Macbook with MAC or WINDOWS?

[ToothBlaster]

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I need to purchase a Macbook Pro for school, and I was wondering would it be better to install MAC or WINDOWS on it?
I have always been an avid Windows user since I was a child, and I have used Mac sometimes and really did not like it.
Am I better off using Mac or Windows on the laptop? Someone suggested just installing both by allocating hard drive space for both, but I think that would be weird, a hassle to use, and a waste of space.
Suggestions please?
Thank you

 

[Onres]

I need to purchase a Macbook Pro for school, and I was wondering would it be better to install MAC or WINDOWS on it?
I have always been an avid Windows user since I was a child, and I have used Mac sometimes and really did not like it.
Am I better off using Mac or Windows on the laptop? Someone suggested just installing both by allocating hard drive space for both, but I think that would be weird, a hassle to use, and a waste of space.
Suggestions please?
Thank you

It comes with OS X (Mac OS), you can install windows 7 on it, and have both... So you don't really have to choose. Basically when your computer starts up you hold the option key and it lets you pick which one you want to run. It's quite easy to install and use. I have it on one of my Macs.

Mac OS takes time to get used to, but once you have it down it's very easy to use, more intuitive and in my opinion better than Windows.

 

[FlowRate]

I need to purchase a Macbook Pro for school, and I was wondering would it be better to install MAC or WINDOWS on it?
I have always been an avid Windows user since I was a child, and I have used Mac sometimes and really did not like it.
Am I better off using Mac or Windows on the laptop? Someone suggested just installing both by allocating hard drive space for both, but I think that would be weird, a hassle to use, and a waste of space.
Suggestions please?
Thank you

Mac, since it's UNIX, is good for surfing the net without worrying (as much) about malware.

Windows, since it's legit, has the programs you need.

Oversimplification, but mostly true. Also, dual-booting, virtualizing, etc. are all easy to do.

 

[Myuu]

'Tis a silly question--both. Although, I'd give windows the tiny partition...

 

[1TB4RKSB4CK]

I've heard that running a MAC on Windows shortens your battery life.

 

[alwaysaangel]

Just use Apple OSX - it will take you a little while to get used to but once you do you'll like it. Its more intuitive, more stable, and more secure.

Honestly, if you plan on putting windows on it and only using windows then there is ZERO reason for you to waste your money on a mac. A lot of the benefit is in the software, not the hardware.

I have a mac and put parallels on it to load windows when I need it. I needed it once in all of med school and it was short-lived. I wish I hadn't wasted the money - I could have just used school computers for the short period I needed it.

 

[Myuu]

I've heard that running a MAC on Windows shortens your battery life.

This is because Windows on any hardware still eats far more RAM than any OS has a right to. Most of the Office suite, if not all of it, does this as well.

 

[1TB4RKSB4CK]

Windows -_-

 

[FlowRate]

I've heard that running a MAC on Windows shortens your battery life.

This is correct, in my experience.

(if you mean using a mac laptop while running windows)

 

[Myuu]

This is correct, in my experience.

(if you mean using a mac laptop while running windows)

Or using any hardware at all while running Windows.

 

[mauberley]

My laptop's battery life is pretty awesome until I have to turn it on.

 

[Narmerguy]

Am I the only person that finds Windows very intuitive? Just because some of the software developers for windows are ******ed doesn't mean the operating system itself isn't intuitive.

 

[paul411]

Am I the only person that finds Windows very intuitive? Just because some of the software developers for windows are ******ed doesn't mean the operating system itself isn't intuitive.

Agree. Especially Windows 7.

Also, once you get used to any OS, it will seem to be the "more intuitive" one.

 

[HH Holmes]

Luckily, the Macbook Pros are rated (by Microsoft standards) to be one of the best machines to run Windows 7. If you need Win7 for some reason, like gaming or certain apps, then go for it. You can *find* Windows 7 online for free, or buy it for about $150.

 

[Mithril]

I thought the appeal of a MacBook was the OS in conjunction with spending hundreds more than an equivalent PC.

 

[mauberley]

I thought the appeal of a MacBook was the OS in conjunction with spending hundreds more than an equivalent PC.

Okay.

 

[nctw]

Just leave OSX on it. You really won't need Windows at all (unless you're a heavy heavy gamer). Most common programs run on both operating systems.

 

[Dipraman]

Mac OS..they are releasing Mac OS X Lion in july.

I was an avid windows user myself until I got a mac freshmen year of college. At first it seemed a little weird but once you get used to it, wouldn’t EVER bother using windows.

 

[NightGod]

Mac, since it's UNIX, is good for surfing the net without worrying (as much) about malware.

Mac's lack of concern with malware and virii has absolutely nothing to do with it's UNIX base. It has to do with the fact that the bored teenagers who write virii don't own Macs and the companies that use malware target Windows for it's much larger installed base. OS X is actually the least secure on the market these days, they got root on it twice as fast as Windows 7 which got cracked about twice as fast as Linux at the Interop conference last year.

