Dual-boot or virtual machine?

[Zach808]

I have a Macbook Pro with a 2Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo and 2GB RAM. I want to install Windows 7 to run some Windows apps that refuse to work under WINE. I already have the disk, so should I dual-boot using Boot Camp, or use VMWare Fusion?

 

[spinnerlys]

To be lying, that doesn't depend on the software you want to use.


If your software requires the GPU for rendering or viewing or whatever calculation, the BC is better as a VM.

Oh, and some threads about similar issues, albeit more descriptive.

 

[AndrewCjDuong]

I've installed Windows 7 on Parallels and it's ran good but all the Aero features are disabled making windows 7 pretty useless. I went back to XP.

 

[millar876]

id say go with dual boot, cos then you can install paralells or vmware and use ur bootcamp partition as a virtual machine, so you can use the vm for quick stuff and reboot for stuff like games, its what i do