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Jun 17, 2007, 02:28 PM
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The Big Switch and questions
Hello,

I appologize if this doesn't belong here, but it seemed to be the best place I could find for this type of message.

I've been a PC user for years, and (like many people) think that this amazing software might be enough for me to make the switch to a Mac. There is too much software on a PC that I use regularly that I don't believe Mac supports, but this would be exactly what I need to keep my regular lifestyle, along with adding what I would imagine are many many great Mac-only programs.

On to my questions...

With Vista running as a Guest OS, does the transparency work in Coherence mode, if at all? This isn't a deal breaker by any means, but it would be a nice feature.

Secondly, when you install a Guest OS in Parallels, does it create a partition for it, or does it load an image like VMware offers... or maybe both? I would not be using this as a developer tool, and would prefer a physical partition.


Thirdly, how memory intensive is this application? Can it work successfully on a macbook, or is a macbook pro necessary? I am leaning towards a Pro if I make this switch, and if that is the way, is the lower end pro sufficient for this to work smoothly?


I appologzie if these have all been answered, but any responses are truely appreciated.
 


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