anyone try this out yet? how does it work? which programs run best? any probs? how muich worse is performance in parallels than running windows (xp or vista) via boot camp?
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02-11-2007, 05:23 PM #1M.O.D.
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Windows apps on a mac running boot camp/parallels
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02-11-2007, 06:15 PM #2BOA Mod
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With parallels i would estimate the performance drop is around 40%
not good.
but then.. ya cant have everything now can you!
you gotta remember you are running two OS's simultaneously.
as for bootcamp
XP absolutely ROCKS on a macbook.. VERy VERy fast.
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02-11-2007, 06:18 PM #3M.O.D.
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a) have you tried vista via boot camp?
b) with parallels, what types of programs seem to have the most drop off? i imagine cubase will not function well via parallels, but what about less intensive programs like fl studio?The law is not the private property of lawyers, nor is justice the exclusive province of judges and juries. In the final analysis, true justice is not a matter of courts and law books, but of a commitment in each of us to liberty and mutual respect. - Jimmy Carter
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02-11-2007, 10:13 PM #4BOA Newbie
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anyone know if firewire drivers were sorted in bootcamp/parallels/fusion?
remember that being an issue that steered me away from the blue screen of death.
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