Here's my Windows 7 Score.

Processor: 7.0
Memory: 7.0
Graphics: 5.9
Gaming: 5.9
Disk: 5.9
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Total: 5.9



And here's my Vista score. It was a 5.3 but the Solid State drive and 7200RPM secondary drive maxed out the Disk performance area nicely! Hell, I have been playing with this thing more than my new pistol! That's a hard decision for a Redneck computer programmer!

Well here's my performance index "benchmark" since Everest benchmarks are not an option.

Processor: 5.8
Memory: 5.9
Graphics: 5.9
Gaming: 5.6
Disk: 5.9
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Total: 5.6




Did I win?

Congrats. You have the highest windows vista experience benchmark in our database.

Edited:

. Against Apple EULA!

just an FYI- Congrats on the high benchmark and your quad-boot system, but we'd ask that you don't give any information as to how you installed OSX on your computer (even if people ask), as such information is against Apple's terms of use and therefore illegal. Thanks!

I understand completely as to why under most circumstances, but this was a legal copy. Look around and there are no hacked versions of 10.5.5. I know this because I was trying to get it working on my Acer but it didn't work. So I tried the patches on that install to no avail. The method I used to install it on the HP Super Laputer is documented by Apple so it wouldn't be illegal to post it. It was as simple as putting in the install disk and following Apple's directions of which I won't list here since I will abide by your forum's rules. (btw, no, I am not being a smartass, so don't interpret this as so. I am just clearing it up)

Regardless of if you have an official licence of the Mac OS X. Regardless of it is a well documented FAQ from Apple.

Fact is that it is AGAINST Apple EULA to install OS X on non-Apple machines - period. Until this is official from Apple to do it, NBF is asking you again NOT to discuss your accomplishments here.

I am removing your post regarding the OS X installation on non-Apple machines.

cheers ...

I apologize for violating the forum's rules. I was unaware of Apple's prohibition of installing OS X on non-mac hardware. I have heard that running under a VM was legal which is not running directly from Apple's hardware. And I know Apple allows Darwin to be run on any hardware so you can understand my confusion of the legality of this.

I will be more careful in the future.

Ok, BACK ON TOPIC! I added the 3DMark2001SE benchmark. I am going to redo that one later because I had some programs running in the background and I realized I was running on Power Saver. :P

Thank you for understanding! Enjoy NBF.

Just an FYI and to quote the EULA for OS X “Leopard”:

"You agree not to install, use or run the Apple Software on any non-Apple-labeled computer, or to enable others to do so."

To clarify about OS X under VM:

Before it wasn't legal to virtualise the Mac OS itself, but Apple has relaxed that rule and both VMWare and Parallels are working on adding virtualised Mac OS support ... for running on Apple (Mac) machines.

To clarify about Darwin (in a nutshell):
. It is Open Source, but it does not and cannot run Mac Applications, thus it is not OS X.
. It shares some base code with OS X, and with some development fees, Windows and other can use the frameworks to build interfaces with Mac Machines.

More info re Darwin here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_...ting_system%29

cheers ...

I think I am going to get a hand on this comp and play with it

cheers ...

Why, is 23,000 good for 3DMark2001SE or something? I honestly don't know anything about these benchmarks.

I am writing up a full review of the notebook to post on the forum as well as for my other new notebook...

My new Acer Aspire 5535-5018 scored around 5500 on the same test. It has the AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile ZM-80 2100MHz and an ATI Radeon Mobility HD 3200 GFX Card and 4GB RAM. I'll get the real benchmarks for that one up here tomorrow.

No.
Most medium range laptops do more, the fastest more than double and the difference grows with more demanding benchmarks.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-...ist.844.0.html

check out our database to see the highest scores in the 3dmark area.

Since we are on the benchmarking dingy, what tools are we looking at for:

. XP

. Vista

. W7

. Any things that need to be watching out regarding 32bits or 64bits?

. Certain "standard" configurations to follow?

cheers ...

I just found a page that lists my graphics card pushing past 29,000 on the same benchmark. My processor and memory are definitely enough to keep up so I need to mess with the Catalyst Control Center settings and redo this test in Safe Mode with "High Performance" power mode on and compressed air blown across the motherboard to keep it cool. I am charging it up right now because I ran it dead last night doing a bunch of benchmarks on battery