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  1. Abu Khadija's Avatar
    Abu Khadija
    Am I wrong by making my new MacBook Pro a Windows machine by bootcamping Windows 10. I’m not doing anything with it now except running the anti virus every week. Should I delete it and have a MacBook Pro period? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks for any advice.
    09-28-2017 09:33 AM
  2. pkcable's Avatar
    pkcable
    Well it DOES give you more flexibility for the future, BUT based on what you are doing with it, I'd say you don't really need it. HOWEVER if you think you might need a Win's only game for example at some point in the future, it's nice to have the option.
    09-28-2017 02:55 PM
  3. TwitchyPuppy's Avatar
    TwitchyPuppy
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    I do believe that putting Windows 10 on a MacBook is a sin
    But, I’m biased. I despise Windows with all my being haha!
    Last edited by TwitchyPuppy; 09-28-2017 at 05:00 PM.
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    09-28-2017 04:04 PM
  4. Abu Khadija's Avatar
    Abu Khadija
    Originally Posted by pkcable
    Well it DOES give you more flexibility for the future, BUT based on what you are doing with it, I'd say you don't really need it. HOWEVER if you think you might need a Win's only game for example at some point in the future, it's nice to have the option.
    I downloaded one game on both sides. It worked better on the Mac side than the Windows side.
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    09-28-2017 04:24 PM
  5. Abu Khadija's Avatar
    Abu Khadija
    Originally Posted by TwitchyPuppy
    I do believe that putting Windows 10 on a MacBook is a sin
    But, I’m biased. I despise windows with all my being haha!
    Wow!!! I’ve never heard that one before. Even AppleCare told me that even though Windows is bootcamped on a MacBook, you’re still running a Windows machine. I didn’t pay almost $3200 to hear that. But oh well. I’m not really doing anything with it so I might as well take it off. If I wanted a Windows machine I could of bought a Dell 15” XPS for less money.
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    09-28-2017 04:29 PM
  7. TwitchyPuppy's Avatar
    TwitchyPuppy
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    Originally Posted by Abu Khadija
    Wow!!! I’ve never heard that one before. Even AppleCare told me that even though Windows is bootcamped on a MacBook, you’re still running a Windows machine. I didn’t pay almost $3200 to hear that. But oh well. I’m not really doing anything with it so I might as well take it off. If I wanted a Windows machine I could of bought a Dell 15” XPS for less money.
    Indeed
    09-28-2017 05:02 PM
  8. pkcable's Avatar
    pkcable
    Originally Posted by Abu Khadija
    I downloaded one game on both sides. It worked better on the Mac side than the Windows side.
    True most apps, games etc will have a Mac version, BUT there will be some PC only stuff, heck there are even a few Mac only things too. BUT it sounds to me like you really don't need a windows side. BUT it certainly won't kill ya! lol
    09-29-2017 08:50 AM
  9. Abu Khadija's Avatar
    Abu Khadija
    I know. But I’m gonna take it off soon.
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    09-29-2017 01:02 PM
  10. jsteg94's Avatar
    jsteg94
    You could also use a VM like Parallels. Probably not the best for gaming, but it works well for certain apps, like Office.
    10-01-2017 09:47 PM
  11. Abu Khadija's Avatar
    Abu Khadija
    Well it’s off. A lot of trouble since I downloaded to High Sienna. I also can use office on the Mac anyway. So goodbye to Windows on my Mac.
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    10-02-2017 07:10 AM
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