After Apple introduced its Boot Camp dual-boot utility (check out our review), it had to happen - and US online reseller MacMall is the first company we've heard of doing it. Doing what? Offering Intel-based Macs with Windows XP pre-installed alongside OS X, of course!
MacMall's eight deals span the three families of Intel-based Macs - Mac minis, iMacs and PowerBooks Pro laptops - all of which are offered with XP Home or XP Pro and come with a free printer, too.
Prices are:
Mac mini
Single-core, $694/$744 (Home/Pro)
Core Duo, $894/$944
iMac
17in Core Duo 1.83GHz, $1,394/$1,444
20in Core Duo 2.0GHz, $1,794/$1,844
MacBook Pro
15.4in Core Duo 1.83GHz, $2,049/£2,099
15.4in Core Duo 2.0GHz, $2,549/$2,599
15.4in Core Duo 2.16GHz,$2,849/$2,899
and, amazingly,
17in Core Duo 2.16GHz,$2,849/$2,899 - yes, the same prices as for the 15.4in 2.16GHz model!
(Check out our news story about this 17in model announced only yesterday)
So, does anyone know if any switched-on UK Mac retailer is yet selling off-the-shelf dual-boot Macs or whether there are any signs of Apple itself offering this option? Whatever the case, let us hear your views in the HEXUS.community.
