View Poll Results: Will you dual-boot Windows on your Manintel? | |||
Absolutely not! | 20 | 18.69% | |
No, it's too much trouble. | 13 | 12.15% | |
I'm thinking about it. | 20 | 18.69% | |
Yes, for the novelty. | 6 | 5.61% | |
Yes, I need to run Windows programs. | 27 | 25.23% | |
Yes, I love Windows! | 1 | 0.93% | |
Yes, I play games. | 20 | 18.69% | |
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It would help if you actually did add a poll.
As for myself: I'll likely install OS X as my main OS, with Ubuntu+GNOME (or possibly Darwin+GNOME if the Linux kernel pisses me off as much as usual) and Windows XP on the side. |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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When I do get a Macintel, no I wouldn't even want to.
It'd be like getting £1500 hardware and smearing it with sh*t. |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Bristol, UK
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Depending on the process and the risks involved... for the sake of playing HL2 or BF2 id be damn tempted...
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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Where's the "Why would I bother when I can run a virtual PC and get to run several environments at once" option?
I know, I know. I shouldn't complain about the poll options etc. etc. Seriously though, I'm looking for education here. What are the benefits of dual-booting over virtual machines? |
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And then compatibility. Virtual environments have had their troubles... especially with graphics. But again, it can be done; it just hasn't yet for Mac. |
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2) Virtual PC currently does not support/emulate 3D graphics cards, so you cannot play games 2 good enough reasons for me to dual boot |
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Of course, no such solution exists yet. |
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I might do. It depends on the process involved to install it. If it is straight forward enough with no effects on Mac OS X I might go for it.
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I wouldn't say that. Both VMWare and Virtual PC for Windows have survived for many years purely with the functionality of virtualizing the system that could easily run natively on the same hardware.
The market for that is clearly there. |
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Other than for niche uses, I'm struggling to imagine many people running VPC on a Mac if a native boot is an option. We're talking up something that the majority of people simply wouldn't do.
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I feel like such a niche
Oh well. Always been an outsider. In all seriousness, yes, I realize it isn't gonna be a very widespread thing to do. |
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Yes, I will, as long as we're going to have hardware accellerated graphics
I'll probably run a Linux Distro as well. |
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I used Windows 2000 using VMWare running on Linux for years, before I switched to OS X. I didn't come across a single Windows work app that performed badly in VMWare (the high performance stuff was all Linux native).
But of course gaming is a different matter. It seems the reason for dual booting in 90% of cases is to play games. And by the time you've bought a copy of Windows with which to dual boot you could have bought an Xbox or Playstation or something like that for much the same cash. |
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Join Date: May 2004
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Although I'd prefer to not have to, if I had an Intel Mac I'd dual boot. Mostly due to the need of testing websites in IE on Windows. Being able to play PC games on my Mac would be convenient as well, but I've been trying to support Mac-based games as much as possible.
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From time to time I develop websites. On my Mac. My Mac that doesn't have Internet Explorer (thank God). Unfortunately, I have to test Internet Explorer because, although it's a steaming stream of horse piss, the vast majority of people use it. If VPC ran at even half-way decent speeds, I'd use it to test IE, rather than a separate Windows machine. Of course, as many people have pointed out, VPC doesn't run at half-way decent speeds. I knew that before I posted my original question. But, if (rather than when) Microsoft release an Intel Binary of VPC, I had high hopes of it being at least somewhat faster than the crippled tortoise it is now. Thanks to the person who mentioned 3D Graphics Cards as one reason for not using VPC. That was something that I hadn't considered. EDIT: Beaten by dviant. Grrrrr.... |
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As for Mac games, a Dx9 game cannot be ported over to OS X, so there is little need to worry about that... However, with OpenGL games, waiting for a Mac port wouldn't be too far from reality =D |
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i didn't see "fuck no" as a possible answer
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If I could find suitable alternatives to Microsoft Excel and Remote Desktop Connection then I could achieve the holy grail of a totally Microsoft-free Mac. Some of us don't want to be adding more and more Microsoft dependence on our Macs.
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I'm not sure if Citrix has a free client for the Mac, but if they do, that should work. There's also RDesktop, which would probably run just fine inside X11.
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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I suppose if it's as simple as installing a patch. Don't want to deal with Terminal or some complicated process.
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I added the option to dual boot exclusively for games. I'm interested to see how much of a reason that is for people to dual boot.
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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Though not my "ideal" solution, I definitely would want to dual boot to run my Windows-only CADs.
Ideally, I would like CADs to be sandboxed, a la WINE and allow for easy switchining between both OS. But at least I can say that MBP is within my reach now. |
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Citrix. I vomit on Citrix. I feel dirty just seeing that name. I'm off to shower; must get the stench off. |
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