Better to Use Bootcamp and VMfusion?

[P.S.Starlight]

I am going to need to use Windows on my Mac for college. I'll be using The Microsoft Office programs, A few games, and Fruity Loops (the music production program). Is it better to do bootcamp and VMfusion?
As I understand it that would mean I am partitioning my Harddrive as well as using a virtual one. Is that a wise decision?

 

[webs2slow4me]

I'll be doing the same thing in a week or so, MBP for college. I've read some on the subject and have had some hands on experience. I believe you can use the partitian that you use for bootcamp for vmware too. So you only need 2 partitans, one for OS X and one for windows.

Just set up the boot camp partition first and the start vmware, it should see your windows partition and open it within os x.

 

[sushi]

I'll be doing the same thing in a week or so, MBP for college. I've read some on the subject and have had some hands on experience. I believe you can use the partitian that you use for bootcamp for vmware too. So you only need 2 partitans, one for OS X and one for windows

Yep, that will work.

 

[Neil321]

Is that a wise decision?

Yes as you will always have the advantage of being able to run windows at native speed should you ever need it

 

[P.S.Starlight]

Thanks.