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<blockquote data-quote="wirelessmacuser" data-source="post: 969307" data-attributes="member: 136479"><p>Thanks for your fast and courteous response. I read the material in the link and have just a couple of questions please:</p><p></p><p>1) Speed difference between running WinXP Pro SP3 within a Virtualization Environment like VMware or Parallels, as opposed to running it in Boot Camp. </p><p></p><p>Just a "rough estimate" would be helpful. For example if on a scale of 1 to 10 XP Pro runs as a 10 under Bootcamp, what would the number be for it running within a VM environment? I don't want to take a big speed reduction by using VMware or Parallels. </p><p></p><p>2) Since Entourage 2008 is different that Outlook 2003 (not dramatically but just enough to be "another app to learn"). I would prefer to stay away from that. Also I'm trying to stay "Microsoft Free" on the Mac Side. </p><p></p><p>3) Since I use Gmail, I could use Address Book and iCal to replace Outlook, as you mentioned which I am giving serious consideration to. If I did that, the only remaining issue would be the BlackBerry and yet that's why I bought the iPhone is I'm hoping that the combo of the iPhone and MacBook Pro will provide me with the ability to sync the Mac Address Book, and iCal. </p><p></p><p>Additional thoughts please? </p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wirelessmacuser, post: 969307, member: 136479"] Thanks for your fast and courteous response. I read the material in the link and have just a couple of questions please: 1) Speed difference between running WinXP Pro SP3 within a Virtualization Environment like VMware or Parallels, as opposed to running it in Boot Camp. Just a "rough estimate" would be helpful. For example if on a scale of 1 to 10 XP Pro runs as a 10 under Bootcamp, what would the number be for it running within a VM environment? I don't want to take a big speed reduction by using VMware or Parallels. 2) Since Entourage 2008 is different that Outlook 2003 (not dramatically but just enough to be "another app to learn"). I would prefer to stay away from that. Also I'm trying to stay "Microsoft Free" on the Mac Side. 3) Since I use Gmail, I could use Address Book and iCal to replace Outlook, as you mentioned which I am giving serious consideration to. If I did that, the only remaining issue would be the BlackBerry and yet that's why I bought the iPhone is I'm hoping that the combo of the iPhone and MacBook Pro will provide me with the ability to sync the Mac Address Book, and iCal. Additional thoughts please? Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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