Comments on: Don’t Get Your Hopes Up — No Dual-Booting XP on New Intel Macs

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by: Ross

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:02:45 +0000

I stand corrected…

by: Michael Santo

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:49:03 +0000

Ross, that was quite some time ago (June). Looking at the specs of the “kit” (P4, 3.6 GHz), I’m betting that was just a generic Intel box with a BIOS (not EFI) and some changes. I know the limitations of Windows XP w/ regards to EFI are true, so I can’t see it working on a retail MacBook Pro, etc.

by: Ross

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:27:04 +0000

The guys at thinksecret .com claim “Along with running Mac OS X, Windows XP installs without hitch on the Intel-based Mac, just as it would on any other PC”.

Link http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0506intelmac.html

by: DragonCairn

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:43:19 +0000

Does it still run the MS VirtualPC software? Can’t dual boot, can atleast pretend boot?

by: Charles

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 06:35:24 +0000

David, you’re touching on one of my biggest concerns about buying an Apple computer. Actually, it’s less of a concern with the laptops, but as far as a desktop goes, it seems it’s more dificult and expense to replace/upgrade any given part.

While digging through online forums to troubleshoot my iPod problem, I did not get the impression that Apple has a lock on reliability.

And when the replacement parts can only come from one place, weellll…. not good.

by: F Kapnistos

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 06:19:00 +0000

How long will it be before we can have real split-screen desktop systems, with MacOS in one frame and Windows in another?

by: David Johnston

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 04:26:23 +0000

I can tell you from working doing PC/Mac repair for my college, that the failure rate of Mac hardware is pretty darn high…a LOT higher than many Mac fans would have you believe. It seems that almost every product they release has some weak part that tends to go bad. On the iMac G5’s it’s the motherboards. On the eMacs it’s the hard drive…and the power connector the the Mac Minis is flimsy and comes out too easily if it’s moved around (and being that small, it’s easy to move it around).

by: Charles

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 03:11:16 +0000

Michael, I’m totally with you on running OSX on a PC. I’m not especially enamored with Apple hardware, but I would like to use the highly integrated apps like iMovie, Garage Band, etc.

Granted, the new MacBook Pro is awesome, but I’m not prepared to spend $2500 to see if I like OSX.

Besides, I actually prefer the ‘Dark side of the Force’ look of my ThinkPad…

by: Michael Santo

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 23:24:55 +0000

Yes, that’s noted in the article … and though it’s only 32-bit Vista that needs the addition of EFI support, since the Intel Macs are 32-bit right now, hopeful users are stuck.