i've had very few problems with mine and i've used it for developing (in flashdevelop in parallels alongside flash in osx - there's a lengthy post about creating the environment perfectly on the flashdevelop boards) and also gaming (in boot camp).
The apple graphics drivers are pretty good although you can use the catalyst ones if you want more control over dual monitors etc The only thing to consider is that there is no built-in mic input, only line-in - you need to use usb / firewire for any mics you use (see http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6291478 for more details) overall i've had no driver issues at all with mine but i haven't used the pc side for any midi stuff best a On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 6:15 PM, Dave Watts <[email protected]> wrote: > > Iąm about to buy a new laptop and I was thinking of getting a macbook pro > to > > run windows. Has anybody ever had any problems running windows with > > bootcamp? Iąm a little worried about driver problems with peripherals. > Iąm > > also using some MIDI controllers and a DMX interface regularly. Basically > I > > just want to know if getting a macbook pro is safe for a Windows power > user.. > > Yes, it is - my coworker has this configuration, and while he's not > quite happy with it, the Windows OS runs very nicely on it. Any > driver/peripheral issues will be because of other things (64-bit vs > 32-bit, for example). > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, > Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. > Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
