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[bobspud]

I use Parallels Desktop for running VMs. On the old 2006 Core Duo Macbook it tended not to perform well enough to use Coherence, at least with Windows XP upwards. Now I'm on the MB Air I'll have to give that another go

Let us know how the Air handles the virtualisation.

[NickFitz]

I use Parallels Desktop for running VMs. On the old 2006 Core Duo Macbook it tended not to perform well enough to use Coherence, at least with Windows XP upwards. Now I'm on the MB Air I'll have to give that another go

[JamJarST]

As another option you can use parallels to run your bootcamp partition for you. My mac is split 80 20 /osx/windows. When I am on site I run windows 7 straight from the bootcamp EFI. Then when I am at home I run the OSX to use the twin screens then my windows partition is ran in a coherence mode so I can drag windows apps around the mac screens. This works very well.

Oooh thanks for that I may well give that a bash.

[chef]

Parallels with Win7 and XP installed depending on what I'm doing. I find I use it a lot less nowadays though.

[bobspud]

Thanks for all the answers guys, d000hg that was my thinking, I put Boot Camp/Windows on for the times I have to use Windows on a client site and use OSX at home or if not required at client.

As another option you can use parallels to run your bootcamp partition for you. My mac is split 80 20 /osx/windows. When I am on site I run windows 7 straight from the bootcamp EFI. Then when I am at home I run the OSX to use the twin screens then my windows partition is ran in a coherence mode so I can drag windows apps around the mac screens. This works very well.

[JamJarST]

It depends what you want to do. Bootcamp runs Windows natively so is better in some cases - but only if you don't want to be switching between Windows/Mac apps frequently. For instance you might boot into Windows for work, and to Mac at home for general use.

Thanks for all the answers guys, d000hg that was my thinking, I put Boot Camp/Windows on for the times I have to use Windows on a client site and use OSX at home or if not required at client.

[d000hg]

It depends what you want to do. Bootcamp runs Windows natively so is better in some cases - but only if you don't want to be switching between Windows/Mac apps frequently. For instance you might boot into Windows for work, and to Mac at home for general use.

[Sysman]

Boot Camp requires a reboot so Windows VM.

WES. Once you've used VMs for a while you realise what a pain rebooting into another OS is.

[eek]

Which is better, Windows in a VM or Boot Camp?

Boot Camp requires a reboot so Windows VM.

I believe VMWare is part of MacUpdate Spring 2012 Bundle - 11 Apps for only $49.99 which contains $350 (supposedly) of software for $49.99

[JamJarST]

Congratulations.

You can always stick Windows into a virtual machine on it to run legacy apps

Which is better, Windows in a VM or Boot Camp?

[Scrag Meister]

Not used an Apple PC equivalent since I did my A level project in Cobol on an Apple IIe back around 1984-85.

I did go Iphone for one 2yr contract but then went Android on a Galaxy S2, I hate iTunes, and the way the Iphone is locked down, nice to have a phone that can act as a straight forward USB drive.

Samsung Note next time me thinks.

[wim121]

[AtW]

Didn't you already have the last version?

No, refused to use anything Apple since 90s...

[Sysman]

My Macbook Pro is now on order.

Congratulations.

You can always stick Windows into a virtual machine on it to run legacy apps

[d000hg]

Got the new iPad

Didn't you already have the last version?