> Speaking from complete ignorance... do significant numbers of people > still use MBR for non-obsolete platforms/machines?
Until this spring, I used a ~7 year old Dell Precision M4300 laptop. I only got rid of it because I work from home these days and have no need for a laptop at all, and I knew someone else who considered the machine an upgrade. I also dual-boot with Windows 7 on my desktop. The Windows 7 install disk I use does not support GPT partitions. I'm going to be re-installing Arch and Windows 7 on this very desktop later this week due to some hardware upgrades (No more Athlon II x2 270 for me!), which means that support for MBR is a requirement. So yes, MBR is very much still a thing. —Jeremy 'Ichimonji10' Audet
