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Apple Computing Products:
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"Office 2011 for Mac" vs. "Parallels 8 w/Windows 7"
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<blockquote data-quote="Checco" data-source="post: 1555002" data-attributes="member: 222519"><p>I would say so. Download the trial version of Office for Mac 2011 to confirm. Running an OS within an OS carries a fair amount of overhead and cost: VM + Windows. I think it would be crazy to run Windows, just to run Office, when a Mac version is available. The aim should be to have a smoother, cleaner working experience than when working on a Windows system - with a VM you're complicating it significantly. </p><p></p><p>The cons:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The fees (as above).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Booting two OSs. This one has legs: you're in a rush and want to do a quick mod? Boot OSX, open Fusion or Parallels, boot Windows, open Office and finally work. This vs. Boot OSX, open Office and work.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Then, when you eventually buy a notebook PC, your battery life is going to be quite a bit shorter when running two OSs. Now I haven't done all the research, but Apple's hardware (yeah, yeah Intel) running OSX gives probably the best battery life out there. 12-hour MBA? Not when running Windows in a VM.</li> </ol><p></p><p>Alternatively, run Bootcamp, or worse still, just buy a Windows PC.</p><p></p><p>Just a couple of comments on the 200-page PPT files. I'd split them into a few smaller files since:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">200 pages is a lot to scroll through when working on the files. Maybe split them at logical points such as a break in the presentation session. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">If the file becomes corrupt, all is lost and Office does throw it's toys from time-to-time, causing corruption.</li> </ol></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Checco, post: 1555002, member: 222519"] I would say so. Download the trial version of Office for Mac 2011 to confirm. Running an OS within an OS carries a fair amount of overhead and cost: VM + Windows. I think it would be crazy to run Windows, just to run Office, when a Mac version is available. The aim should be to have a smoother, cleaner working experience than when working on a Windows system - with a VM you're complicating it significantly. The cons: [LIST=1] [*]The fees (as above). [*]Booting two OSs. This one has legs: you're in a rush and want to do a quick mod? Boot OSX, open Fusion or Parallels, boot Windows, open Office and finally work. This vs. Boot OSX, open Office and work. [*]Then, when you eventually buy a notebook PC, your battery life is going to be quite a bit shorter when running two OSs. Now I haven't done all the research, but Apple's hardware (yeah, yeah Intel) running OSX gives probably the best battery life out there. 12-hour MBA? Not when running Windows in a VM. [/LIST] Alternatively, run Bootcamp, or worse still, just buy a Windows PC. Just a couple of comments on the 200-page PPT files. I'd split them into a few smaller files since: [LIST=1] [*]200 pages is a lot to scroll through when working on the files. Maybe split them at logical points such as a break in the presentation session. [*]If the file becomes corrupt, all is lost and Office does throw it's toys from time-to-time, causing corruption. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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