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help me decide between parallels and bootcamp, xp vs vista

twoodcc

twoodcc

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so i need windows for class. i take my macbook to class everyday.

so i need to decide between Vista and XP, and between bootcamp and parallels.

i'd rather use parallels, so i don't have to reboot all the time.

how is battery life with running a VM?

do you think i'd have better battery life with xp?
 
1. If you going to work with Windows apps then get Parallels Desktop!
If you want to run PC-games on your Mac then choose Boot Camp.
And there is a 3rd way, that I go with.. :) I have Parallels + Boot Camp on my Mac. I work running Parallels and play games thru Boot Camp. ;)

2. Vista or XP? Definitely XP! Less resource intensive, more stable and reliable...

3. VM requires more resources than common machine work.. So your battery will die more faster I suppose...
 
nikopolidis said:
1. If you going to work with Windows apps then get Parallels Desktop!
If you want to run PC-games on your Mac then choose Boot Camp.
And there is a 3rd way, that I go with.. :) I have Parallels + Boot Camp on my Mac. I work running Parallels and play games thru Boot Camp. ;)

2. Vista or XP? Definitely XP! Less resource intensive, more stable and reliable...

3. VM requires more resources than common machine work.. So your battery will die more faster I suppose...
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thanks for the reply!

i won't be playing any games, so i guess i won't use bootcamp.

yeah, i guess i'll just stick with XP.
 
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