i plan on buying a macbook but can I run windows apps on it?

[jesusplay]

i mean dirrectly on on mac OS X without having to install windows?

and does the macbook have that slot on the side where you can stick a 3g card?

 

[bigbadnewill]

No you can't run apps unless you install windows. You can then run windows either virtually, as in you can run windows XP in a mac osx window. Or you can use bootcamp, which wil allow you to boot completely up into XP.

As for a port on the side, the MB has usb and firewire only, no PCMCIA or whatever it's called. Only the MBP has that.

 

[72930]

As above, but CodeWeavers Crossover will let you run some of them without installing Windows.

 

[bigbadnewill]

As above, but CodeWeavers Crossover will let you run some of them without installing Windows.

Ohhh, i never knew that! Time for me to get some google'ing done!

 

[chas0001]

Crossover will work but I think that the apps that are compatible with it are limited.

 

[Uthalin]

I wouldn't rely on Crossover to do anything serious. However, VMWare Fusion will make it seem that you are running windows apps in OS X. Although, you will need a copy of XP (or Vista) if you want to go down that path.

 

[pastrychef]

Another alternative to running Windows apps in OS X is DarWine. Like Crossover, the number of apps that work are limited and, as far as I know, there's currently no sound support, but it's free and if your app works, it works quite well.