Recommended amount of memory using Paralells Desktop

henjrn · henjrn #1 (**permalink**)

12-30-2007, 01:59 PM

I have a MacBook 2.2 GHZ with 1 GB memory. I´ve installed XP using Paralells Desktop.. While running Paralells everything is TOOO slow. How much memory would u recommend?? Will things get better if I put one more GB in my machine??

Hope someone can help me here..

louishen · louishen #2 (**permalink**)

12-30-2007, 02:13 PM

you can never have enough ram

yes it will get better since you are trying to run OS X, Parallels and XP in just 1 gig

NPuter · NPuter #3 (**permalink**)

12-30-2007, 03:03 PM

I have 4gb... I have xp installed with vmware fusion and allow it to use 2gb... everything works fine that way

alaceo · alaceo #4 (**permalink**)

12-30-2007, 04:01 PM

I'd definitely recommend more than 1GB to make the experience snappier. Also, watch how much memory you allot to the VM and which OS has dominance over resources. You might be able to improve it some without adding more memory.

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henjrn #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 28, 2007 Posts: 13	12-30-2007, 01:59 PM I have a MacBook 2.2 GHZ with 1 GB memory. I´ve installed XP using Paralells Desktop.. While running Paralells everything is TOOO slow. How much memory would u recommend?? Will things get better if I put one more GB in my machine?? Hope someone can help me here..
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louishen #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,682 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	12-30-2007, 02:13 PM you can never have enough ram yes it will get better since you are trying to run OS X, Parallels and XP in just 1 gig
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alaceo #4 (permalink)
Member Since: May 25, 2007 Location: PA Posts: 64 Mac Specs: 17" 2.0GHz C2D iMac, 2.5GB RAM \|\| 2GHz C2D Macbook White, 2GB RAM \|\| PowerMac G4 533MHz, 1GB RAM	12-30-2007, 04:01 PM I'd definitely recommend more than 1GB to make the experience snappier. Also, watch how much memory you allot to the VM and which OS has dominance over resources. You might be able to improve it some without adding more memory.
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