your XP and OS X stuff.

And viruses destroying your OS X,stuff.
Hardly.
Windows cannot natively read OS X HSF+ so it cannot even see it.

If your viruses destroy your XP partition, you format it,and reinstall your XP.

Avot.

[stuckathuntermtn]

no no no. my dad bought me NIS because i bought it with MY MONEY off new egg and built it myself. sorry if i gave that impression. i'm actually very smart. i bought a bunch of parts and built it my self after never doing that before. aside from almost lighting it on fire, it went well.
EDIT: and he bought it for me because he will be using it, too. i have pictures if you don't believe me. it has a clear case with 3 blue led fans and a clear power unit with blue led's. it's fucking hot.

[stuckathuntermtn]

"And viruses destroying your OS X,stuff.
Hardly.
Windows cannot natively read OS X HSF+ so it cannot even see it.

If your viruses destroy your XP partition, you format it,and reinstall your XP."
yeah i kinda figured that. and i do like working with comps, but mostly for video games

[focus]

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[dirtybryan]

I forgot to mention one of the coolest features. If you format your Windows partition as FAT32, you get a Windows disk on your mac desktop that you can drag files to. When you boot in windows, there the file is. Its like Star Wars teleportation shit.

I'm thinking of buying A MacBook Pro, and I'm definitely going to run bootcamp. It'll probably have the 100 gig HD in it. Would it make sense to do a 30 gig Mac partition, a 30 did XP NTSC partition, and a 40 gig FAT32 partition to store files I'd want to access from both?

[Sphinx]

i'm actually very smart.

aside from almost lighting it on fire, it went well.

and i do like working with comps, but mostly for video games

BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

[Sphinx]

I'm thinking of buying A MacBook Pro, and I'm definitely going to run bootcamp. It'll probably have the 100 gig HD in it. Would it make sense to do a 30 gig Mac partition, a 30 did XP NTSC partition, and a 40 gig FAT32 partition to store files I'd want to access from both?

No. Make as many 12 gig partitions as you have operating systems. Whatever is left make into a data partition, and dump all your files there. Otherwise you'll lose data if you ever have to reinstall the OS.

Or something like that.

And of course have an external drive to back everything up.

[stuckathuntermtn]

BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

way to read between the lines like a good man

[focus]

BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

dude...his computer has BLUE LED's. That's way cool, and super smart.

[stuckathuntermtn]

damn right. also, i think i learned a valuable lesson about electric current. I should also explain that before this, i have changed parts in a computer, but never started from scratch. didn't you fall a few times when you started skiing, even if you were athletic?

[Sphinx]

damn right. also, i think i learned a valuable lesson about electric current. I should also explain that before this, i have changed parts in a computer, but never started from scratch. didn't you fall a few times when you started skiing, even if you were athletic?

If I use blue LEDs will it make me smarter? Also, can I have blue LEDs while running Linux, or are blue LEDs Windows-specific? What kind of performance boost should I expect in upgrading to BLUE LEDs?

I learned lessons about electric current by sticking my tongue in an outlet. Do you learn more if you use a computer?

[stuckathuntermtn]

aaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahaha! i LOVE you guys (in a totally straight way). you should try RED LED's to really get smart. btw, what i meant was, to get win xp on a mac JUST to have win xp on a mac is fucking retarded

[cj001f]

LED's were so BeBox and BeOS. Where the fuck have you jongs been?

[mtbakerskier]

Edit: The MB and MBPro may have the same processor and similar HDs, but the HD is not the defining difference. It's the video card. The video card alone makes or breaks the MB for some. It all depends on what you use your computer for.

Exactly the MB pro will run Aperture, the standard MB will NOT!