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Subject: Re: [AE] OT: Mac Bootcamp hardware question
From: Chris Bobotis <chris@mettle.com>
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Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 14:16:16 -0400
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On 2012-04-04, at 2:04 PM, Chris Meyer wrote:

> A lot of you know far more about systems and hardware than I do, so I =
wanted to fact-check the following two statements to try to separate =
some myth from reality about using Bootcamp to run Windows on Mac =
machines. I'd appreciate learning if these statements are true, false, =
and/or need asterisks and qualifications to properly explain:
>=20
> - The same hardware will give essentially the same performance on a =
Mac running Bootcamp, or a PC running the same version of Windows.
	That is safe to say if both Mac + Win are set up well.
>=20
> - If you cannot use a certain piece of hardware (such as an NVIDIA =
Quadro 6000) in a Mac running MacOS, then you also cannot use that =
hardware in a Mac running Bootcamp.
	Not correct in our experience. For instance, ATI cards do not =
support some of the things we do on a Mac (yet - working on it with ATI =
+ Apple) but the same card works just fine on same machine running under =
Win 7 Bootcamp.

Usually a driver problem... not a hardware problem.

Cheers,
Chris
Mettle.com
Skype: Mettlecom