 

[nctw]

Mac OS..they are releasing Mac OS X Lion in july.

I was an avid windows user myself until I got a mac freshmen year of college. At first it seemed a little weird but once you get used to it, wouldn’t EVER bother using windows.

This is how I feel. It was weird for the first 3-4 days, and now I would NEVER consider going back to a Windows computer. It's been extremely stable and reliable, and it does what I need it to in an easy and efficient manor. I love all of the iLife applications. Same with iWork. At first I hated it, but after using it for around two weeks I started to prefer it over Office.

 

[ToothBlaster]

I have a question please btw,
If I have an iphone and it is registered under a certain email and name (Apple ID), can I register my new Mac computer to a different email and name (Apple ID) and then use them together?

 

[hownowmauvecow]

I have a question please btw,
If I have an iphone and it is registered under a certain email and name (Apple ID), can I register my new Mac computer to a different email and name (Apple ID) and then use them together?

I think you can since you plug the phone into the computer and technically you can do this with any phone (although be careful if its not a 'new' phone that you are setting up you can accidentally wipe all your music and stuff off your computer if your settings are not configured right) but why would you use a different Apple ID?????


And to the OP: why the hell would you pay way more money for a mac and then put windows on it and just run in in windows rather than the Mac OS????? Do macs just look prettier than other computers to you? 😕

 

[Myuu]

Mac's lack of concern with malware and virii has absolutely nothing to do with it's UNIX base. It has to do with the fact that the bored teenagers who write virii don't own Macs and the companies that use malware target Windows for it's much larger installed base. OS X is actually the least secure on the market these days, they got root on it twice as fast as Windows 7 which got cracked about twice as fast as Linux at the Interop conference last year.

You know, I hate doing this but it's one of my pet peeves. The plural of "virus" is not in any way, shape, or form "virii."

As to OSX lacking security, that's absolutely true.

 

[JonnyL]

I like that the a Mac gives you a choice between operating systems but honestly I think it's pointless.

 

[nctw]

You know, I hate doing this but it's one of my pet peeves. The plural of "virus" is not in any way, shape, or form "virii."

As to OSX lacking security, that's absolutely true.

Avast has a free anti-virus software for Mac now. Even though I don't use it, it's still an option.

 

[WeAreNotRobots]

I thought the appeal of a MacBook was the OS in conjunction with spending hundreds more than an equivalent PC.

Assuming similar specs, I think the higher quality, non-technical hardware alone (solid body construction, better keyboard integrity, large trackpad, and superior screen quality) more than justify the higher price in comparison to PCs, because that sucker is definitely gonna last a number of years. I even hate all the annoying, crazy Mac fanboys myself, but let's face it: as easy as it is to figure out ANYTHING you want that has to do with computers (and windows specifically), it's just not worth the average person's time or effort. It's not that mac people are computer-illiterate, we're just a little computer jaded. Yeah, I could buy my own software and configure it to make regular backups of all my data, for example, but with a Mac, you can just plug in an external drive and NEVER think twice about it. That's the benefit: not having to think twice about and trouble-shoot every friggen little feature that we want to use.

 

[nctw]

Assuming similar specs, I think the higher quality, non-technical hardware alone (solid body construction, better keyboard integrity, large trackpad, and superior screen quality) more than justify the higher price in comparison to PCs, because that sucker is definitely gonna last a number of years. I even hate all the annoying, crazy Mac fanboys myself, but let's face it: as easy as it is to figure out ANYTHING you want that has to do with computers (and windows specifically), it's just not worth the average person's time or effort. It's not that mac people are computer-illiterate, we're just a little computer jaded. Yeah, I could buy my own software and configure it to make regular backups of all my data, for example, but with a Mac, you can just plug in an external drive and NEVER think twice about it. That's the benefit: not having to think twice about and trouble-shoot every friggen little feature that we want to use.

👍 You said it all.

 

[NightGod]

You know, I hate doing this but it's one of my pet peeves. The plural of "virus" is not in any way, shape, or form "virii."

As to OSX lacking security, that's absolutely true.

I only use virii in the IT world, a bit of slang that a group of friends/co-workers and I agreed to stick with a long time ago, so my mind automatically goes to it when I'm talking about virus infections on a computer. I know the proper spelling for the real world is viruses.

 

[UnclePhil]

I need to purchase a Macbook Pro for school, and I was wondering would it be better to install MAC or WINDOWS on it?
I have always been an avid Windows user since I was a child, and I have used Mac sometimes and really did not like it.
Am I better off using Mac or Windows on the laptop? Someone suggested just installing both by allocating hard drive space for both, but I think that would be weird, a hassle to use, and a waste of space.
Suggestions please?
Thank you

Wait, you want to get a macook pro so that you can just run windows on it? that might be one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard, why buy a MacBook pro at all if you're just going to run windows? The only reason I bought a mac at all was for os x. Without it, it is just an overpriced, underpowered pc with nice aesthetics.