How well do windows work in Intel Macs?

On a scale of 1 to 5, 5 meaning excellent, in your experience how well does windows truly work in your mac? Would you describe it as sufficient, tolerable, wonderful or a waste of time?

I have to take points away, 98% out of 100% for lack of drivers and driver support,
Lack of good fan thermal management.
Otherwise, fine.
The lack of the PC BIOS and use of UEFI instead, which also is what mandates the use of GPT and therefore a "hybred" MBR.
I wish I had a good link to Geekbench for comparison of MacBook Pro models running both Mac OS and Windows, and then there is a section for PC hardware.
You will also see the stray Hackintoush models thrown in as well.
Windows graphic drivers
File system and disk management handling
support for SSD
Windows on those laptops will use the part of the drive platter/tracks that is the slowest, often 60% of what the outer tracks achieve.
Getting games, drivers, audio needs a bit "hand-holding" but then most PCs have their own issues as well. RAM timing, voltage, compatibility, etc. to marry memory + motherboard + BIOS to get everything right.
All depends on the Mac. What you do or use. The quality of the applications etc but that is more "OS" issue than platform + hardware.
My Mac is a workstation and is so easy and similar to a PC mid to full tower EXCEPT it will run warmer due to lack of fan control.
Windows 8 may only be in Preview for now but it is very nice and promising. Some eye candy, but real tweaks under the hood gone in. Could be as much as there was from Vista (cough) to Windows 7. And 8 now in its state is as much or more than Windows 7 RC was, so that is a lot.
I would say "it" is all those things you described. Sometimes all of that on the same mac.
But if you really run Windows primarily which many do, but like the hardware, and the Air is nice and cost is impossible to beat.... might want a true Windows PC laptop. Thunderbolt technology is something Intel has said this month to the PC. Along with PCIe 3.0 and SATA 3 6G. SATA3 had a bumby year on PCs and Apple didn't escape, 2011's have had their problems and why they have refreshed and changed chips and design so many times this year alone. Kudos.
If you want to use SSD, mixed bag. Windows has better support. Apple has not always supported 3rd party and yet been slow (now changed or transitioning). And even Intel SSDs had to have firmware updates for everyone, and once more, to work properly on Mac hardware. Complex little buggers.
Don't generalize. How does CS5.5 run on XYZ? there too depends on RAM, processor/cores speed and efficiency, and type;/number of drives.
How do games play? again, some of them get lost and confused by the Intel 3000 graphics and don't switch to the discreet graphic chip the same or as well.

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Lots of questions! I'll do what I can, I am newish to Macs and not an IT expert.
I use a MacBook when out and about, it seems fine, better when I upped the ram and HD. I'm not sure whether "better" is the right term. The pro's bigger screen and keyboard may be useful - your choice. The MacBook is my choice because of weight and price, I'm not sure what to get next time. I think I prefer portability for travel and Mac Pro power for deskbased work. The graphics driver would be the deciding factor for Cad etc for me. Not an issue so far and it's a 2 year old MacBook.
I did put a new hard drive in, the partitions were too small. A 250gb drib=ve is MUCH cheaper than a new machine, simple to install. I allowed the max XP partition at 30gb (FAT).
AV - antivirus software for XP - essential to keep clean files.
Leopard - run BootCamp and follow the instructions. It will tell you when to insert the XP disk etc. Mine was choosy about the XP version, you need a recent one. Early SP1 just don't work.
I prefer to use BootCamp and not Fusion etc - simply to maximise the MacBook resources - it's not sharing anything. That may be why I can run the apps. You just need a little planning on what you are going to work on.
Think that's all , as I said, I'm just a user.

I have a mac osx version 10.6.8 no windows and i am trying to install a program but keep getting can not run in dos mode ( the disk says on back works on intel mac with parallels or vm fusion) is this program not compatible with my mac?

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You run Windows in Parallels or Fusion. Then in Windows you install the program.

How well will CS5 work on my PC?

I'm looking to get CS5 Design Premium for my windows machine.
specs:
Windows 7 32bit
4Gig DDR3 RAM
Intel Core2 Duo 3.16 Wolfdale processor
Asus Motherboard with SLI compatibility
9800 GT 512meg processor
500gig HDD
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Am I looking at a dog that needs upgrading or will this machine still run the software without bogging down?
IF I need upgrades, what components should I upgrade?
thanks

Design Premium don't have memory-eaters like Premiere or After Effects, so your configuration will fit, even with this RAM. But since more and more adobe soft uses 64-bit, you should consider 64-bit windows.

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I tried two, One was a worthless piece of junk I wasted $2.99 on and the other is pretty good ($1.99) except is does not do a function I would like to use as advertised ( which is to create a sticking note that works like an app by creating an icon sized version of the original created sticky note, then clicking on an app icon size version of the originally created sticky note that you can tap on like an app and a large sticky note is supposed to appear. This does NOT work with an iPad.
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What good is a Stickies note app on iOS when it cannot put actual virtual stickies notes over the main IOS screens and wallpapers and remain there until they are no longer needed?
Does any one use a good stickies app on iPad? NOT iPhone or iPod Touch.

