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<blockquote data-quote="amardilo" data-source="post: 453292" data-attributes="member: 25895"><p>I heard that Linux distros like Ubuntu had issues with installation on Parallels so I opted for VMWare.</p><p></p><p>Being new to the Mac I was not too sure what to expect but it runs very well.</p><p></p><p>I have a copy of Windows XP Pro x64, Windows 2003 Standard Edition and a x64 install of Ubuntu. They all run very well for general tasks (I have not tried any graphic intense apps like gaming, I mainly use it for Visual Studio and browser testing). </p><p></p><p>I loved the addons that came with VMWare that allowed you to easily transfer files between OS X and Windows.</p><p></p><p>The Unity feature is great as it looks like you are running windows apps in OS X.</p><p></p><p>The ability to drag and drop files between OS X and windows is also cool.</p><p></p><p>The ability to auto-resize the desktop/window is great (I use windows based VM apps at work and this does not always work so well with those).</p><p></p><p>Full screen runs well for both Linux and Windows.</p><p></p><p>The only issue I have is getting some of the features that VMWare has for windows to work with Linux. For some reason I installed the extras for Linux but I still can't access OS X folders (I currently have the version before the RC release installed and I am not sure if its me or a strange bug) and I don't think Unity works with Linux either although I have not tried this.</p><p></p><p>I have a 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo Mac with 2GB of RAM and the OS's run without any noticable slow down to me. </p><p></p><p>All in all it works out great.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="amardilo, post: 453292, member: 25895"] I heard that Linux distros like Ubuntu had issues with installation on Parallels so I opted for VMWare. Being new to the Mac I was not too sure what to expect but it runs very well. I have a copy of Windows XP Pro x64, Windows 2003 Standard Edition and a x64 install of Ubuntu. They all run very well for general tasks (I have not tried any graphic intense apps like gaming, I mainly use it for Visual Studio and browser testing). I loved the addons that came with VMWare that allowed you to easily transfer files between OS X and Windows. The Unity feature is great as it looks like you are running windows apps in OS X. The ability to drag and drop files between OS X and windows is also cool. The ability to auto-resize the desktop/window is great (I use windows based VM apps at work and this does not always work so well with those). Full screen runs well for both Linux and Windows. The only issue I have is getting some of the features that VMWare has for windows to work with Linux. For some reason I installed the extras for Linux but I still can't access OS X folders (I currently have the version before the RC release installed and I am not sure if its me or a strange bug) and I don't think Unity works with Linux either although I have not tried this. I have a 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo Mac with 2GB of RAM and the OS's run without any noticable slow down to me. All in all it works out great. [/QUOTE]
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