unstatusthequo Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Nice little article about the MBP prowess: http://www.computerworld.com/action/articl...p;intsrc=kc_top Excerpt: Using the "Windows Experience Index," which is included with Vista and designed to give computer users a sense of how well their hardware runs the new operating system's "Aero" GUI, my Vaio scored a 3.6 (out of a possible score of 5). The lowest measure was for gaming graphics. Good thing I'm not a gamer. My MacBook Pro features a 2.16-GHz dual-core Core Duo processor, a 7,200-rpm hard drive, 2GB of RAM and 256MB of dedicated video RAM. Using the Windows Experience Index, I found that the MacBook Pro got a score of 4.7, no doubt aided by the dual-core chip and better ATI video card. (Gaming graphics, for example, were rated at 4.7 on the MacBook Pro.) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27111-macbook-pro-runs-windows-vista-better-than-native-laptops/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
non sequitur Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 kick ass =D Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27111-macbook-pro-runs-windows-vista-better-than-native-laptops/#findComment-184609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrunner Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Have you actually read the article? : the MacBook Pro I bought in May is better equipped to run Vista than the Sony Vaio I bought less than a year ago ... (Vaio) with a Pentium M The fact is that you could now get a Core Duo or even a Core 2 Duo laptop with ATI or Nvdia graphics for $800 to $1400 that will exceed the power of the MacBook Pro he bought in May... but that won't be a fair comparison either. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27111-macbook-pro-runs-windows-vista-better-than-native-laptops/#findComment-184619 Share on other sites More sharing options...
non sequitur Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 its still a 4.7. thats pretty darn good. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27111-macbook-pro-runs-windows-vista-better-than-native-laptops/#findComment-184624 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathChill Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Well Mac's are just normal computers. I'm not sure I understand why everyone is treating them differently. They all run on the same chipsets as any other Core Duo and Core 2 Duo computers. They don't get a speed advantage just because they're a Mac..o.o Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27111-macbook-pro-runs-windows-vista-better-than-native-laptops/#findComment-184628 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaS Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Well Mac's are just normal computers. I'm not sure I understand why everyone is treating them differently. They all run on the same chipsets as any other Core Duo and Core 2 Duo computers. They don't get a speed advantage just because they're a Mac..o.o Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27111-macbook-pro-runs-windows-vista-better-than-native-laptops/#findComment-184643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conroe Mac Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Mac computers mean less hardware for your money, but you get to run OS X Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27111-macbook-pro-runs-windows-vista-better-than-native-laptops/#findComment-184664 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eLMafUDd Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 And that is exactly why this osx86 project emerged. So we can run OS X on low cost hardware with around the same if not better speed. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27111-macbook-pro-runs-windows-vista-better-than-native-laptops/#findComment-184715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpizzle Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 he doesnt give specs of his vaio? lame Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27111-macbook-pro-runs-windows-vista-better-than-native-laptops/#findComment-185166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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