It really cannot be done in iOS due to the sandboxed security model of the operating system. No app can modify the "desktop" like that - they can only display their own "virtual" desktop when actually actively in use. so any stickie note app is the same as any simple note app - it must be open and active to display content. It cannot modify any screen but it's own when active.

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thank you once again
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Ack! AU plugins won't work on Intel Macs!

I know this is already known, but does anyone know what to do about the fact that all our old AUs won't work on Intel Macs? I just got a new mini and wanted to use the good old C3 compressor and it wasn't there, even though I had installed it in the usual place.
I'm not even gonna bother trying to add Guitar Rig 2 until I hear that it works.
Any news on new ports of C3? Or any new Intel-compatible AUs?

Hi chris,
You need to check all the sites where you got your plugins to see if they are Intel ready (most should be in the next couple of months).
Check out this thread for a bunch of free plugs too (some of wich are Intel Compatible). Thanks go to Warrior Ant for the VAST majority of these posts.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=378467&tstart=0

Which software won't work on Intel Macs?

Hi,
I wonder if you would know of a list of program versions and compatibillity with the new Intel based Macs.
Thanks in advance!

Anything that needs to run under classic won't run.
I had to upgrade or drop the main apps a long time ago due to the peripheric support issues in Classic. However, even if I have not read it through, there is an interesting article on how to run Classic apps on Intel Macs with emulation. Could be interesting for some.
http://www.atpm.com/12.09/classic.shtml

Using Windows Peripherals on Intel Mac running windows

Is there any resources online listing compatible USD peripherals while running Windows on an Intel based MAC.
I am about to finally migrate completely to MAC with purchase of a MAC mini to replace my old Tosh laptop. In the past year I have managed to minimise the use of this laptop. Its only function now is to run SKYPE with my Linksys CIT200 cordless skype phone.
Antyone know if I can run windows on an Intel MAC mini and successfully load up the driver for this phone?
Any help much appreciated

Might look at:
http://www.parallels.com/en/products/workstation/mac/
Also might look in these boards:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=687
Joe

TUTORIAL: How to make PPC Plug-Ins work on Intel Macs!

Hi guys, I wanted to share this brillant method with you all, collect ideas and create a list of Plug-Ins, you have succeeded to make work (I guess nearly all PPc Plugs will work this way but lets better stick to facts). Maybe there is a way to work with more than 1 Plug - Feel free to report and contribute! Kudos goes to a dear friend of mine... Let' share some power...
"I noticed some people complaining about not being able to use Trilogy and Atmosphere on Intel Macs. There's a tricky way to do it that takes about ten minutes to set up the first time and after that is easy. It probably works for other PPC-only instruments as well.
Here's the outline: OSX for Intel contains a layer called Rosetta, which runs PPC software that hasn't been updated. (You might run Microsoft Word via Rosetta and not even know it.) In general, Rosetta is no good for audio software: you can't use it for a sequencer or a recording application. But it's good enough for a lightweight plugin host like Rax, which does nothing but serve as a host for Atmosphere. So you can load Atmosphere into Rax via Rosetta, then run it alongside a UB sequencer like Live or Logic.
The only tricky part is connecting the two together. You need to get MIDI out of your sequencer and into Rax, and you need to get audio out of Rax and back into the sequencer. The MIDI can go via an internal IAC bus. The audio can go via the handy freeware audio-routing utility Soundflower.
Here's how to set up:
-- download Rax version 1.2.3. (Version 2 and up won't work.) You can find it at http://macmusic.org/software/view.php?id=395 . Use the serial in SerialBox to install.
-- download and install Soundflower from http://www.cycling74.com/downloads/soundflower
-- in Audio MIDI Setup, create a new IAC bus. Instructions on how to do this are at http://www.spectrasonics.net/news/Creating-an-IAC-Bus.html . Name it Rhino. (You can name it whatever you want, but in these instructions I'm going to call it Rhino.)
Now you're ready to go.
-- Open your sequencer and create a MIDI track and an audio track. Set the MIDI track's output to Rhino. Set the audio track's input to Soundflower 2ch.
-- Open Rax and load Atmosphere. In the Preferences, go to the Audio tab and set Audio Device to Soundflower 2ch. Now go to the MIDI tab and, under MIDI Inputs, make sure Rhino is the only thing checked.
You should now be able to send MIDI from your sequencer to Atmosphere, and then hear the audio through the sequencer. One last stage is to sync Atmosphere to your sequencer's MIDI clock, so that tempo-synched effects will work properly.
-- Still in Rax Preferences, on the MIDI tab, set the MIDI Clock dropdown menu to Rhino. Close the Preferences window. At the top of the main Rax window, make sure the Ext. Sync box is checked. The Tempo window should say 0, which means Rax is following the sequencer's master tempo.
And you're done. Save the Rax document and you can open Atmosphere with a single click. Trilogy works the exact same way, obviously.
If you want to use multiple instruments from Rax, you'll need to use SoundFlower 16ch and send MIDI on a different MIDI channel for each instrument (using the same IAC bus).
Anyone who's tried this, please post your results in this thread. Especially, try out other PPC instruments, and try using multiple instruments at the same time, and let us know how it works for you."
Maybe one of the Admins wants to sticky this
With my very best,
Vic.

