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Running Windows on your Mac
Parallels 7 VM/VPN Issue
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1397880" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>Interesting. I won't say that mine runs cool as a cucumber with a VM running in the background, but it generally does pretty well unless I'm running something taxing. Did you dedicate plenty of memory to the Win7 VM? I think VMWare defaults to 1GB. 2-4GB would probably be a better fit and will cut down on swapping.</p><p></p><p>I don't really monitor the temps on my i7 MacBook Pro. Running a browser and mail will usually keep it pretty cool. Start running intensive tasks and it will get warm, but never uncomfortably so.</p><p></p><p>With that said, bear in mind that the entire body is aluminum, which is an excellent conductor. So, you may want to consider a rubberized/plastic shell. I use an <a href="http://www.incipio.com/MacBook-Pro-15in-Cases-Accessories/Incipio-MacBook-Pro-15in-feather-Ultralight-Hard-Shell-Case.asp" target="_blank">Incipio Feather</a> and find that it works well and completely insulates the body, even when it does run warm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1397880, member: 24098"] Interesting. I won't say that mine runs cool as a cucumber with a VM running in the background, but it generally does pretty well unless I'm running something taxing. Did you dedicate plenty of memory to the Win7 VM? I think VMWare defaults to 1GB. 2-4GB would probably be a better fit and will cut down on swapping. I don't really monitor the temps on my i7 MacBook Pro. Running a browser and mail will usually keep it pretty cool. Start running intensive tasks and it will get warm, but never uncomfortably so. With that said, bear in mind that the entire body is aluminum, which is an excellent conductor. So, you may want to consider a rubberized/plastic shell. I use an [URL="http://www.incipio.com/MacBook-Pro-15in-Cases-Accessories/Incipio-MacBook-Pro-15in-feather-Ultralight-Hard-Shell-Case.asp"]Incipio Feather[/URL] and find that it works well and completely insulates the body, even when it does run warm. [/QUOTE]
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