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<blockquote data-quote="Zoolook" data-source="post: 295586" data-attributes="member: 21101">Very useful guide, thanks for posting.&nbsp; I use Parallels myself.I'd make 2 comments, which are only my opinion.For Parallels, you don't need 'a lot' of RAM, just 1 gig is fine, which nearly all new Macs come with now.&nbsp; You can dictate how much RAM and HDD space to give Parallels and Windows XP can run happily with 256MB or 384MB of RAM if you're only using a small application.&nbsp; Mine's set to give up 384MB of RAM and as long as OS X is not doing anything strenuous, it's fine.&nbsp; You might also want to add that a disadvantage is the graphics are emulated through OpenGL, so anything using DirectX will either be very slow or not work at all.&nbsp; This may be addressed in future.As for Crossover, one huge disadvantage you missed is compatibility.&nbsp; Many programs simply don't work and it's not that user friendly.&nbsp; I installed Money 2004 and it worked (just) with some bugs and looked awful - it can also be a lot slower than apps running under either Bootcamp or Parallels.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zoolook, post: 295586, member: 21101"] Very useful guide, thanks for posting. I use Parallels myself. I'd make 2 comments, which are only my opinion. For Parallels, you don't need 'a lot' of RAM, just 1 gig is fine, which nearly all new Macs come with now. You can dictate how much RAM and HDD space to give Parallels and Windows XP can run happily with 256MB or 384MB of RAM if you're only using a small application. Mine's set to give up 384MB of RAM and as long as OS X is not doing anything strenuous, it's fine. You might also want to add that a disadvantage is the graphics are emulated through OpenGL, so anything using DirectX will either be very slow or not work at all. This may be addressed in future. As for Crossover, one huge disadvantage you missed is compatibility. Many programs simply don't work and it's not that user friendly. I installed Money 2004 and it worked (just) with some bugs and looked awful - it can also be a lot slower than apps running under either Bootcamp or Parallels. [/QUOTE]

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