Boot Camp and necessary drivers are available directly from Apple.
The advantage is that your programs should run faster, because your Mac is running as a Windows computer now. The disadvantage to this method is that a reboot is required to use the other operating system, and sharing files between the two OS’s requires extra steps. You will have the option of booting up under Windows (purchased separately) or MacOS when you start your computer. There are three common options available to students with Macs when they need access to Windows-only software: However, a Mac will not run Windows software without some help, and a number of software packages used in the Engineering curriculum will only run under Windows. For most computing tasks, such as: typing papers, working with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Power Point), reading email, surfing the web, or other general tasks, you won’t see any functional difference between a Mac and a Windows PC.
