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<blockquote data-quote="longhornadam" data-source="post: 582586" data-attributes="member: 47081"><p>Hi everyone,</p><p></p><p>My Dell desktop that is I used all through college is on it's last legs and I figured it was time to move on and buy a new laptop. From reading a lot and talking to many different people, I've concluded that the Macbook Pro seems to be an ideal fit for me. However, I do have a few questions regarding Bootcamp and Leopard. </p><p></p><p>Since I've been a lifelong pc user, I'd like to be able to have windows as a handy backup on my new computer. I know that bootcamp runs Windows and Leopard seperately, but I was wondering if any of you have noticed a slowdown of Leopard due to having windows installed. </p><p></p><p>Also, I've read about the program "parrallels" that allows you to run both operating systems simultaneously. Would you recommend using this instead of bootcamp? Most of the articles I read on parallels compared it to the beta version of boot camp so I am hoping to find an updated opinion on the matter.</p><p></p><p>Third, do any of you have a recomendation on how much of my hard drive I should allot to my windows side of the partition? I'm not exactly sure what I'll be needing to run in windows, I just want to have enough room for the operating system and a few applications. </p><p></p><p>Lastly, Leopard is still quite new. Have their been any noteworthy bugs/hiccups that I should be aware of? </p><p></p><p>Any help/comments you can provide are greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.</p><p></p><p>Adam</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="longhornadam, post: 582586, member: 47081"] Hi everyone, My Dell desktop that is I used all through college is on it's last legs and I figured it was time to move on and buy a new laptop. From reading a lot and talking to many different people, I've concluded that the Macbook Pro seems to be an ideal fit for me. However, I do have a few questions regarding Bootcamp and Leopard. Since I've been a lifelong pc user, I'd like to be able to have windows as a handy backup on my new computer. I know that bootcamp runs Windows and Leopard seperately, but I was wondering if any of you have noticed a slowdown of Leopard due to having windows installed. Also, I've read about the program "parrallels" that allows you to run both operating systems simultaneously. Would you recommend using this instead of bootcamp? Most of the articles I read on parallels compared it to the beta version of boot camp so I am hoping to find an updated opinion on the matter. Third, do any of you have a recomendation on how much of my hard drive I should allot to my windows side of the partition? I'm not exactly sure what I'll be needing to run in windows, I just want to have enough room for the operating system and a few applications. Lastly, Leopard is still quite new. Have their been any noteworthy bugs/hiccups that I should be aware of? Any help/comments you can provide are greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance. Adam [/QUOTE]
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