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I myself would never get a Mac if I were not going to use OS X at all.

 

But if you want a Mac and use windows only, all of the time, I would still recommend keeping a minimal OS X partition.

 

Just know that drivers are pretty poor in Windows for a Mac.  Touchpad drivers in particular stink.  It works but alot of features are absent and touch sensitivity is bad.  Momentum scrolling is almost non-existent with trackpad when booting natively into windows.

 

I have a few MBPs and I often use bootcamp or VMs running windows guest os. VM (Parallels) drivers in a guest Win actually work alot better than booting a Mac into Windows natively.  Drivers in Windows for a Mac just plain stink.

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I am planning to get a Retina Macbook Pro if I dont find a better laptop that looks nice and suits my needs to replace my old 2009 Macbook, and I was wondering if you could remove OSX, and install a fresh copy of windows on the laptop. 

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Why not get an ultra book with an aluminum body? Or is it the resolution of the screen that you want?

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I am planning to get a Retina Macbook Pro if I dont find a better laptop that looks nice and suits my needs to replace my old 2009 Macbook, and I was wondering if you could remove OSX, and install a fresh copy of windows on the laptop. 

 

I wouldn't buy a Mac if you are not planning on using OS X ;)

 

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Why not get an ultra book with an aluminum body? Or is it the resolution of the screen that you want?

The resolution is the main reason why I am even considering the  Mac.

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lost of people do this i believe ... though it may be better to dual boot windows and OSX

(1) high frame rate (2) ultra graphics settings (3) cheap...>> choose only two<<...

 

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I am planning to get a Retina Macbook Pro if I dont find a better laptop that looks nice and suits my needs to replace my old 2009 Macbook, and I was wondering if you could remove OSX, and install a fresh copy of windows on the laptop. 

 

Yes, You can install Windows 7 or 8 on a Mac. You should use the tool provided though, it is called "BootCamp".

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lost of people do this i believe ... though it may be better to dual boot windows and OSX

Why would it be better to have a dual boot?

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The resolution is the main reason why I am even considering the  Mac.

Ok that is what I figured. I think that you can (I do not know much about MACs sorry) listen to another person that knows more lol.

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I wouldn't buy a Mac if you are not planning on using OS X ;)

windows works better on a Macbook than many other laptops (i believe the main reason is the fresh install and good gpu )

(1) high frame rate (2) ultra graphics settings (3) cheap...>> choose only two<<...

 

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Yes, You can install Windows 7 or 8 on a Mac. You should use the tool provided though, it is called "BootCamp".

Isn't BC like Parallels where you can have Windows and OSX on one laptop?

I like the color scheme of Noctua fans. Deal with it. Forget about the bad memories of the past.


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Why would it be better to have a dual boot?

in case of that one time you may want to boot  osx other than that leave it in a small partition and dont worry bout it   

(1) high frame rate (2) ultra graphics settings (3) cheap...>> choose only two<<...

 

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Isn't BC like Parallels where you can have Windows and OSX on one laptop?

 

No, BootCamp allows you to install Windows but it aids with the drivers and other things that Windows sometimes won't have. It installs it in a dual boot fashion. Parallels is a software that will let you virtualize Windows inside of OSX.

 

You can go ahead and just install Windows normally from a disk, You WILL need to format the drive though... So I would suggest making some kind of installation media for OSX, You can make a bootable USB drive to install OSX, I only say you should do this just incase you want to switch to OSX, You don't get any installation media with the laptop.

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Bootcamp is many things.

It is mainly a tool to repartition you hard drive without losing the os x partition.

It also helps to make bootable usb devices/dvd with windows

And last but not least it enables you to download the necessary drivers for windows, so that all the hardware like the keyboard lightning, backlightning, etc. works correctly under windows.

 

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You can only install firmware updates from OS X 

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Isn't BC like Parallels where you can have Windows and OSX on one laptop?

no, not at all. Parallels provides VM (virtual machines) under OS X, where you can install windows.

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Just get an Aspire S7

 I really like the resolution  of the MBP... I mean, why can you get a higher than 1600P resolution on a 15 inch screen, but you cant get 1600P on a 24 inch monitor...

 

Back on topic. This is my other choice, but it might do the job since I dont game on laptops much... But I hate the keyboard layout...

I like the color scheme of Noctua fans. Deal with it. Forget about the bad memories of the past.


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I would but something like that notebook which Linus have.

Aspire S7.

I like the color scheme of Noctua fans. Deal with it. Forget about the bad memories of the past.


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I really like the resolution  of the MBP... I mean, why can you get a higher than 1600P resolution on a 15 inch screen, but you cant get 1600P on a 24 inch monitor...

 

Back on topic. This is my other choice, but it might do the job since I dont game on laptops much... But I hate the keyboard layout...

IMO 1600p is rediculos for a laptop you won't notice the difference between 1600p and 1080 on a 15 inch laptop unless you are inches away.
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IMO 1600p is rediculos for a laptop you won't notice the difference between 1600p and 1080 on a 15 inch laptop unless you are inches away.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl5cN8Z7LnM

I like the color scheme of Noctua fans. Deal with it. Forget about the bad memories of the past.


"wunder you really are as straight as a rainbow" - Lanoi "can I fisterino your nose" - WunderWuffle


Forget about the bad memories of the past, take the good ones along with you through the present, and look forwards to the good things that will come in the future.

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I like the color scheme of Noctua fans. Deal with it. Forget about the bad memories of the past.


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Forget about the bad memories of the past, take the good ones along with you through the present, and look forwards to the good things that will come in the future.

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