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Ok, I just purchased a new 17" MacBook Pro (to be delivered next week) and I have a few questions.
I have been a long time PC user, however I have been using many different OS's over the years with my job. Everything from Mainframe to Unix to Irix to Solaris to Linux to all flavors of Windows. The only OS I seem not to have touched in my professional career is the MAC OX in any flavor. 15 mins in a store doesn't count.
My current laptop just had the fan go out and, being out of warranty, it was going to be too much even to have it looked at than I was willing to spend on a 4 year old laptop. Now, it was a good one and served its purpose admirably. After running some numbers (prices) of 3 different PCs and the Mac, I decided, with the help of some local videophiles, to opt for the (surprisingly cheaper) Mac.
I am still working to get some software licenses switched over from PC to MAC but until then I will need to be able to install and run CS4 and Sony Vegas Pro for photo/video work. I know that Win7 can be installed somehow on a Mac. Either Dual Booting or in a virtual machine type setting. And this brings us to my questions.
1. What will be the optimum way to go about this?
2. With the dual video cards, will the Windows install be able to take advantage of both cards like OSX or will I have to choose one or the other?
3. Are there any other nuisances when it comes to swapping over I will need to make note of so I can hit the ground running?
4. When it comes to iTunes, where is the personal library data stored so I can just copy my library and app files over without having to go back through and reset up 8 years of customization?
Thanks in advanced, and man is it going to be a LONG week.
I have been a long time PC user, however I have been using many different OS's over the years with my job. Everything from Mainframe to Unix to Irix to Solaris to Linux to all flavors of Windows. The only OS I seem not to have touched in my professional career is the MAC OX in any flavor. 15 mins in a store doesn't count.
My current laptop just had the fan go out and, being out of warranty, it was going to be too much even to have it looked at than I was willing to spend on a 4 year old laptop. Now, it was a good one and served its purpose admirably. After running some numbers (prices) of 3 different PCs and the Mac, I decided, with the help of some local videophiles, to opt for the (surprisingly cheaper) Mac.
I am still working to get some software licenses switched over from PC to MAC but until then I will need to be able to install and run CS4 and Sony Vegas Pro for photo/video work. I know that Win7 can be installed somehow on a Mac. Either Dual Booting or in a virtual machine type setting. And this brings us to my questions.
1. What will be the optimum way to go about this?
2. With the dual video cards, will the Windows install be able to take advantage of both cards like OSX or will I have to choose one or the other?
3. Are there any other nuisances when it comes to swapping over I will need to make note of so I can hit the ground running?
4. When it comes to iTunes, where is the personal library data stored so I can just copy my library and app files over without having to go back through and reset up 8 years of customization?
Thanks in advanced, and man is it going to be a LONG week.