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Asking this as a new question, because I realize you can transfer all your PC Windows intel onto any new Mac, but my question then comes into play . . . if you currently run slow (because of bogged down files, Norton running in background deleting viruses etc.) will it run similarly in "virtualization" on any new Mac I'd hypothetically purchase?
I ran my "transfer of files from PC to Mac" question by a computer repair guy who emailed this:
On your computer issues, there is a virtual pc you can run on the mac, basically all macs are pc guts. I think microsoft has a virtual pc for mac for like $200 or so. It is doable, the oly hitch I forsee is that the dell disk might give you problems. I havent tried setting up a vpc on a mac yet so I am kinda in the dark with it too. I dunno I personally would stick with a pc myself, you can get real decent ones for far less than youd pay on a mac. Intels new chip is coming out and it should scream in a system with a bunch of memory, decent video card and windows 7.
But my reasons for switching are varied, i.e.:
#1. I am graphics oriented, using the system constantly for business
#2. Current PC platform has made me tired of keeping out nasties, fighting
with a bogged down system from having to have Norton continually
running and deleting nasties
#3. Basically want a faster system, to move around current desktop from
folder to folder or to specific software, i.e. Photoshop 6.0,
FrontPage2002, blog access etc.
#4. This unit is an old clunker with 2 hard drives (the original is from old Dell
and acts as a "slave") which is already two years old with an OEM
version of XP Pro and I'm noticing more hoops to jump through in
order to gain quick access to this and that particular program, link,
folder, software....
Just want to be certain if I spend money on a quality product, I won't be experiencing the same thing after I switch all my PC onto a Mac, so the performance aspect....will it be noticable for the better?
I ran my "transfer of files from PC to Mac" question by a computer repair guy who emailed this:
On your computer issues, there is a virtual pc you can run on the mac, basically all macs are pc guts. I think microsoft has a virtual pc for mac for like $200 or so. It is doable, the oly hitch I forsee is that the dell disk might give you problems. I havent tried setting up a vpc on a mac yet so I am kinda in the dark with it too. I dunno I personally would stick with a pc myself, you can get real decent ones for far less than youd pay on a mac. Intels new chip is coming out and it should scream in a system with a bunch of memory, decent video card and windows 7.
But my reasons for switching are varied, i.e.:
#1. I am graphics oriented, using the system constantly for business
#2. Current PC platform has made me tired of keeping out nasties, fighting
with a bogged down system from having to have Norton continually
running and deleting nasties
#3. Basically want a faster system, to move around current desktop from
folder to folder or to specific software, i.e. Photoshop 6.0,
FrontPage2002, blog access etc.
#4. This unit is an old clunker with 2 hard drives (the original is from old Dell
and acts as a "slave") which is already two years old with an OEM
version of XP Pro and I'm noticing more hoops to jump through in
order to gain quick access to this and that particular program, link,
folder, software....
Just want to be certain if I spend money on a quality product, I won't be experiencing the same thing after I switch all my PC onto a Mac, so the performance aspect....will it be noticable for the better?