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Mossberg: Boot Camp Runs Perfectly
by , 8:15 AM EDT, April 6th, 2006
Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) has been testing Apple's Boot Camp and Windows XP on his Intel iMac, and says it runs perfectly. He also said that his iMac was "blazingly fast" when running Windows.
Boot Camp is Apple's software utility that lets you install Windows XP on Intel-based Macs, and choose to boot either Mac OS X or Windows when you turn your Mac on.
The installation process took under an hour, most of which was used to install Windows. After that, he installed 15 different Windows applications, including Microsoft Office, and found that all ran normally. Mr. Mossberg went on to say that test of Web browsing, email and music playback all ran flawlessly.
Despite the glowing recommendation, Mr. Mossberg did find a few flaws that Apple is already working on fixing. Every time you boot Windows, you have to reset the clock. Mr. Mossberg also had to reinstall his printer software each time Windows booted. Some peripherals, including the built-in iSight camera don't work, and you are required to use a USB keyboard and mouse during the Boot Camp installation.
Mr. Mossberg also noted that you must choose "C" as your target for the Windows installation. If you choose any other drive, you risk deleting Mac OS X.
Overall, Mr. Mossberg sees Boot Camp as a fast, reliable, and powerful tool for running Windows XP on the Intel-based Mac product line, and points out that the iMac, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini are the only computers in the world that allow mainstream users to run both operating systems at full speed.
And just as important, Boot Camp removed another obstacle to switching to the Mac.
Observer Comments
Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:45 am Subject: that might be true…
Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:14 pm Subject: they Sound Surprised (Had to Share)
First Look: PC World Installs Windows XP on a 20-Inch iMac With Boot Camp
It works. Impressively well. With games, even. That's our first impression of Windows XP running under Apple's Boot Camp on our 20-inch iMac.
Welcome to the world of Apple products. It's been this way for a long time, fellas.
Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:44 pm Subject: Re: Buy a $$Mac to run XP?
QuoteGuest wrote:
Can I sell you a bridge?
No wonder "Guest" doesn't sign in, with inanity like that. No one in his/her right mind would buy a Mac (no $$, BTW--go price a COMPARABLE Dell with Duo Core processor, etc.) just to run XP. That isn't the point, at all. You buy the Mac to run OS X (Tiger or Leopard) and, as an added bonus, you can run XP, too.
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