Macbook pro for the sake of running windows7 on it?

[revelated]

Almost the exact opposite is true for me I use OSX out of necessity due to how poorly windows 7 runs on my MBP. Even though I could accomplish more and get things done quicker in windows, I still find myself using OSX since it's my only viable option. Interesting to find someone who's moved from W7 to OSX, I know a lot of my classmates have done the exact opposite

I moved from Windows 7 to OSX when I sold Big Poppa (Gateway P7805u). However, I still use Windows 7 in VMWare because, as I mentioned in other threads, there are just things that Windows 7 does that I require to function that OSX is incapable of doing OR requires an additional purchase to do. I think the synergy of running OSX -and- Windows is really the best setup for someone with tech knowledge.

 

[rquick]

Win7 on MBP

I have a late model 17" i7 and I prefer to use Win7 64bit on it most of the time. I just like the way Windows 7 works and is set up. It runs fine - no driver issues at all except for one small fact. Windows is locked into the discrete graphics processor and it runs pretty hot. Almost too hot for leaving on my lap. But otherwise - no problems. If you want the absolute best laptop hardware - go ahead, but be prepared to use osx when you want to put it on your lap for long periods. It's extremely cool with osx - much more so than my older core2 models. And the battery life is outstanding. The people who mentioned driver issues are not up to date. The latest Apple drivers for Win7 are excellent. Or would be if they would just enable the graphics switch.

 

[Macsavvytech]

uhh.....
Don't get what you're goin on about about bootcamp being terrible i've installed windows on over 10 macs and never had a real problem the worst i've had was having to enter a one of command prompt on an 27" iMac.
And as for bad Trackpad drivers, keyboard, etc. I'm sorry to say this but what your saying is S***.
I have a Macbook Pro and i can tell you both windows and Mac osx run extremely smoothly!

 

[mikeo007]

uhh.....
Don't get what you're goin on about about bootcamp being terrible i've installed windows on over 10 macs and never had a real problem the worst i've had was having to enter a one of command prompt on an 27" iMac.
And as for bad Trackpad drivers, keyboard, etc. I'm sorry to say this but what your saying is S***.
I have a Macbook Pro and i can tell you both windows and Mac osx run extremely smoothly!

Interesting that your experience contradicts many other peoples'...trackpad and keyboard performance are 2 well known issues with using bootcamp. Tap to drag is impossible to use and without a dedicated mouse button, trackpad usage in general is very sketchy.

 

[seattlecard]

I use Windows quite a bit on my MBP. I wanted the best hardware / keyboard / screen, etc. I think the MBP is the tops for that. Makes a great windows machine.

 

[takeshi74]

Interesting that your experience contradicts many other peoples'...trackpad and keyboard performance are 2 well known issues with using bootcamp. Tap to drag is impossible to use and without a dedicated mouse button, trackpad usage in general is very sketchy.

Trackpad works fine in Win 7 for me. It's just nowhere near as good as it is in OS X. Never had any keyboard issues.

 

[thermodynamic]

Hi guys,

I have a question or a request on opinions I suppose it is.

I was thinking about if anyone would or if there would be any complications in buying a 15" macbook pro and sorely run windows7 on it meaning it would be like any other windows platform laptop, but in a very nice and sexy macbook shell

Are anyone doing this? any reason why "not" to in technical terms?

Im not trying to get people all angry about why buy a macbook if you dont want osx because I look forward to potentially have my first real go with osx. But you never know, you might be forced due to program support to one day only use a windows platform.

But are there any downsides hardware - feature - driver wise and so on from it being a macbook and not any other "pc laptop"

Thanks a lot in advance!

I use PCs and Macs...

OS X rocks, but the hassle of Boot Camp... I'd rather run a Windows session in Parallels unless I had some need so massive that booting in Boot Camp is the only answer.

I have done what you've said in the past, even booting pure Windows without Boot Camp. That was over a year ago. I recall, on MBPs with nVidia drivers, nVidia stopped putting out the driver compatible with the MBP and Apple has always been SLOW with video driver updates.

I'd recommend going Mac for OS X, and running Parallels or Fusion to run a Windows session within. Apple's priority is OS X, and after Win7 came out, I learned the hard way Apple really keeps Boot Camp as an afterthought. Besides, Parallels 7 and Fusion 4 both have a lot of hardware-accelerated features negating Boot Camp, and it's easier to back up a Win7 VM than it is the Boot Camp partition - once again, learned the hard way...

And battery life - Win7 sucks it up very quickly. OS X (Esp. Snow Leopard) has a longer lifespan when the laptop is on battery... one day Lion's bugs will be fixed... but for now, Lion is exclusively on my Mac Pro...

 

[terzinator]

I moved from Windows 7 to OSX when I sold Big Poppa (Gateway P7805u). However, I still use Windows 7 in VMWare because, as I mentioned in other threads, there are just things that Windows 7 does that I require to function that OSX is incapable of doing OR requires an additional purchase to do. I think the synergy of running OSX -and- Windows is really the best setup for someone with tech knowledge.

+1 on this...

I love how my build of Win7 doesn't have to include all the bloatware you'd get from the major PC builders.

I run it on my 2011 MBP using VMWare fusion, and it runs SQL Server, Visual Studio stuff... Outlook and the rest of the MSOffice apps flawlessly.

Get enough RAM, use an SSD if you can, and it's fast as heck.