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My birthdays in a few days and I figured I'd treat myself to a little present. However, I'm not very tech savy and unsure of which version of Windows would run best with my 15' Intel Macbook Pro (late 2008-2009).
I have found a copy of Windows 7 Home Premium on amazon (listed below)
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-7-Home-Premium/dp/B002DHGMK0
I'd just like to know if this would work, or if their are any things I should take into consideration beforehand. Here are my computer specs.
Model Name:          MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:          MacBookPro5,3
Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:          2.66 GHz
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          2
L2 Cache:          3 MB
Memory:          4 GB
Bus Speed:          1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version:          MBP53.00AC.B03
Thank you!

Save your money. Get the System Builder of same from Amazon for $99.
Or look at other post I just made and get Windows 8 for free and works perfectly fine.

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