AFAIK, the default resolution of Windows 8 is native (2880x1800) via Boot Camp. Is everything as hard to read as it is on OS X when it is hacked to run at full resolution?
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Windows 8 usable on Retina display?
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It should work fairly well. Apple just released 10.8.3 which provides support for Windows 8 on Bootcamp.
Of course, there might be some glitches and bugs, but it should be better now that it's officially supported.
Well, I finally went ahead and installed W8. I had no choice but to run at native resolution because the DPI scaling is terrible.
I might be imagining things, but it is somehow slightly more usable than OS X at 2880x1800. And everything looks insane. Watching a video via MPC-HC with MadVR at this PPI is craziness. Also, the system volume is way louder in Windows, which is awesome.
I am really surprised at how effortless the install process went. In fact, I had a ton of more problems trying to install W8 with the desktop PC I recently built, though I chalk that up to driver compatibility (the OS was still really new at the time).
I might be imagining things, but it is somehow slightly more usable than OS X at 2880x1800. And everything looks insane. Watching a video via MPC-HC with MadVR at this PPI is craziness. Also, the system volume is way louder in Windows, which is awesome.
I am really surprised at how effortless the install process went. In fact, I had a ton of more problems trying to install W8 with the desktop PC I recently built, though I chalk that up to driver compatibility (the OS was still really new at the time).
Can you describe "insane" for me ('everything looks insane')? =) Is it really small?
Also, since you have it installed, do mouse gestures work with the trackpad?
By insane, I mean gorgeous.
I don't think mouse gestures work. I think the best you can do is scroll using two fingers, but even that felt flaky the few times I tried.
I don't think mouse gestures work. I think the best you can do is scroll using two fingers, but even that felt flaky the few times I tried.
You don't want to use Windows 8 at all. Trust me. There are so many problems with it.
For example, they have made everything hard to find. Settings isn't all settings just the ones they feel like. You then have to sift through everything to find control panel to change other settings. I could go on, but I must sleep.
For example, they have made everything hard to find. Settings isn't all settings just the ones they feel like. You then have to sift through everything to find control panel to change other settings. I could go on, but I must sleep.
You can get trackpad gestures working with a bit of effort. There's a project called Trackpad++ that enables them.
http://trackpad.powerplan7.com
http://trackpad.powerplan7.com
Wrong! I am running win 8 on my retina macbook pro with the 10.8.3 apple bootcamp drivers and also Start 8, which provides An identical windows 7 start menu and all of its capabilities. I never have to look at the win 8 crowded, confusing desktop substitute that only a touchscreen user can love. Win 8 is superb, with gorgeous graphics and it also has a continuous automatic backup similar to apple time machine.
...Windows 8 is essentially Windows 7, but with a full-screen launch menu.
I don't miss the legacy Start menu at all and find that you have many more programs at your fingertips with the new UI.
I don't miss the legacy Start menu at all and find that you have many more programs at your fingertips with the new UI.
Apple did a great job with Boot Camp, no? The driver package they put together is about as painless as you can get. The most painful part of the Windows Boot Camp installation is installing all those damn Windows Updates.
I'm wondering how you're getting by on Windows 8 without a touchscreen, because I hated navigating through Metro with a mouse. I purposely chose Windows 7 because of it.