![]() ![]() Up until now, Macs regularly came with CPUs or graphics that were at least one generation old. I need portability and durability -– and if that means I have to cope with a couple of bugs or sacrifice a bit of battery life, so be it. To me, this outweighs most - if not all - of the potential downsides that come with running Windows on a Mac. Plus, Mac displays are top notch compared to similarly sized (and priced) displays.īottom line, I don't think that there's a Windows laptop or desktop built that matches Macs. What the Mac hardware offers me as a Windows user is a clutter-free and non-distracting design. buttons that launch OEM software that no one ever uses). What's also highly annoying about Windows laptops (to me, at least) is the hardware clutter such as constantly flashing LEDs, pseudo-futuristic design elements or unnecessary buttons (e.g. Even the 17" MacBook Pro is thinner and lighter than the majority of 15" or 17" laptops built by the likes of Asus, HP (oh.wait) or Acer. It represents the state of the art in terms of portability. ![]() The unibody construction on the Mac Mini, Mac Pro, iMac, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro isn't just beautiful, it's extremely durable and portable: The MacBook Air, for example, is currently the thinnest laptop on sale (though, the ultrabook competition is just around the corner) while stil being highly durable. Let's get the obvious fact out of the way: Apple's desktop and laptop lineup sports some of the best build-quality on the planet. Here's why running Windows on a Mac is a great experience and why these reasons alone might be enough to make you deal with some of the compromises (you'll read about later on). I've been a Mac + Windows user for four years, and believe it or not there's a lot of good to be said about this combination. Win7 performance shootout Running Windows on a Mac, part 3: The complete how-to The good Running Windows on a Mac, part 1: Lion vs. In this second installment in the series, I'll shine a light on the ups, downs, quirks and downright ugliness that you'll encounter when running Windows 7 on your Mac. In part 1 of this series, I discussed the performance impact you're going to get running Windows 7, as compared to Mac OS X Lion (spoiler alert: battery life suffers a bit, performance-wise it's "ok"). If you're toying with the idea of getting a MacBook Air, Pro or an iMac and run Windows 7 on it full-time, it's good to be aware of where this unholy pairing shines and especially where it fails. ![]()
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