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Buzz Out Loud Lounge: Should I wait for Vista?
Bootcamp
by creativecaptions - 11/9/06 1:27 PM In reply to: Bootcamp by runescapehackerprohttp://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/bootcamp.html
Bootcamp is a free download. With Leopard, it believe it will be part of the OS. http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/
Dennis O.
No Cost
by cnetter001 - 11/9/06 2:25 PM In reply to: Bootcamp by runescapehackerproThere is no cost for bootcamp. Make sure you have XP SP2; it can't be an upgrade to SP2.
XP and OS X cannot share the same partition. Bootcamp partitions your drive nondestructively into an OS X partition and an XP partition.
So Bootcamp for dual boot; Parallels for running windows in an OS X window (the good thing about the virtual machine option is windows is basically hidden from the world, and windows is just a file...you can trash it if it gets screwed up; but for gaming you'll want to just run windows in Bootcamp to have full speed.
Some version of Bootcamp will be part of OS X Leopard.
here is how it works
by aplardi - 11/9/06 8:12 PM In reply to: Bootcamp by runescapehackerproBootcamp = Free
Bootcamp: Install it before you start making use or your new Mac for best results. It will make a separate partition for XP, however big you want to make it. It will be duel boot.
Parallels = $70
Parallels: Runs a Virtual Machine in nearly native speed on Mac OS X as a window.
Best Suggestion Ever
by Stan0807 - 11/9/06 12:52 PM In reply to: Should I wait for Vista? by runescapehackerproI'm all for waiting if you can, but there is always another option. I suggest just getting an Apple and NOT running parallels or Bootcamp. Just switch to OS X or at least give it a try. If you find it doesn't do what you need it to, just go and Bootcamp into Windows and have a super nice Windows PC. It mostly comes down to what you need to use it for.
Article on 4 reason why not to buy Vista
by nickswim - 11/10/06 7:51 AM In reply to: Should I wait for Vista? by runescapehackerproI just read an article... This is what they say why we shouldn't buy vista:
1. No new features or speed boost
2. The new interface just gets in the way
3. Security will still be a major problem
4. The alternatives are so much better
Here is the full article check it..
http://www.dailytechnobabble.com/2006/11/09/4-reasons-why-windows-vista-is-just-not-worth-it/
I'm personally thinking about going into debit buying a Macbook pro laptop and keeping my PC with XP..
Nick Schmidt
Just get OSX
by squirri - 11/11/06 5:17 AM In reply to: Article on 4 reason why not to buy Vista by nickswimThe Aero Vista interface looks nice but ti's a cheap steal of the Aqua interface that's been on the Mac for a few years now(and Oh Boy the calendar in Vista is a complete clone of iCal). From past experience, Vista will only be worth the hassle when it's had SP1 at least. The current Mac OS is 10.4.8 - in other words most of the problems have been sorted for a while now.
There are some nice things in Vista that OSX doesn't have - but the real comparison will be better made next year when Vista is at SP1 and OSX is at 10.5. As neither is available at the moment I regard them both as futureware. On that basis, OSX hammers XP on look and feel, ease of use and security.
And if you really must, there *is* always Bootcamp if you want to give MS some more cash.
BTW - the pricing will be interesting. Tiger cost me about GBP70 with the Education discount - I think XP is over GBP100. I'm not sure what Vista will cost(and as usual, there are multiple flavours) but value for money is an issue for me.
I wish Vista well and I do hope that commited Mac users like myself will resist the temptation to rubbish it when the first problems are reported after it comes out - Mac OS has had it's fair share after all!!
The next 6 months are going to be fun...
I did'nt wait !
by mcmike1953 - 11/11/06 1:31 PM In reply to: Should I wait for Vista? by runescapehackerproBut I have an older desktop so read the laptop posts, as for as Vista goes It is for Real and Microsoft has done the homework as to upgrades (from one OS to another) and security. Beta 2 was a clean install and everything saved to windows .old (it even found music and pictures than was lost!), RC1 was an upgrade (took longer) but Vista presented me with everything that worked just like magic! (well except for toolbars, anti-virus, anti-spyware, stuff we realy don't need anymore).
Vista also has less clean up than XP after surfing (researching), downloading, there is just almost nothing to clean up. It defragments automaticlly and backups also!, so MY dilemma is to wait for OEM or buy Microsoft.
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