![]() ![]() For example, switching from XP to the OSX dock, there would be a noticeable pause before the icons began to move. So I had to give XP a decent chunk, but that left OSX a bit anemic at times when I would switch back and forth. I started with 1Gb of memory, but in Parallels you have to statically size your "guest" OS memory. I ditched my old Dell about 4 months ago (since Beta 5 or so of Parallels) and have not looked back. I'm also running VS and SQL 2005, Adobe suite, etc. And if you have any experience with OS X, you know more memory = a good thing! Well, I'd say chances are pretty good that he has the 2 GHz or higher model since the "slower" ones weren't around very long. What kind of spec are you running? Been wanting to get myself a new MacBook (got an ibook, very cool machine - shame it can't run Visual Studio) but my girlfriend isn't happy with the idea of me buying yet another machine. ![]() I highly recommend the setup.Īlso, with Parallels' full-screen support, it's awesome to be able to stick the laptop next to my LCD panel, plug in a few USB cables (keyboard/mouse/whatever) and have access to OS X on the laptop screen and Windows XP on the LCD screen with a single keyboard/mouse. In fact, running within Parallels on the MacBook Pro is faster than running on a year-old PC laptop I used to use. Everything works beautifully - no speed issues whatsoever. Within the virtual PC, I run Windows XP, Visual Studio 2003/2005, IIS, SQL Server 2000/2005 and various other apps. I've been using Parallels on a MacBook Pro for about a month and it's fantastic.
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