Can New MacBook Dual Boot Windows?

[cinealta]

Does anyone know if the new MacBook can dual boot into Windows (7, 8 or 10)? Or is the Intel Core M processor not powerful enough to support it, or the 256 SSD unable to be partitioned to support it. Or any other reasons blocking it? Thx!

 

[GGJstudios]

Does anyone know if the new MacBook can dual boot into Windows (7, 8 or 10)? Or is the Intel Core M processor not powerful enough to support it, or the 256 SSD unable to be partitioned to support it. Or any other reasons blocking it? Thx!

I see no reason why it wouldn't be able to fully support Boot Camp or virtualization applications.

 

[redheeler]

Does anyone know if the new MacBook can dual boot into Windows (7, 8 or 10)? Or is the Intel Core M processor not powerful enough to support it, or the 256 SSD unable to be partitioned to support it. Or any other reasons blocking it? Thx!

I'm sure it can, in fact there are already Windows laptops that contain the Core M.

 

[shenan1982]

Does anyone know if the new MacBook can dual boot into Windows (7, 8 or 10)? Or is the Intel Core M processor not powerful enough to support it, or the 256 SSD unable to be partitioned to support it. Or any other reasons blocking it? Thx!

Of course it can. It's a full laptop. you've been reading too many of those people on here making it seem like anything less. If a $229 HP laptop from Best Buy can run windows, you better believe this one can!

Here's food for thought:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-...lver/8636102.p?id=1219357504926&skuId=8636102

For $1299, you get the exact same specs as the Macbook, but made by Lenovo, out of cheap plastic without the new trackpad, without the USB-C technology, and without OS X... so to anyone who says it's priced above the market, do yourself a favor and do a bit of research, as it's priced very well.

 

[newellj]

Of course it can. It's a full laptop. you've been reading too many of those people on here making it seem like anything less. If a $229 HP laptop from Best Buy can run windows, you better believe this one can!

Here's food for thought:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-...lver/8636102.p?id=1219357504926&skuId=8636102

For $1299, you get the exact same specs as the Macbook, but made by Lenovo, out of cheap plastic without the new trackpad, without the USB-C technology, and without OS X... so to anyone who says it's priced above the market, do yourself a favor and do a bit of research, as it's priced very well.

But...but...but it has...PORTS! 😉 Just kidding. (Even has a 2.0 port, not kidding *yawn*) I don't see any runtime quoted for the battery - I must have missed it (seriously)? Your point is very well made. It takes a bit to think of Apple as a value-leader in this category...

 

[shenan1982]

But...but...but it has...PORTS! 😉 Just kidding. (Even has a 2.0 port, not kidding *yawn*) I don't see any runtime quoted for the battery - I must have missed it (seriously)? Your point is very well made. It takes a bit to think of Apple as a value-leader in this category...

Yeah... for a long time people have been complaining about Apple products being expensive, but in reality they're not. If you compare like-specs... be it a consumer laptop, or an iPhone, spec for spec they're pretty on par with the rest of the industry.

The exception to this is the pro laptops, and iPads... they do come at a heftier price than comparable models from other manufacturers with similar specs. But if you hold one made by Dell in one hand, and one made by apple in the other, it closes the gap in price-per-spec rather quickly.. ;-)

 

[mjs402]

Yep.

Yes it can.

http://www.apple.com/macbook/osx/


Right near the bottom of the page it shows Windows (albeit an intentional ugly colouring scheme) running on the Retina-MacBook.

 

[GGJstudios]

From: MacBook - OS X

Compatible with Windows.

The versatility and power of OS X help a Mac fit in just about anywhere — including Windows networks. Want to transfer your files, photos, and other data from a Windows PC? OS X lets you do that easily with Migration Assistant. If you want to run Windows on your Mac, you can do that with Boot Camp. OS X has built-in support for the latest version of Microsoft Exchange Server, so you can use your Mac at home and at work and keep all your messages, meetings, and contacts in sync. And, of course, you can work with popular file types such as JPG, MP3, and PDF, as well as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents.

 

[poiihy]

And in windows you can set the GPU clock speeds to the max, and get the most performance out of it. I wonder how it would handle it. Would it get very hot?

 

[RoboWarriorSr]

And in windows you can set the GPU clock speeds to the max, and get the most performance out of it. I wonder how it would handle it. Would it get very hot?

It likely be throttled automatically anyway so no point unless you're connecting an external fan to the US... scratch that thought, but according to preliminary report on other Windows Core M devices it tends to get hot and throttle often.