Apple Boot Camp
There were three main reasons why I didn’t plump for an Intel based Mac when I bought my new computer a couple of weeks agao
- Everything was just a little too new for my liking and I wanted to wai for version 2 of the IntelMacs so that any problems wold have been ironed out.
- Many of the everyday apps I use would have been running under Rosetta emulation.
- I use VirtualPC to check my website on Windows based browsers and VirtualPC wouldn’t work on the Intel based Macs
Well, with the announcement of Apple Boot Camp which allows Intel Based Macs to boot up Windows XP natively I shoudn’t have worried too much the lack of support for VirtualPC as booting in Windows is now possible However, I do like the way I can run Windows in a separate window with VirtualPC without having to reboot which for my needs is a more elegant solution. Mor info on Apple Boot Camphere.
As far as running apps under Rosetta emulation goes then it probably would have simply meant I woulnd’t have gained any performance enhancements over my old system within those apps (mainly Adobe Photoshop). It probably wouldn’t have been any worse.
And, as far as any problems with the Intel macs go, then there seem so far to have been very few.
Of course, my DualCore G5 is still a pretty mean piece of kit, but it was in a way out of date the day I bought it… It still does everything I need it to though, and hopefully will continue to do for years to come.
Being able to run Windows on a Mac is pretty big news though, some people think it is an excellent step forward for Apple, others think it is a travesty! The verdict is open.