Before buying..

Hey.. I'm about to buy IMAC and I'm still not sure.. cuz I heared that windows programs wont start on it.. so wanted to ask about it...
cuz I'll still want to play games like Football manager, counter strike and skyrim
but I really need this computer for movie editing and things like that..
so there is a way to run windows programs? or I MUST buy this bootcamp??

Thanks! please answer fast.. i'm about to day the next few days

Qur said:

Hey.. I'm about to buy IMAC and I'm still not sure.. cuz I heared that windows programs wont start on it.. so wanted to ask about it...
cuz I'll still want to play games like Football manager, counter strike and skyrim
but I really need this computer for movie editing and things like that..
so there is a way to run windows programs? or I MUST buy this bootcamp??

Thanks! please answer fast.. i'm about to day the next few days

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Bootcamp comes with it. You would need a copy of Windows to install.

You "heared" wrong. Windows programs run fine on Macs, whether you use the free Boot Camp system (which partitions the hard drive and creates entirely separate Mac and Windows systems) or a virtualization program like Parallels, Virtualbox or VM Ware Fusion (which all create "virtual machines" as files on your hard drive, letting you run Windows or whatever inside your Mac OS X install).

I'm not aware of ANY modern Windows programs that don't run under Boot Camp on a new iMac, even the most high-end games. Incidentally, Counter Strike is already available for Mac via Steam, and I've heard there is an unofficial port of Skyrim. I'm not familiar with Football Manager so I can't say if there's a Mac version but in any event you can run any of these on the iMac using Boot Camp and perhaps even the virtualisers ...

For any of you iMac users running OSX as well as Windows, what is the preferred method of installing/running WIndows?

BootCamp (dual partition) or Virtualization (Parallels, Fusion, etc)

Care to share any pros/cons either way?

Vipor said:

For any of you iMac users running OSX as well as Windows, what is the preferred method of installing/running WIndows?

BootCamp (dual partition) or Virtualization (Parallels, Fusion, etc)

Care to share any pros/cons either way?

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Give these 2 "Sticky" threads a read:...that's why we have them, for just such an occasion:

http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/ru...otcamp-save-yourself-possibly-hours-time.html
http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/ru...4239-running-windows-mac-switchers-guide.html

- Nick