Post by: ilw-00 on November 26, 2007, 07:14:55 PM
I recently bought a new MacBook Pro and have to purchase Windows for those rare instances when I might have to use the Microsoft operating system. What version does one suggest I buy and from where? Thank you
Post by: Paddy on November 26, 2007, 10:50:44 PM
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...sp?EdpNo=335900
NewEgg has it for the same price.
Have no idea what these guys are like, but they get good ratings from BizRate reviewers and XP Pro is cheaper:
http://www.ultimatesoftwaredepot.com/index..._id=54&c=47
I got it for $99, from a dealer whose name I cannot recall, but it turned out to be an academic version. That was ok - because we do qualify, but it wasn't anywhere in the listing!
I do find it somewhat amusing that XP Pro is now typically more expensive than it was BEFORE Vista came out. Of course, MS is pulling the plug on the pre-installed OEM versions come January, so the demand for the OS disks from other sources is only going to increase, unless all of Vista's issues get ironed out in a very big hurry.(not very likely)
Post by: krissel on November 26, 2007, 11:01:09 PM
http://www.nextag.com/Operating-Systems--z...9B3D402C762F7DE
http://software.pricegrabber.com/windows-f...=g_us_b_s/skd=1
http://www.macwindows.com/winintelmac.html
Post by: sew on November 26, 2007, 11:17:59 PM
Post by: MamaMoose on November 26, 2007, 11:20:30 PM
I wholeheartedly agree with krissel's and Paddy's comments. I have Windows XP Home with all its bells and whistles and I use Parallels 3 with it. My Intel Mac contains a dual core 2.4 MHZ with 4 GB of RAM and I am running under OS 10.4.10.
MamaMoose
Post by: sandyman on November 27, 2007, 05:16:45 AM
The only people that I know who are using it are those who "have to eat their own dogfood", people who work for Microsoft partners and so on.
Sandy
Post by: ilw-00 on November 28, 2007, 06:29:01 PM
Post by: jcarter on November 30, 2007, 08:27:08 PM
He flatly refuses to have anything Windows on his machine, and I sort of agree. So thats that.
If I want some, I will have to go to our local Mac store and do it there. They said OK, I would just have to purchase the filter or plug in, not a problem, and you can see that I have not gotten around to that yet, and maybe wont for a while.
Jane
Post by: cdub1988 on December 01, 2007, 02:41:09 PM
Heh.
That was great.
Stick with XP Pro.
There's a reason custom-built shops are offering downgrade price for XP.
In fact, just to give you an idea, I was just test configuring a 'puter for a client just to see what prices I could get for him and the company was offering a SUBTRACTION in cost if you selected the default installed operating system to be Vista.
Take care,
Chris