Is it "advisable" to install Windows 10 on your 2017 imac - or no...?

[Pologuy]

Just wondering if installing Windows 10 on your 2017 imac via Boot Camp causes more "problems" than it is worth...?

 

[Raz0rEdge]

The answer is it depends..

If you need to run Windows for a specific application, you can try to see if that app works on macOS or you can find an alternative. If you can't, then you can see if running Windows in a VM might suit your needs. If you absolutely need to run Windows natively (for gaming for example), then you'd have to go down the Boot Camp path and partition your drive to make space for both macOS and Windows..

Installing JUST Windows instead of macOS on a Mac, while possible, is just silly IMO. You can buy a perfectly good PC (for cheaper) to do that..the clear advantage of buying a Mac is not just the hardware but also macOS..

 

[Oreo!]

I read somewhere that a macbook was marked as the best laptop for running windows as seen here:
https://www.cnet.com/uk/news/macbook-pro-declared-best-performing-windows-laptop/
However, this is bc it's a clean install of windows... crapware loaded on windows takes up a large amount of space on the computer

Of course it would be silly to get a mac just for windows though... as you know, macs are expensive

 

[rbird2]

I have a 2015 Macbook pro that is is set up with 2 partitions via Bootcamp to run Sierra & Windows 10. This way you get the best of both worlds...