Robert Tilman
MicroAppleWinXPBookPro.
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WARNING!! Update - 5-2-2006
I just found out that when I did the Windows update and installed (41) updates it wiped out some of the drivers that were installed with the Apple drivers disk. For sure the eject key is not working any more - and if the rumor is true that the fan drivers are installed with the drivers disk, I wonder if those got wiped out too. I'm not about to sit around and see if the laptop overheats so I'll probably try and re-install the drivers... which means I'll probably have some duplicate devices (thanks windows)...
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Well - it's official. I've just installed XP on the MBP to 'test' it out. Currently it's nice because the only version of Photoshop I have is for Windows and wont get one for Mac until CS3.
I kept looking over my shoulder when installing though - thinking I was doing something so wrong.
I'm posting this from IE right now - yikes!
First impressions:
- Runs very fast.
- No way to right click without extra mouse.
- No delete key (delete is now backspace)
Otherwise, everything runs flawlessly and I can access my windows partition from OSX (as long as you format as FAT32 - wont work with NTFS)
UPDATE:
I've gotten some more time to fool around in XP on the MBP and it seems quite solid. Once I plugged in a two button mouse things got much better, what with being able to right-click and all (which is pretty much a requirement running windows).
One of the weird things I noticed was that the computer did in fact go to sleep when I closed the screen, but then woke up seconds later with the lid still closed which could be bad for batteries.
I also read a while ago that the fan drivers need to be installed with the drivers disk. I began to believe this when during installation of windows the case became piping hot - even to the point of burning my hand if I put it in the right spot. I'd highly recommend propping the computer up on a stand to sufficiently allow it to air out during installation.
Boot-up is very quick into either OS so it's not a huge inconvenience to have to restart to switch. Although to switch to a different 'keyboard mapping' on the same computer is kind of confusing (specifically for keyboard shortcuts).
PS runs flawlessly and FAST, so does office. I have yet to try some WMV9 HD movies. Which I'll probably go do right now...
More later.
OK, I'm over in XP - WMV HD definately did not work. The color information was all garbled while the video looked as though it was 720p. I popped in The Magic of Flight IMAX WMVHD version that I've used on PC's before. Maybe once the final release of Bootcamp comes around they'll have updated video drivers.
I just tried to figure out why the computer didn't stay in sleep mode. If the laptop is plugged in when you close the lid and then unplug it, it creates a power surge on hub-port error message which wakes the machine. Also, un-plugging and plugging the machine into power (using the connection at the laptop - not the wall) causes the screen to flash black.
MicroAppleWinXPBookPro.
----------------
WARNING!! Update - 5-2-2006
I just found out that when I did the Windows update and installed (41) updates it wiped out some of the drivers that were installed with the Apple drivers disk. For sure the eject key is not working any more - and if the rumor is true that the fan drivers are installed with the drivers disk, I wonder if those got wiped out too. I'm not about to sit around and see if the laptop overheats so I'll probably try and re-install the drivers... which means I'll probably have some duplicate devices (thanks windows)...
-------------------
Well - it's official. I've just installed XP on the MBP to 'test' it out. Currently it's nice because the only version of Photoshop I have is for Windows and wont get one for Mac until CS3.
I kept looking over my shoulder when installing though - thinking I was doing something so wrong.
I'm posting this from IE right now - yikes!
First impressions:
- Runs very fast.
- No way to right click without extra mouse.
- No delete key (delete is now backspace)
Otherwise, everything runs flawlessly and I can access my windows partition from OSX (as long as you format as FAT32 - wont work with NTFS)
UPDATE:
I've gotten some more time to fool around in XP on the MBP and it seems quite solid. Once I plugged in a two button mouse things got much better, what with being able to right-click and all (which is pretty much a requirement running windows).
One of the weird things I noticed was that the computer did in fact go to sleep when I closed the screen, but then woke up seconds later with the lid still closed which could be bad for batteries.
I also read a while ago that the fan drivers need to be installed with the drivers disk. I began to believe this when during installation of windows the case became piping hot - even to the point of burning my hand if I put it in the right spot. I'd highly recommend propping the computer up on a stand to sufficiently allow it to air out during installation.
Boot-up is very quick into either OS so it's not a huge inconvenience to have to restart to switch. Although to switch to a different 'keyboard mapping' on the same computer is kind of confusing (specifically for keyboard shortcuts).
PS runs flawlessly and FAST, so does office. I have yet to try some WMV9 HD movies. Which I'll probably go do right now...
More later.
OK, I'm over in XP - WMV HD definately did not work. The color information was all garbled while the video looked as though it was 720p. I popped in The Magic of Flight IMAX WMVHD version that I've used on PC's before. Maybe once the final release of Bootcamp comes around they'll have updated video drivers.
I just tried to figure out why the computer didn't stay in sleep mode. If the laptop is plugged in when you close the lid and then unplug it, it creates a power surge on hub-port error message which wakes the machine. Also, un-plugging and plugging the machine into power (using the connection at the laptop - not the wall) causes the screen to flash black.