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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
should I upgrade to 4GB RAM
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<blockquote data-quote="mrplow" data-source="post: 955091" data-attributes="member: 38928"><p>Depends what you want to run Windows for but if it's just reasonably day-to-day stuff like office etc then try VirtualBox. </p><p></p><p>It's free and, in my experience, it loads and shuts down Windows faster than either VMware or Parallels (Latest version). Seems to use resources better too. Firing up Windows under Parallels especially seemed to bring everything else on the machine to a grinding halt. VirtualBox seems to be much less system hungry.</p><p></p><p>'you're mileage may vary' etc etc But as Virtual Box is free, VMWare and Parallels both have trial versions it's worth trying them all out....if you have the time/inclination.</p><p></p><p>If you want to full power off your machine for more intensive tasks under Windows then Bootcamp is the way to go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrplow, post: 955091, member: 38928"] Depends what you want to run Windows for but if it's just reasonably day-to-day stuff like office etc then try VirtualBox. It's free and, in my experience, it loads and shuts down Windows faster than either VMware or Parallels (Latest version). Seems to use resources better too. Firing up Windows under Parallels especially seemed to bring everything else on the machine to a grinding halt. VirtualBox seems to be much less system hungry. 'you're mileage may vary' etc etc But as Virtual Box is free, VMWare and Parallels both have trial versions it's worth trying them all out....if you have the time/inclination. If you want to full power off your machine for more intensive tasks under Windows then Bootcamp is the way to go. [/QUOTE]
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