Is still there any compatibility issue with MBPr 15" and Windows 8 on Boot Camp ?

[V4705]

Hi,
With the current Boot Camp drivers all firmware updates, are there any issues (Retina display\Battery\Touch Pad or anything like that) with MBPr 15" and Windows 8 on Boot Camp ?

I read lots of disturbing issues in older threads, but I can't find useful information about Apple's fixed effective and what's the situation today.

Many thanks!

 

[mm201]

To the best of my knowledge, everything "works" except the integrated GPU. This means battery life isn't as good as on OSX. Touch gestures aren't as awesome out-of-the-box as on OSX, but there's a 3rd-party driver to help.

Retina support in third-party apps is spotty but steadily improving. External displays are kind of silly right now because Windows doesn't support different DPI scales on them in the way OSX does.

 

[V4705]

What's the best drivers right now for the Touchpad and the Display for Win 8 ?
Is there any fix for the external display issue?

Thanks!

 

[ayeying]

What's the best drivers right now for the Touchpad and the Display for Win 8 ?
Is there any fix for the external display issue?

Thanks!

I personally just use the stock Touchpad drivers but there is Trackpad++.

No, there isn't because it's a Windows issue itself. Until Microsoft fixes it with a patch or rewrite the OS to support it, it won't be fixed.

I use 1680x1050 in Windows 8 on my 13" retina MBP and it looks fine unless I look closely. It is a little bit blurry but not unusable and I don't need to change the DPI at all.

 

[mm201]

The best option for external monitors is to set the DPI scale to 150%, set your rMBP resolution to 1920x1200 (15") or 1680x1050 (13") and move the external monitor further away. >__<

Someone needs to nag Microsoft really badly for per-monitor DPI support in the next Windows version.

 

[Mackan]

Not to be a downer, but be prepared that there's usually 1-2 things that will be problematic and cause annoyance (mild or severe) if you use Windows on a Mac...

 

[V4705]

Thanks for all the replies, TrackPad++ is definitely a huge enhancement compare to Boot Camp's trackpad driver for Windows 8.

I only have 2 issues right now.
1. Even with TrackPad++, I still don't have "pinch to zoom" gesture.
2a. MagicMouse acting really weird compare to on OSX, is Boot Camp install a driver for it, or do I need to manually extract and install this driver from Boot Camp's file ?
2b. Do you recommend using any 3rd-party driver for Magic Mouse on Windows 8 ?



Thanks again, you did helped me a lot, and right now I'm pretty happy with how Windows 8 running on this MBPr15.

BTW, 150% was the default DPI setting, and it looks great for me with the internal display (didn't check external display yet).