Windows 8 on Mac with Boot Camp

[Durbs]

but I am going to convert it to run under Parallels, where I am hoping it won't be a problem.

I run Win 8 in Parallels 8 on my Macbook Pro as my main VS2012/SQL development platform these days, gets more use than my desktop.

Runs perfectly, not had any issues. Assume it would be the same using Bootcamp now that they have official driver support.

[Sysman]

You just have to assign the USB port to the VM as far as I know they can't be shared.

Assign it back to mac later.

Ah. I was trying to print over the network, which I have been able to do from other non-Windows systems.

[yasockie]

I have Windows 8 running inside VirtualBox on my Mac.

That, or Parallels or VMWare Fusion, but in most end-user scenarios Parallels usually has best support...

[b0redom]

Really? Last time I looked VMWare and Parallels were about level pegging. Does Parallels have some new killer features? Serious question as I run quite a few VMs on my iMac.

[Sysman]

That, or Parallels or VMWare Fusion, but in most end-user scenarios Parallels usually has best support...

I have already gone for Parallels, but haven't found the time to convert my stuff over yet.

Really? Last time I looked VMWare and Parallels were about level pegging. Does Parallels have some new killer features? Serious question as I run quite a few VMs on my iMac.

We've had several discussions about VMware Fusion versus Parallels over the last few months - use Advanced Search with a string of "parallels fusion" and select the Technical forum to find them.

[tranceporter]

Is anybody using Windows 8 on a Mac with Boot Camp? How is it going?


Reason for question: I use a MacBook Pro. I want to run Sage payroll on it. So I need to buy Windows and install it. I want to know which version of Windows to buy.

I have Win 8 pro running on my Macbook pro early 2011. Apple have released Bootcamp 5.0 drivers supporting windows 8, so it's ok now. Was a bit tricky with the trackpad with the bootcamp 4.0 drivers.

[d000hg]

I ended up running W8 through parallels but everything I've read says using bootcamp will work very well. It certainly did with earlier versions.

And I've had no issues with W8 itself on my 13" MacBook screen. I was ready to spend £4.99 on a tool to make it look more like W7 but see no real need.