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No, the digital camera doesn't currently work inside Windows either. (There's a good chance that Apple will eventually support it with a Windows driver - but the "BootCamp" software allowing you to boot into XP on a MacBook Pro is still just a "beta" release. I expect the backlit keyboard may be the same way. There's no reason it can't work inside XP, really. Apple just needs to provide some type of driver and/or control panel for it.)
As a Core-Duo 2.0Ghz MacBook Pro owner myself, I'd say you'll have no problems watching a DVD movie with it that's up to a little over 2 hours in length. 3 hours is probably not going to happen though. Maybe if you ran with the screen set really dim and didn't turn the volume up much, etc. etc. But not on anything you'd call "typical" settings for power management.
I'd also agree that if you're using Windows over 90% of the time, a MacBook Pro isn't currently a real sensible choice for you. They're great notebooks, but OS X is their primary focus. When the next version of OS X comes out, it will likely run Windows applications seamlessly inside OS X as the most common way someone would have XP or Vista loaded on it.
For a strictly Windows laptop, I thought Sony VAIO's like the VGN-S570P were attractive options. Only 4.3lbs., great 13.3" LCD screen, etc. etc.
starstreak said:
Forgot to ask if the digital camera will work on the PC side.
Yeah- I need it to use at work (the mac side) for troubleshooting. But it's minor as I have other computers I could use. So it would be used as a PC for when I'm not at work.
2hours, max? Shoot. If it wasnt for the faster video card, I was looking at the SZ120 (granted its only a 13in screen) and it would get about 2:40min watching a movie.