[Hidden-tech] Windows for a Mac

[Robert Archer]

On Apr 19, 2007, at 9:34 AM, Jeff Rutherford wrote:

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> I have a Macbook that I want to install Windows on.
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> Two questions:
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> 1. Where can I get a reasonably priced copy of Windows XP? In my  
> searches, I see upgrade versions of XP in the $90 range, but full  
> versions run in the neighborhood of $180-190. I don't really want  
> to spend that amount of money.

Have you tried Craigslist or ebay?  Even hitting the flea market in  
Holyoke has netted me some good software finds.  Or if anyone you  
know is getting rid of a slightly older computer for vista, you could  
grab the copy that came with that computer.

> 2. Do you recommend Parallels or Bootcamp?

I've used Parallels for about 2 months now and its great not to have  
to restart the machine to test something on Windows.  It is a  
resource hog, however, so if you have multimedia apps that you want  
to test, or games you want to run, using Bootcamp would work better  
for you.


Rob Archer
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