Apple Convinced Me To Install Vista
I saw the new Mac vs. PC guy ad misprint which stated the fastest Vista laptop tested this year was the MacBook Pro, so I had to give it a shot.
The fastest Windows Vista notebook we've tested this year (through 10/25/07) is a Mac. Try that again: The fastest Windows Vista notebook we've tested this year--or for that matter, ever--is a Mac. Not a Dell, not a Toshiba, not even an Alienware. [PC World]
I first did the test as a virtual machine, but the graphics score was pretty low (I think a 1.9). I then did the same test running it directly on BootCamp, and got a 5.1. The lowest scored item was memory. It does haves 4 gigs of RAM, but on 32 bit only ~ 3 gigs are recognized. If 64 bit drivers are released, I might give it another shot. Still, 5.1 is not too bad, especially on a Mac. :)
Comments
Avonelle Lovhaug on on 12.18.2007 at 11:59 AM
I've been running Vista on my Mac Pro with Bootcamp all year long, and recently upgraded to 64bit. It has been fast and wonderful. In fact, I'm always surprised at the complaints about Vista - I've been really happy with my installation. I think it is vastly superior to XP. Even 64bit wasn't too bad despite the lack of driver support. The only real thing that isn't working right now is my internal Bluetooth card.