To Mac or not to Mac

[Trusteft]

Considering getting a previous model Macbook to install XP (32bit) on it with bootcamp. I assume that is the only way to install Windows XP on it.
I have my eyes on a Macbook (used) which has a C2D on it and a Nvidia 320m or something like that.
It's either 2009 or 2010 model. The white one.
My question is, how smooth should I expect the XP to work on it.
Performance wise, would this system be faster than an Atom D2700 CPU with a Radeon 7410m?

Mostly for games, Windows XP and earlier.

 

[Shirasaki]

If you play games mostly Windows only, then Windows XP.
But, I guess, the system should be a bit faster than Atom D2700. Graphic performance might be better.

 

[Trusteft]

If you play games mostly Windows only, then Windows XP.
But, I guess, the system should be a bit faster than Atom D2700. Graphic performance might be better.

Eh, what? What do you mean with your first sentence?

 

[Shirasaki]

Eh, what? What do you mean with your first sentence?

Current situation of gaming is Mac OS X has far fewer games available than Windows.
I don't know which game you frequently play, but if games you play are mostly only available on Windows. Then you should install Windows XP. If those games also have Mac version, then you can choose to install Mac.

 

[Trusteft]

Current situation of gaming is Mac OS X has far fewer games available than Windows.
I don't know which game you frequently play, but if games you play are mostly only available on Windows. Then you should install Windows XP. If those games also have Mac version, then you can choose to install Mac.

This was never an issue or question of mine. I am not asking if I should choose Windows XP over Mac OS. But If I should (or not) buy and use an old Mac laptop to install XP on it instead of buying a PC.

 

[Shirasaki]

This was never an issue or question of mine. I am not asking if I should choose Windows XP over Mac OS. But If I should (or not) buy and use an old Mac laptop to install XP on it instead of buying a PC.

Ugh! Sorry for misunderstanding your question!

If you are interested in Atom D2700 and Intel C2D, then I would choose C2D if I were you.
Nvidia 320m is not a really powerful GPU. But driver is more stable.
I would choose a used MacBook.

 

[Trusteft]

Ugh! Sorry for misunderstanding your question!

If you are interested in Atom D2700 and Intel C2D, then I would choose C2D if I were you.
Nvidia 320m is not a really powerful GPU. But driver is more stable.
I would choose a used MacBook.

Thank you.

 

[Shirasaki]

Thank you.

Could not help you much. I am sorry.
Thank you for your kindness.

 

[Trusteft]

Could not help you much. I am sorry.
Thank you for your kindness.

You tried, thank you.

 

[Trusteft]

Has anyone tried to install Windows XP on a recent mac laptop model? I know bootcamp depending on the model of computer stopped supporting Windows XP several years ago (around 2010), but is it impossible to install XP on a mac laptop if not on current models, a few years older?

 

[Shirasaki]

Has anyone tried to install Windows XP on a recent mac laptop model? I know bootcamp depending on the model of computer stopped supporting Windows XP several years ago (around 2010), but is it impossible to install XP on a mac laptop if not on current models, a few years older?

Driver may be a problem, especially for keyboard and trackpad.

 

[xrc6]

I installed Windows 10 on mine once before. Apple's Windows 10 drivers work fine as far as all the buttons and stuff working as they should but with Windows, it ran much warmer and was very, very slow and sleeping and waking. Usually had to wait at least 45 seconds for it to wake up. But W10 was new and maybe Apple didn't get all the kinks worked out for it at the time.

However with XP, it might be a different story since it's no longer supported. Without the drivers, you won't be happy that's for sure. Shame Apple doesn't support Linux. I would love to put Linux on this if it had the drivers for it.

 

[kschendel]

Linux works just fine on a Mac Pro (at least the 4,1/5,1 variants), and there are any number of install stories about Linux on various MBP versions. So I don't see why it wouldn't work for you.