DH Article: Apple Macbook Pro / Windows XP - Page 2

Falstaff · Apr 24, 2006, 07:31 AM

My daugher likes Apples, I like Apples...what is the big deal about them except the price really, I like the finish and the OS takes a few minutes to get used to. I would use one soley for creating and editing and perhaps email.

studbagel9 · Apr 24, 2006, 09:13 AM

Just thought I'd throw it out there, in the article it said that there was no ctrl-alt-del option for xp... but if you use the ctrl + shift + escape combination you can bring up task manager that way too. Anyway, I enjoyed the article, aside from lack of punctuation in some places that is. Looks like Intel is in for a couple of lucrative years eh? Thanks for the review!

swimtech · Apr 24, 2006, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by studbagel9

Just thought I'd throw it out there, in the article it said that there was no ctrl-alt-del option for xp... but if you use the ctrl + shift + escape combination you can bring up task manager that way too. Anyway, I enjoyed the article, aside from lack of punctuation in some places that is. Looks like Intel is in for a couple of lucrative years eh? Thanks for the review!

Yes! That works! Thank you!

Glad you liked the article - and the unique presentation - I really like it too. Allan is exceptionally talented and I am blessed by his work on the piece.

As I learn more about the machine, you can count on my comments over time here in the forums. Apple just released another firmware update too (1.01).

pr0digal jenius · Apr 24, 2006, 04:23 PM

very interesting stuff there, Danny.

and a very unique presentation Allan

...now if only I had access to anything Mac to play with

bananaman · Apr 24, 2006, 04:47 PM

brilliant presentation Z - looked great

I am tempted with the MacBook but i think I will go Mac Mini if anything :P

[hobo]eclipse · Apr 24, 2006, 08:54 PM

looks fun n all, and id certainly like to try out a MAC OS. Can someone explain what is different between the hardware that makes Apple Apple? and windows not compatible with it till now, and the MAC OSs not available on a PC. Like the difference between a PC and a MAC?? really im pretty clueless in that area an wanderin.

Zinnaria888 · Apr 24, 2006, 09:14 PM

Been wanting to know how well this works...and thanks Swimtech for an insight and also for the interesting presentation from Zardon. Think it will be my next computer investment....PC Gaming here I come!

IvanV · Apr 25, 2006, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by [hobo]eclipse

Can someone explain what is different between the hardware that makes Apple Apple? and windows not compatible with it till now, and the MAC OSs not available on a PC. Like the difference between a PC and a MAC?? really im pretty clueless in that area an wanderin.

It used to be completely different, both the hardware and the software. Macs had CPUs with different instruction sets, the hardware inside used different interfaces etc. Then PC adopted some of the Mac technologies and vice-versa, so the CPU remained the only truly different piece of hardware. Finally, Macs adopted x86 (PC) CPUs. So it's down to OS and other software (except for high-end Macs, which still have IBM G5 CPUs).
What makes new Macs incompatible with Windows is EFI, which can be thought of as an advanced type of BIOS - apparently, that thing is not 100% compatible with WinXP, and it is incompatible with older Windowses.
And the only thing that prevents Mac OS X from running on a normal PC is some artificial protection - probably a device ID it reads from the mobo or some other part (like the protection that prevents ATi FireGL drivers from being installed on regular Radeons even if the hardware is more or less the same).
So, apart from some marginal and artificial differences, the difference between a Mac and a PC is the same as the difference between two PCs, out of which one is running Windows and the other Linux.

[hobo]eclipse · Apr 25, 2006, 10:35 PM

thanx for that explanation Ivan

CorwinRathe · May 1, 2006, 09:04 PM

Love the design, except the all caps and chocie of font made it very hard to read. Readability should be the first piority on something like this.

***Zardon*** · May 2, 2006, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by CorwinRathe

Love the design, except the all caps and chocie of font made it very hard to read. Readability should be the first piority on something like this.

its a Pixel font chosen specifically for that look and razor sharp edges, some people have found it hard to read, for that I apologise, it was a one off design which I personally like and didnt have a problem reading - but my eyes and monitor might be better than most!

Try the new graphics card review - this also uses a pixel font which isnt caps and should be easier on the eye ......