Boot Camp VS Parallels
I am looking at Parallels to use Windows on my machine, but I was wondering if there was a noticable difference between Boot Camp and Paralles. Anyone have any opinion on which wil perform better, or which one is easier to install/use? I do like the idea of not rebooting, but does it cost you performance?
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I am looking at Parallels to use Windows on my machine, but I was wondering if there was a noticable difference between Boot Camp and Paralles. Anyone have any opinion on which wil perform better, or which one is easier to install/use? I do like the idea of not rebooting, but does it cost you performance?
Parallels will run most applications just fine enough, and you'll be able to cut and paste between mac and windows apps, and that's great.
But keep in mind that there is no 3D support in parallels : You won't be able to run intensive 3D apps or games.
The best solution is to use both : dual boot for games, and parallels for win32 desktop and office software.
The best solution is to use both : dual boot for games, and parallels for win32 desktop and office software.
Would I need two seperate Windows licenses to do that? Or can I just use the same license?
Would I need two seperate Windows licenses to do that? Or can I just use the same license?
Yes, you will need two licensed copies of Windows to run in both Parallels and BootCamp. Hopefully, someday, Parallels will allow us to use an installation under BootCamp so this isn't an issue. Right now, if you install and activate Windows in Parallels, if you try to install it in BootCamp, you will not be able to activate it because it was already activated on the Parallels "machine"... and visa-versa.
What happens with keyboards switching between the OS's?
Or is this a completely dumbass question/non-issue ?
Probably, but curious minds want to know - well, one anyway.
Yes, you will need two licensed copies of Windows to run in both Parallels and BootCamp. Hopefully, someday, Parallels will allow us to use an installation under BootCamp so this isn't an issue. Right now, if you install and activate Windows in Parallels, if you try to install it in BootCamp, you will not be able to activate it because it was already activated on the Parallels "machine"... and visa-versa.
That sucks . I was just thinking about this since I will be working in an envorionment where people mainly use PCs. It would be really nice to not reboot when I need Windows. I will probably just settle on Parallels, but I know some of my older (but still fun) games will have to go .