There's another shortcut I've used successfully in order to access 'old' PlugIns on an Intel MBP :
Just use Logic 6 - and take full advantage o' that ole rotatin' rosetta
Meaning : Other than with native Logic versions 7 and 8, Logic 6 has to be fully emulated by the rosetta engine, and if your intel mac is fast enough, it does so very well - thus including all PPC PlugIns you still may have installed. Also works fine for PlugIns that were converted via FXpansion's VST-AU manager.

Eastwest Gold Bundle doesn't work on intel macs

I got Eastwest Symphony Orchestra Gold Bundle today and just found out that it wouldn’t work with Logic 8 because it’s not Universal Binary. Now what's the best way to solve this problem? I've read that I need to spend another $300 on Kontakt just to HOST the eastwest in Logic 8 in MacBook Pro, aside of just spending $600 on the Gold Bundle. You know that's quite mad. I got the Logic Studio for $150 (academic in university store) and it works so well without any registration hassle. By contrast Eastwest comes with out of date VISE installer, tons of updating requirements, multiple visits to Native Instruments, and after all it doesn't work in your DAW if you use Intel Macs, which includes EVERY apple computer in stores right now. How can people of Eastwest sleep at night?
Anyways, I'm looking for solutions. Any work around? Please help! And thank you!
Tim

This probably doesn't help but...
If you do end up forking out the $$ for Kontakt, you will have purchased a FANTASTIC program that also happens to include a pretty extensive sample library. I do like EWQL Gold better than the VSL subset that comes with Kontakt, but the VSL subset is only a part of what comes with Kontakt.
In any case, to really get the best of EWQL Gold, you will be much better off if you get Kontakt or Play. The Kompakt software is OK, but for a whole orchestra, it is much more convenient to have a full sampler IMHO.

How well can you work on docs in word on iPad 2

Thinking about buying an iPad 2, and wondering how it is for working on docs in Word (generated on my mac laptop) when away from the office?

You have several options to work on Word docs. If it's for your own purposes and you have a Mac with Pages, ther Pages for iPad is an excellent choice. If you use Windows on your desktop, it's a little less good - in converting files between Word and Pages formats, some formatting can be lost.
Documents to Go, Quickoffice and Office2HD will all handle Word documents pretty well. D2G probably has the most features, but (for me) the worst interface). I like the other two equally - maybe a slight preference for Office2HD. I have all 3 on my iPad (and Pages too), so I'm not juts speculating.
If you're exchanging Word docs with other Word users, and formatting is important, I'd recommend not using Pages; of the other 3, I'd say that QuickOffice has the best mix of features and UI.
I find Word editing on the iPad useful, but not ideal. I use a bluetooth keyboard - much quicker than the onscreen one for me - and I don't try fancy formatting - just text work.

Anti-Virus and Firewall Software for Windows (on my Intel Mac)?

Hello,
I have just ordered my first Intel Mac, as well as my first copy of Windows XP. How ironic that I would be asking this on the Apple Discussions site, but what Windows anti-virus and firewall software is recommended? I want to be well protected on the Windows side.
“Technological change is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.” (Albert Einstein, 1941),
Dr. Z.

Templeton,
It is embarrassing enough that I am installing a copy of Windoze on my brand new Mac, not to mention voluntarily opening myself up to a host of viruses, spyware, and other PC garbage. If I can’t trust another Mac user for help here, then who can I trust?
Thanks for your mere comment. Now, anyone else with actual knowledge to share?
“The future is here; it's just not evenly distributed yet.” (Albert Einstein, 1939),
Dr. Z.

Compatiability to run Windows on New Intel Macs

Is it the plan for new Intel Macs to be able to run Windows-based programs without having to run emulation programs like VPC?

I work in Environmental Science and the amount of
programs for presenting and manipulating data are few
and far between.
Have you looked here for software that you might be able to use?
Wouldn't this approach open up a lot of avenues for
Apple and make switching to Apple easier for people?
Perhaps, or it could make people think of a Mac as just an expensive Windows PC. And developers could say, "If Macs run Windows, then let's save some money by not making a Mac version of our software." And consumers will probably post questions here about how their Windows program won't run right on their Mac, or call Apple asking for Windows support, or get all upset because Windows crashed their Mac and erased all their data and blame it on Apple...
Apple has said that they will do nothing to prevent Windows from running on Intel-based Macs, but they will also do nothing to facilitate it. This means that if it is at all possible to run Windows on your Intel-based Mac, doing so will be totally unsupported by Apple.

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