Boot Camp - VGF

Ike · 09-27-2007, 10:15 PM

You may or may not have heard of an application for a Mac called Boot Camp (probably not because I highly doubt there are many Mac users here). Anyway, it's an application for a Mac which would allow it to run the Windows XP operating system, which in turn would allow a Mac user, such as myself, to run Windows programs and games on my Mac. My only question is, if anyone here has had any experience with it, how easily is it to work and configure, and will it bog down my computer at all?

granteubbs · 10-15-2007, 12:47 AM

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chittychittybangbang26 · 07-05-2008, 06:50 PM

accually it shouldnt bog ur comp down at all, you many notice a change in speed (but for the worse) only because you are running windows, but there shouldnt be that much of a change in speed, its a little complicated but if you have some printed manuals from the internet it may help you use bootcamp. plz notify me if i have been any help.

**Kargath** · 07-11-2008, 11:24 PM

There'd only be a slight delay at boot. Not drop in performance, since you're only using one OS at a time and AFAIK you have to restart to access the other one.

wariovswario · 07-19-2008, 01:17 AM

I use parallels on my Mac laptop. I find it better than bootcamp cuz I can run both operating systems at the same time if i want to.

GRENTLEMEN · 07-20-2008, 07:26 AM

Wouldn't there be a slight increase in seek time? I mean, I thought there was in general just with the more space is used on your HD. XP takes up a lot of space and uses a different filing system than OS-X.

Ike · 07-20-2008, 04:30 PM

It's been almost a year since I posted this topic. I have long since used Boot Camp to duo boot my computer. I think you can lock this topic now.

wariovswario · 07-20-2008, 04:31 PM

Wow I didn't even notice this was an old topic.

09-27-2007, 10:15 PM	#1
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10-15-2007, 12:47 AM	#2
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07-19-2008, 01:17 AM	#5
wariovswario Don't ban me please. :( Join Date: Jul 2000 Gender: Posts: 4,012 Thanks: 82 Thanked 54 Times in 37 Posts Blog Entries: 2 Points: 129.31 Bank: 417,082.21 Total Points: 417,211.52 Donate	I use parallels on my Mac laptop. I find it better than bootcamp cuz I can run both operating systems at the same time if i want to. __________________ Hold that thought, the bat signal! ~SML SML, always in a hurry when he's about to get in trouble.

07-20-2008, 04:31 PM	#8
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07-05-2008, 06:50 PM	#3
chittychittybangbang26 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Gender: Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 843.36 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 843.36 Donate	accually it shouldnt bog ur comp down at all, you many notice a change in speed (but for the worse) only because you are running windows, but there shouldnt be that much of a change in speed, its a little complicated but if you have some printed manuals from the internet it may help you use bootcamp. plz notify me if i have been any help.

07-20-2008, 07:26 AM	#6
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07-20-2008, 04:30 PM	#7
Ike Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I don't know. Where do I live? Gender: Posts: 5,634 Thanks: 7 Thanked 153 Times in 109 Posts Points: 6,255.01 Bank: 181,693.55 Total Points: 187,948.56 Donate	It's been almost a year since I posted this topic. I have long since used Boot Camp to duo boot my computer. I think you can lock this topic now.