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<blockquote data-quote="Jaygray" data-source="post: 619227" data-attributes="member: 50033"><p>Spending $4K is completely unnecessary for most users. With the student discount, a MacBook @ around $1200 will most likely work beautifully. </p><p></p><p>As far as Windows on a Mac--I have 2gb RAM total. When Parallels is running XP, 512mb is dedicated to XP and the remaining 1.5gb stays with the Mac OS. 512mb is the amount of RAM that came with most computers when XP first came out. You will not be able to open 20 different Windows applications as gracefully jump between them (nor could you with a PC w/ only 512mb). However, if you only have a couple applications open at a time--512 is sufficient. And the performance of the Mac OS with Windows running in the background is perfect.</p><p></p><p>Most Mac users only revert to Windows when necessary to run a specialized application. They open Parallels (Fusion), do what they need to do, and then get out. In my case, when necessary, I run Autocad 2004 in XP/Parallels on a basic 2.2ghz, 2gb RAM MacBook. I am satisfied with it's performance. It's functional.</p><p></p><p>I don't think you need to be worried about whether a particular type of Windows software will function within Parallels/XP. It's a non-issue. They'll work. Believe it or not, Windows will never have a clue it isn't running on a full blown PC.</p><p></p><p>There is a little occasional quirkyness (not a word) involved with hardware--Windows and Mac have to share the drives, printer, scanners, and anything else that can plug into a USB simultaneously. But it's no worse than the typical quirks involved in using the same hardware on a strictly Windows only network.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaygray, post: 619227, member: 50033"] Spending $4K is completely unnecessary for most users. With the student discount, a MacBook @ around $1200 will most likely work beautifully. As far as Windows on a Mac--I have 2gb RAM total. When Parallels is running XP, 512mb is dedicated to XP and the remaining 1.5gb stays with the Mac OS. 512mb is the amount of RAM that came with most computers when XP first came out. You will not be able to open 20 different Windows applications as gracefully jump between them (nor could you with a PC w/ only 512mb). However, if you only have a couple applications open at a time--512 is sufficient. And the performance of the Mac OS with Windows running in the background is perfect. Most Mac users only revert to Windows when necessary to run a specialized application. They open Parallels (Fusion), do what they need to do, and then get out. In my case, when necessary, I run Autocad 2004 in XP/Parallels on a basic 2.2ghz, 2gb RAM MacBook. I am satisfied with it's performance. It's functional. I don't think you need to be worried about whether a particular type of Windows software will function within Parallels/XP. It's a non-issue. They'll work. Believe it or not, Windows will never have a clue it isn't running on a full blown PC. There is a little occasional quirkyness (not a word) involved with hardware--Windows and Mac have to share the drives, printer, scanners, and anything else that can plug into a USB simultaneously. But it's no worse than the typical quirks involved in using the same hardware on a strictly Windows only network. [/QUOTE]
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