I am buying next week a MacBook pro and will install XP and Ubuntu which we
tested and works perfectly.
jb
On 30/1/07 10:55, "Stefan Andersson" <sanders3d(at)gmail.com> wrote:
> I can only agree :) And running bootcamp on a macbook pro works great
> if you need windows for some applications (such as xsi). Or.... you
> can install Linux, some distros actually supports the MacBook Pro now.
> And then you can have both OSX and Linux.
>
> Windows.... "archive to bin"
>
> /stefan
>
>
> On 1/30/07, jordibares <jordibares(at)the-mill.com> wrote:
>>
>> If you are planning to use a windows based box MAKE SURE IS NOT VISTA.
>>
>> http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/07/technology/Reality_check_Vista.biz2/index.htm
>> ?cnn=yes
>>
>>
>> The implications are huge in terms of drivers/support for old hardware,
>> memory requirements for the OS, and IMO one of the worsts things we are
>> facing nowadays, Digital Restriction Manager.
>>
>> To learn more
>>
>> http://polishlinux.org/gnu/drm-vista-and-your-rights/
>>
>>
>> My suggestion for a laptop? Buy a Mac with Bootcamp so you can run OS X and
>> Windows XP, the performance is impressive and there are some benchmarks
>> between Macs and Dells running XSI, Maya, Photoshop and seems they are
>> faster than comparable models.
>>
>> Just make sure is NOT VISTA.
>>
>> jb
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 29/1/07 19:35, "Byron Nash" <byronnash(at)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I'm in the market for a laptop(not to drudge up the old "laptops" thread).
>> As of today, everything Dell sells will come with MS Vista. Does anyone know
>> if XSI runs (well) on it? Also, is Vista 64bit? therefore allowing one to
>> run XSI 64bit?
>>
>> Another question: I looked at the recommended hardware list for XSI mobile
>> workstations. It's pretty small. I also noticed that a lot of you are
>> running lappys with graphics cards not on the list. I'm looking into Dell's
>> mostly, so Inspirons, M90/65 and XPS are on the research list. As long as I
>> upgrade from the built in graphics controller to GeForce, Quadro, or Radeon
>> I should be able to run XSI, correct??
>>
>>
>
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