Blu-ray playback on a Mac (How-to and tips -- using BootCamp)

[Chevypower]

Originally Posted by ObiTrentKenobi

The WHOLE POINT of this argument, is why purchase an APPLE brand machine for a 1200+ dollars, when I can buy a PC (gateway, hp, sony etc) machine for half the price that has comparable specs (and will even play blurays)? Especially if you're going to put Windows on the APPLE machine anyway?? seems like a waste of money.

No OSX will not do EVERYTHING Windows will do.. I can't write to an NTFS formatted drive with OSX, so i use Fusion and XP for that, i also can't use Windows programs with OSX. I also can't read a OSX formatted drive with Windows XP, let alone write to it, nor can I use any of my Mac programs on XP. I do 95% of what I want to do using OSX and Mac programs. My Mac also won't wash my dishes, do my laundry, and other stuff. But if we want to compare what is more useful to me: Mac OSX or Windows XP, OSX by far! I don't know anyone who uses a Mac with Windows on it, and uses the Windows stuff more than their Mac stuff. Just saves you from having to buy another computer.