I’ve been using the new Windows 7 Release Candidate on my 1st gen (1,1) 13″ MacBook for about two hours now, and it’s mostly pretty impressive.\u00a0 Mostly.\u00a0 I haven’t managed to get the sound working yet, and multitouch isn’t working on the trackpad, but I should be able to sort that stuff out with a little snooping around on the intertubes.<\/p>\n
I installed it as a completely fresh install – no Boot Camp – so I think that is what’s causing the trackpad issues. I just got a new 320 GB drive for this laptop, so once I install that, I’ll put OS X 1.5 on it, with Boot Camp, and that should let me install the Apple drivers.<\/p>\n
Oh, and I haven’t figured out how to left-click yet, which is pretty frustrating.<\/p>\n
Other impressions so far . . . well, it’s quick. Even on an older laptop it feels fast. My internet connection feels even faster in Windows 7 than it does in OS X 10.4. I don’t have any real numbers, unfortunately, but it seems noticeably quicker.<\/p>\n
Installing applications is also incredibly fast. There has been no lag while switching between installation menus.\u00a0 I’m seriously impressed.<\/p>\n
I’ve installed OpenOffice, The Gimp, Firefox, Songbird, Launchy, and VLC, and with each installation, I’ve noticed how fast things are loading.\u00a0 Maybe it shouldn’t be particularly impressive. Maybe I’m expecting Windows 7 to suck. Without much real Vista experience, I guess I was expecting Windows 7 to chug and fail, especially in a non-typical installation, like on a MacBook, but so far, it’s been enjoyable. Besides the sound and trackpad problems, which are understandable, Windows 7 is a good time. Up next – installing some older applications and games and such to test out the XP compatibility.<\/p>\n
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I’ve been using the new Windows 7 Release Candidate on my 1st gen (1,1) 13″ MacBook for about two hours now, and it’s mostly pretty impressive.\u00a0 Mostly.\u00a0 I haven’t managed to get the sound working yet, and multitouch isn’t working on the trackpad, but I should be able to sort that stuff out with a little snooping around on the intertubes. I installed it as a completely fresh install – no Boot Camp – so I think that is what’s…<\/p>\n