My 15" MBP 2011 quad-core i7 8GB RAM is on its last legs with two failed USB ports and a dGPU close to failing with increased ambient temperature, fan activity, and occasional garbled external video (it has failed/motherboard replaced every 11 - 13 months since I purchased it in mid 2012).
I'm considering one of the 2017 MBP models. I want 16GB to handle multiple VMs concurrently via VMware Fusion or VirtualBox. Right now I can run two CentOS instances OR Windows 7. I'd lke to run all three.
I like the nTB 13" model (I prefer hard-wired function keys) but realize I need a TB model to get 4 USB-C ports.
Also, 13" models only have dual core CPUs. For running multiple VMs, how does that work? Is one core reserved exclusively for the host OS? Or does the host OS and VMs running under Fusion utilize both cores on demand without reserving one core exclusively to the host? Ultimately, do I need a quad-core i7 model for my use case?
I'm considering one of the 2017 MBP models. I want 16GB to handle multiple VMs concurrently via VMware Fusion or VirtualBox. Right now I can run two CentOS instances OR Windows 7. I'd lke to run all three.
I like the nTB 13" model (I prefer hard-wired function keys) but realize I need a TB model to get 4 USB-C ports.
Also, 13" models only have dual core CPUs. For running multiple VMs, how does that work? Is one core reserved exclusively for the host OS? Or does the host OS and VMs running under Fusion utilize both cores on demand without reserving one core exclusively to the host? Ultimately, do I need a quad-core i7 model for my use case?