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<blockquote data-quote="bdurfee" data-source="post: 1609765" data-attributes="member: 334567">I've been on Windows all my life, but I want to make the switch to Mac.&nbsp; I'm planning to as soon as I have the money to buy one -- unless it won't do all I need it to do.&nbsp; Hence, I am posing a question or two here.I have some software that isn't available for the Mac that I have to use for my business.&nbsp; Therefore, I am planning to run Parallels (I think that's the name) so that I can use those Windows applications.&nbsp; Here are my questions:1. I normally run 5-6 programs at one time including Photoshop and a couple of other memory-heavy programs. I will have to run at least 1, maybe 2 Windows programs concurrently. With Parallels I understand I have to allocate computer resources.&nbsp; Will an iMac handle all this?&nbsp; If so, what would be the best iMac configuration (how much memory, processor, etc.) for me to purchase?2. Parallels is supposed to run a full release of Windows so theoretically it will run all Windows programs.&nbsp; However, theory doesn't always pan out in real practice.&nbsp; Do you know of any Windows programs that don't run on it?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bdurfee, post: 1609765, member: 334567"] I've been on Windows all my life, but I want to make the switch to Mac. I'm planning to as soon as I have the money to buy one -- unless it won't do all I need it to do. Hence, I am posing a question or two here. I have some software that isn't available for the Mac that I have to use for my business. Therefore, I am planning to run Parallels (I think that's the name) so that I can use those Windows applications. Here are my questions: 1. I normally run 5-6 programs at one time including Photoshop and a couple of other memory-heavy programs. I will have to run at least 1, maybe 2 Windows programs concurrently. With Parallels I understand I have to allocate computer resources. Will an iMac handle all this? If so, what would be the best iMac configuration (how much memory, processor, etc.) for me to purchase? 2. Parallels is supposed to run a full release of Windows so theoretically it will run all Windows programs. However, theory doesn't always pan out in real practice. Do you know of any Windows programs that don't run on it? [/QUOTE]

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