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Installing Windows in my macbook pro.

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=BasiliskX89 Aug 15, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
I want to install windows XP or 7 on my macbook pro. I want to know if there are any potential problems I might face. Also, I am thinking about installing Linux too. Will that out too much strain on the memory?
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~darkdoomer Aug 15, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
....remember one thing: it's still a mac, not a gamer build or a thinkpad. enjoy your RAM and SATA latency.
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=BasiliskX89 Aug 15, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
And upgrading my hardware is going to expensive right?
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~darkdoomer Aug 15, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
since it's from Apple, the prices are about 1.5x up to ...4x or more the price of the regular hardware.

i'm sorry.
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=BasiliskX89 Aug 15, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Eh, I feared so. Also, you cannot do it yourself.
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~darkdoomer Aug 15, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
if you really have the hardware , yes.
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...actually Apple does everything they can to lock the hardware, upgrading anything voids your warranty, and from my experience as an IT/computer repairman, Apple's macbooks are likely... not designed for upgrading or being fixed. Apple forbids this and wants to be the only personnel who have the right to fix their machines. (yep, theirs.) 's why i encourage people to get a real computer first, they can install MacOS if they want, and regardless the brand of their PC/laptop, RAM will be RAM, they can replace the 3G/wifi module, get a better processor or HDD by simply removing 4 screws.

that's a bit the same deal with the software : drivers are a pain in the ass to get to work, and if they could, they'd totally restrict mac owners to user accounts without an access to the O.S. (which is the plan when the next generation of ARM-based Macs will run iOS.)
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=BasiliskX89 Aug 15, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
When I bought this laptop, I thought how bad could it be? I had used desktop earlier and thought it would be nice to have an apple laptop. There are certain things I love about it but I love to tinker and this is really restricting. The upgrades might be costly on a windows laptop too right? Maybe not as much as an apple but still not easy on the pocket?
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~darkdoomer Aug 15, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
depends, personally i prefer to order parts online, especially on ebay - there's always a bunch of deals.

i never considered purchasing windows :B
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=BasiliskX89 Aug 15, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
So which OS have you been using? Well not much of an option for me being being in India.
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`Pakaku Aug 15, 2012
OP hasn't posted his specs, you can't base your opinion on anything yet :shrug:
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~darkdoomer Aug 15, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
a macbook pro is a macbook pro.
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