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On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 6:41 PM, Erdem Helvacioglu <erdemhel@tnn.net> wrote: > about the macbook pros: > > there are so many different versions of it on the market. which specific > models would recommend for around 2000$ with 2.4 Ghz intel core2, 160 gb > harddisk and 2 gb ram? There are three MacBook Pro models. So you think that is a lot? I first wanted to write that "you may have a hard time finding a MB Pro that cheap", but then I did a check with Apple's web site and found that they actually start at $ 1999 these days. Since you did you research that model have been upgraded with a 200GB hard drive. > i will be using the machine for sound design work. i would like to >install > both mac osx and winxp64 bit. is that possible? can i copy files between >2 > systems? Should not be a problem. I found this for you on the internet: "Apple has started quietly shipping 64-bit Windows Vista drivers (for Boot Camp) with the install disks of the latest Mac Pros which were just released earlier this month. The installation instructions that come with the new Mac Pros specify this new feature: Important: You must use a single full-install Windows installation disc (Service Pack 2 is required for Windows XP installations). Do not use an upgrade version of Windows and do not install an earlier version of Windows XP and attempt to update it later to SP2 or later. Use only 32-bit versions of Windows. If you have a Mac Pro introduced in late 2007 or later, you can use a 64-bit version of Windows Vista." Read more about the above at http://www.macrumors.com/2008/01/21/apple-quietly-intros-64-bit-windows-support-in-boot-camp/ To copy files between the two systems you can pop in a USB stick. On my MacBook I formatted the Windows XP partition as FAT32 which makes it directly readable from OS X. When in OS X I can drop files into XP, but when I'm in XP I can't drop files into OS X - but I can boot into OS X and simply fetch them from XP. I'm choosing the MacBook before the MacBook Pro because it is much less expensive. I don't need the extra dedicated video memory since I don't do film editing or heavy gaming and I think I can handle it carefully enough so the Pro's metal cover won't be much missed. I also went for a 250 GB drive and 4 GB RAM right away. And I stay away from anything 64 bit coded so far, because I don't have time to mess with new technology that some companies may not yet have been able to offer software compatibility or hardware product software drivers for. -- Greetings from Sweden Per Boysen www.boysen.se (Swedish) www.looproom.com (international)