Can the MacBook Pro handle Windows 7?

[PoloDude]

Windows 7 Is looking out to be pretty nifty, and I have a spanking new MacBook Pro en route to my home. Will I be able to run the beta on it?

 

[cerealj]

For sure. Windows 7 even runs on netbooks, provided they have 1GB of RAM.

 

[Michael CM1]

Windows 7 Is looking out to be pretty nifty, and I have a spanking new MacBook Pro en route to my home. Will I be able to run the beta on it?

How long until it is renamed Windows OS VII?

 

[PoloDude]

what?

 

[Nermal]

It'll run fine, but don't expect the battery to last as long as it does in OS X; Windows' power management is appalling.

 

[DJ567]

it works perfectly in vmware only my mbp with on 768mb ram allocated so can only imagine would be amazing in bootcamp... however my vista is bought paid for and activated on bootcamp have no intention of removing it

 

[Watabou]

Windows 7 Is looking out to be pretty nifty, and I have a spanking new MacBook Pro en route to my home. Will I be able to run the beta on it?

Why not?

It'll run fine, but don't expect the battery to last as long as it does in OS X; Windows' power management is appalling.

Sort of true guess. I typically get 3.5 hours of battery on OS X and I got a little more than 2.5 hours in Windows 7

 

[Nermal]

I get about 4.5 in OS X and 2 in 7, on a 2006 MBP.

 

[The ArchAngel]

Windows 7 Is looking out to be pretty nifty, and I have a spanking new MacBook Pro en route to my home. Will I be able to run the beta on it?

Absolutely. I've successfully run the beta on both VMWare Fusion and via Boot Camp with little trouble.

 

[djellison]

Windows' power management is appalling.

It's the drivers provided by Apple. Windows laptops can and do last as long, or longer, than MB's and MBP's under OSX.

Doug