#WINCLONE 4 REVIEW MAC#
You can even mount the image as long as you don’t use the Compressed option.Īccording to the Winclone webpage one of the bullet items said: “Create a Bootcamp partition from within Winclone.” So I took that to mean that all I would have to do is fire up Winclone on my new Mac and it would not only do the restore, but also create the new Boot Camp partition.
It creates a single Image file of your Windows drive. I used the Compressed option, which took my 60GB partition down to about 23GB (keeping in mind that there was only about 30-35GB’s used on the Windows partition).
#WINCLONE 4 REVIEW PRO#
When I knew that my New MacBook Pro was on the way, I fired up Winclone on my old Mac and cloned my Windows XP Boot Camp partition to an external Firewire drive. So I had nothing to lose and everything to gain by giving it a shot. I figured the worst that would happen is that it wouldn’t work or the restored Windows environment would be buggy/unstable and I’d just start from scratch anyway. I kept this utility in the back of my mind knowing that I would eventually be getting a new MacBook Pro and it would be worth a shot to try to use it to move over my existing Windows XP setup. It’s a Donationware/FREE Mac app that allows you to clone/backup AND restore your Windows Boot Camp Partition. This time I didn’t have to start from scratch! I have had my New MacBook Pro for a couple of weeks now and decided this past weekend that it was time to tackle getting my Windows XP volume setup. Yes, I’ve heard stories of people using Disk Utility to do it, but I’ve yet to meet anyone that has done it ? – urban legend… LOL As much as I have tried in the past, I’ve never been able to simply backup/ghost the Windows partition over to a new drive or new Mac. That’s it, you’re done! However, Apple does NOTHING to help you move your Windows Boot Camp installation over. You just run the Migration Assistant and it will handle transferring all of you data, apps, settings to the new Mac. Apple makes it really easy to migrate your Mac to a New Mac. Granted the battery life has been drastically improved (Apple is claiming 8 hours!), it will be interesting to see if people buy in to the fact that they can carry an extra battery on long trips or to do work in the field.Īlso check out Apple’s other New MacBook:Īpple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No KeyboardĪlthough I love getting the latest and greatest Mac notebook, one of the things I always dread is having to setup my Windows Boot Camp partition all over again from scratch. Although this will be welcomed, the NEW controversy will be the fact that the battery is built-in and not user removable or swappable. The use of a glossy screen has been a point of contention with many users. Apple also allows an “Antiglare screen” option which should make the professionals much happier.
Although I’m still not ready to carry a 17″ laptop again, I find the new very tempting.
#WINCLONE 4 REVIEW UPGRADE#
The one thing that I find very attractive is the ability upgrade the 17″ MacBook Pro to 8GB of RAM!!! That’s unheard of on a laptop. As you know I reviewed the 15″ MacBook Pro earlier and the 17″ has all of those same features but adds a little more…
One of Apple’s big 3 announcements during the Phil Shiller keynote was the newly redesigned 17″ MacBook Pro.