Bootcamp: making an intel MAC a PC. (anyone used it?)

Yorick · 11-18-2006, 11:49 AM

Anyone here used it?

[ 11-19-2006, 04:55 PM: Message edited by: Yorick ]

johnny · 11-18-2006, 12:08 PM

Nah man....i think Billy Blanks sucks.

Leonis · 11-19-2006, 10:24 AM

Hughby, I think ratio of PC:MAC users here is heavily on the PC side. Better phrasing might be?:
Bootcamp for Mac: Anyone here used it?

IMHO

Bithron · 11-19-2006, 11:15 AM

Oh... I thought we were talking about the exercise program...

Leonis · 11-19-2006, 12:12 PM

No, just an in depth discussion on Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket here. Cindy Crawford's video work outs can be found here

Jorath Calar · 11-19-2006, 12:36 PM

Quote:

:You are a real comedian.
:Well they call me the Joker

[ 11-19-2006, 12:38 PM: Message edited by: Jorath Calar ]

Bithron · 11-19-2006, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Leonis:
No, just an in depth discussion on Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket here. Cindy Crawford's video work outs can be found here

No, actually that's a yellow smiley showing off it's ass...

[ 11-19-2006, 12:42 PM: Message edited by: Bithron ]

Yorick · 11-19-2006, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Leonis:
Hughby, I think ratio of PC:MAC users here is heavily on the PC side. Better phrasing might be?:
Bootcamp for Mac: Anyone here used it?

IMHO

Ken Done.

Hivetyrant · 11-19-2006, 05:53 PM

Yes

Olorin · 11-19-2006, 05:59 PM

I have it running right now on a Mac Mini. My PC died over a year ago, and since I had a Mac laptop for school, I couldn't bring myself to spend the $$ for a machine that would only be for games.

Then the intel Macs came out, and I convinced myself that I could get one--I can use it as a Mac to log into the servers at school and get programming done, and as a PC to play the PC games I've been missing.

Performance-wise, bootcamp has run all my windows games no problem. I might have trouble trying some of the newer games because the Mini has an integrated graphics card, but my older games all run well (BG2, MOO, Quake2, Freelancer, IWD, etc.)

There's a bootcamp discussion forum on Apple's site. People there have reported that with the more powerful Macs that have good video cards, even the new games run well under bootcamp.

If you're thinking of going this route, you might want to wait for the next OSX version to come out. One of it's features will be a built in version of Bootcamp (the one out now is officially a beta product and so there's no tech support).

One of the nicest benefits for me is that I disabled all internet connections on the XP side. If I need to surf the net or download a file, I use the Mac side or my laptop. So I have no need of anti-virus or -spyware programs, and XP doesn't get bogged down. Of course, if you want to play online, you can't go that route.

11-18-2006, 11:49 AM	#1
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11-18-2006, 12:08 PM	#2
johnny 40th Level Warrior Join Date: April 15, 2002 Location: Utrecht The Netherlands Age: 58 Posts: 16,981	Nah man....i think Billy Blanks sucks. __________________

11-19-2006, 10:24 AM	#3
Leonis Symbol of Cyric Join Date: March 6, 2001 Location: Somewhere on Earth - it changes often Posts: 1,292	Hughby, I think ratio of PC:MAC users here is heavily on the PC side. Better phrasing might be?: Bootcamp for Mac: Anyone here used it? IMHO __________________ Better run through the jungle! Grrr...

11-19-2006, 11:15 AM	#4
Bithron Baaz Draconian Join Date: May 2, 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 789	Oh... I thought we were talking about the exercise program... __________________ Let it not be said that it was done out of pride

11-19-2006, 12:12 PM	#5
Leonis Symbol of Cyric Join Date: March 6, 2001 Location: Somewhere on Earth - it changes often Posts: 1,292	No, just an in depth discussion on Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket here. Cindy Crawford's video work outs can be found here __________________ Better run through the jungle! Grrr...

11-19-2006, 05:53 PM	#9
Hivetyrant Jack Burton Join Date: August 24, 2002 Location: Aussie now in the US of A! Age: 37 Posts: 5,403	Yes

11-19-2006, 05:59 PM	#10
Olorin Avatar Join Date: May 27, 2002 Location: Boulder, CO Age: 47 Posts: 544	I have it running right now on a Mac Mini. My PC died over a year ago, and since I had a Mac laptop for school, I couldn't bring myself to spend the $$ for a machine that would only be for games. Then the intel Macs came out, and I convinced myself that I could get one--I can use it as a Mac to log into the servers at school and get programming done, and as a PC to play the PC games I've been missing. Performance-wise, bootcamp has run all my windows games no problem. I might have trouble trying some of the newer games because the Mini has an integrated graphics card, but my older games all run well (BG2, MOO, Quake2, Freelancer, IWD, etc.) There's a bootcamp discussion forum on Apple's site. People there have reported that with the more powerful Macs that have good video cards, even the new games run well under bootcamp. If you're thinking of going this route, you might want to wait for the next OSX version to come out. One of it's features will be a built in version of Bootcamp (the one out now is officially a beta product and so there's no tech support). One of the nicest benefits for me is that I disabled all internet connections on the XP side. If I need to surf the net or download a file, I use the Mac side or my laptop. So I have no need of anti-virus or -spyware programs, and XP doesn't get bogged down. Of course, if you want to play online, you can't go that route. __________________ "Many are my names in many countries. Mithrandir among the Elves, Tharkun to the Dwarves; Olorin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten, in the South Incanus, in the North Gandalf; to the East I go not" --The Two Towers

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