Performance hit on MacBook Pro using XP? at DVinfo.net

James Huenergardt · November 12th, 2007, 01:50 PM

Hi,

I'm in the market for a new laptop but all my software is for Windows (Adobe suite)

I'm not wanting to change my production platform, but was wondering if the MacBook Pro might be a good option.

I'm also purchasing the new Sony XDCam EX as well.

What I was wanting to do is pretty much use XP Pro on a MacBook Pro as well as Leopard on occasion for other stuff.

Will I notice any performance hit when compared to a Dell laptop of the same specs?

Thanks,

Jim

Brooks Harrington · November 12th, 2007, 05:18 PM

No preformance hit if you use Bootcamp to run XP. It'll run like a PC..... rendering really fast compared to a mac.
Partition your drive so you have two complete systems. You will need to restart to go from OSX to XP.
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November 12th, 2007, 01:50 PM	#1
James Huenergardt Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chehalis, WA Posts: 513	Performance hit on MacBook Pro using XP? Hi, I'm in the market for a new laptop but all my software is for Windows (Adobe suite) I'm not wanting to change my production platform, but was wondering if the MacBook Pro might be a good option. I'm also purchasing the new Sony XDCam EX as well. What I was wanting to do is pretty much use XP Pro on a MacBook Pro as well as Leopard on occasion for other stuff. Will I notice any performance hit when compared to a Dell laptop of the same specs? Thanks, Jim

November 12th, 2007, 05:18 PM	#2
Brooks Harrington Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 152	No preformance hit if you use Bootcamp to run XP. It'll run like a PC..... rendering really fast compared to a mac. Partition your drive so you have two complete systems. You will need to restart to go from OSX to XP. Can we do some fishing videos?