windows via parallells or a windows tablet/laptop

I’ve been an apple convertee for many years after retiring from a career using windows machines for decades…i do some part-time work which never needed anything more than my old MBP or new MBA could handle. now i’m asked to assume some IT duties for this small business pretty much because no one else wants to or has experience - most users are window’s based users with microsoft office 2013 being the standard - so far there have only been small glitches but there’s definitely going to be problems if my work starts requiring ms-access…so what do I do? load windows onto my mba so i can run office 2013 or just go out and get me a windows tablet or laptop?

My opinion:

Running Office 2013 on your MBA is certainly doable using Parallels or even the free VirtualBox from Oracle. However, since you're going to be providing IT support for a business that's primarily Windows only, I would get a Windows notebook computer. That way you can continue using the MacBook Air for personal use. You can buy a Windows notebook computer with decent specs for much less than a new MBA.

I would get a business class Dell they can be had very reasonable and as chscag said keep your Mac for personal use.

After using Windows 7 Professional 64 bit via BootCamp, went to a Dell Latitude E series. Windows 7 runs great on the Dell, which came with Windows 7 system install.