<p>the typical mac vs. pc question, i guess
but im studying business, and im getting a new macbook. is this a safe choice?
has anyone had trouble running software and stuff? (but i think apple runs windows now?!)</p>
<p>other problems?</p>
<p>well, yea any info just let me know. :)</p>
<p>It should be fine, though it would not hurt to call your school and make sure.</p>
<p>well i study computer science...and my macbook pro is serving me well :-D</p>
<p>no windows only software horror stories!? for me haha</p>
<p>It'll suit your needs perfectly. You can dual boot OS X and Windows using either [url=<a href="http://www.parallels.com/%5DParallels%5B/url">http://www.parallels.com/]Parallels[/url</a>] or [url=<a href="http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/%5DFusion%5B/url">http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/]Fusion[/url</a>] should you ever need to</p>
<p>I just finished my undergraduate degree for marketing. I've used my Macbook and have had very few issues.</p>
<p>For my computers in management class, the only problem I had was not having Microsoft Access on my Mac, but I don't dual boot. If you dual boot, you can run Access on Windows.</p>
<p>Other than that, everything worked fine.</p>
<p>gummdrops - The MacBook will run both the Mac OS and Windows. You'll have to buy a copy of Windows XP, which you can probably get from an online discount house for around $100, and then you can go back and forth if you find something you want to use that's not supported on the Mac side. But both my daughters got MacBooks for college and now they decline to use the Windows side on the desktop Mac at home.</p>
<p>MacBook Pro user here, dual-booted with XP using Boot Camp, and it performs flawlessly; everything runs at native speed & resolution, and I've got all the neat little features of OS X. Highly recommended.</p>
<p>so once I dual boot, I can't go backto my original interface? like it looks like windows and not my mac?! if that amkes sense at all. thanks guys</p>
<p>No, It should come out with, essentially, two different computers in one.
On boot up, you'll be given the option to chose Mac or Windows and your selection will be running as if it were only apple software or windows. </p>
<p>You could also look at Linux instead or with windows (in most cases, everything you'll need will be free) but this is probably excessive given that Linux is an open-source software (many professional computers run this for variety of uses. Some CS and the best servers. Microsoft is hosted on Linux based servers. Ironic) and I'd assume you'd want something more structured/user friendly.</p>
<p>Dual boot means you get the choice between them (as dual=2). So as FloridaKidd said, you can choose at startup between Mac OS X and Windows, you're not stuck either way.</p>
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<p>No, in fact you can run Windows and OS X concurrently</p>
<p>Hmm.</p>
<p>Based on all this information... 8D I'm saving for a Macbook.</p>
<p>Mac is fine even without running windows. However, you are generally better off getting Microsoft Office (student version) for the Mac so that documents, spreadsheets, powerpoints created are easily used by others with PCs when you send them to others.</p>
<p>Mac/Apple owns. Nuff said. </p>
<p>It's usually PC/Windows that gets all the complaints... though I hear Windows 7 just got released.</p>
<p>BUY A MAC. After all "it just works." :)</p>
<p>^PCs work just fine too if Mac users knew how to work technology. LOL jk.
I really don't mind macs (infact I'm on one right now) it's just the user base I particularly do not enjoy because they are always boasting about how much macs rule. Please nobody cares.</p>
<p>But yes, macbook will be a safe choice for college, I see them around my school all the time and people don't have any problems with it! :)</p>