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<blockquote data-quote="D3v1L80Y" data-source="post: 355778" data-attributes="member: 2960"><p>In all seriousness, Kash is right. Windows XP cannot boot onto a machine with EFI. Mac OS X uses Boot Camp to create a sort of 'false' BIOS that Windows XP can read and boot from. Without OS X installed, Windows XP won't be able to boot.</p><p></p><p>Boot Camp wasn't intended or created to allow someone to exclusively use Windows on a Mac. It was designed for the person who might need to <em>occasionally</em> run one or two Windows programs. It isn't meant for full-time use. If you need Windows full-time or if you simply prefer to use Windows full-time, then get what the job calls for... a Windows-based computer.</p><p></p><p>The only reason a person should get a Mac is if they want to use the included OS, in my opinion. <em>That</em> is what makes a Mac a Mac, not the shiny case it is in.</p><p>There are plenty of Mac knock-offs and look-alikes out there that you can buy and install Windows on (and they cost a lot less money than a Mac).</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start;sid=132k2hQPja-l-lILGwuu0VsDKUo4HX5L9jk=?CategoryName=cpu_VAIONotebookComputers_NSeries&Dept=computers" target="_blank">http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start;sid=132k2hQPja-l-lILGwuu0VsDKUo4HX5L9jk=?CategoryName=cpu_VAIONotebookComputers_NSeries&Dept=computers</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/08/haseenotes-jive-w205r-core-duo-macbook-clone-for-korea/" target="_blank">http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/08/haseenotes-jive-w205r-core-duo-macbook-clone-for-korea/</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.t3.co.uk/news/247/general/general/macbook-alike_breaks_cover" target="_blank">http://www.t3.co.uk/news/247/general/general/macbook-alike_breaks_cover</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D3v1L80Y, post: 355778, member: 2960"] In all seriousness, Kash is right. Windows XP cannot boot onto a machine with EFI. Mac OS X uses Boot Camp to create a sort of 'false' BIOS that Windows XP can read and boot from. Without OS X installed, Windows XP won't be able to boot. Boot Camp wasn't intended or created to allow someone to exclusively use Windows on a Mac. It was designed for the person who might need to [I]occasionally[/I] run one or two Windows programs. It isn't meant for full-time use. If you need Windows full-time or if you simply prefer to use Windows full-time, then get what the job calls for... a Windows-based computer. The only reason a person should get a Mac is if they want to use the included OS, in my opinion. [I]That[/I] is what makes a Mac a Mac, not the shiny case it is in. There are plenty of Mac knock-offs and look-alikes out there that you can buy and install Windows on (and they cost a lot less money than a Mac). [url]http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start;sid=132k2hQPja-l-lILGwuu0VsDKUo4HX5L9jk=?CategoryName=cpu_VAIONotebookComputers_NSeries&Dept=computers[/url] [url]http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/08/haseenotes-jive-w205r-core-duo-macbook-clone-for-korea/[/url] [url]http://www.t3.co.uk/news/247/general/general/macbook-alike_breaks_cover[/url] [/QUOTE]
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