Parallels or VMWare Fusion? So, what would you go with?
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The only reason I chose Fusion was that it had much better support than Parallels. If you have trouble, Fusion gets back to you. Parallels does not. Although, Parallels may have changed its tune since then, so you may want to do a little more research.
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Install Arch Linux and Samba and it's a pretty fantastic set up. I have 2 of these setup this way.
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Drivers to do what? I have run linux ubuntu 14.04 LTS, with redhat and both windows 8.0 and 7 pro as virtual machines using virtualbox and vmware... This unit is so standardized it runs out of the box without special downloads required. Besides there is little room for non standard expansion..
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Also, give BootCamp a shot. It's a free download on the Apple website. The only downside is that you would have to dual-boot the Mac, which means, if you want to use the Windows apps, you would have to reboot your Mac into the Windows OS. I would recommend Parallels, but if $80 is not in the budget, BootCamp is the best alternative.
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Yes. I have my parallels .pvm file on my transcend jetdrive and I run parallels from that location, which saves me from having to attach an external drive to run parallels. It is the perfect solution.
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Yes. You will need to install Parallels and then install a Windows operating system (I would recommend Windows 7) and then you can install and run Windows applications like WordPerfect.
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I do not know. Go to the Parallels website they have a list of compatible operating systems.
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I have a MAC but there are certain programs that seem to run better on PC, (Audible.com, Stamps.com) and i did not want to use Parallels program on the Mac. The Acer works great for me, no problems at all. I am satisfied with the Acer, especially for the price.. I hope this is helpful for you...Chuck
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Why not install VMware Fusion and Windows XP? That's what I've done with my 2.4 ghz iMac so I don't have to worry about compatibility.
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Yes this is the version you would buy to create a virtual machine on a Mac. I used this version to build a windows 8 machine on my iMac using Parallels. Works like a charm.
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You can by using either Parallels, VMware or Bootcamp. With Parallels and VMware, Windows applications can run alongside your Mac applications. With Bootcamp, you will have an actual dual booting laptop. I use VMware and occasionally Bootcamp. They both work great
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Same as previous poster. Each virtual drive is saved as a file that can be transferred from one hard drive to another just like an document file or a picture file. You can set the size and resize as needed should your initial virtual drive not be big enough. For instance, I'm running my copy of Win 7 Ultimate (32 bit since I don't have/need more than 3-4GBs of RAM to run everything I need in the virtual machine) as my virtual drive. Parallels allows you to completely customize how integrated your virtual machine is with your main OS (Mac OS X). I have it set so that I can access my Mac's drives (internal and external) and swap files all I want, and I can even directly access a word file on my OSX's desktop directly in my virtual machine which is where I've got MS Word. There shouldn't be any need whatsoever to use multiple partitions in the virtual machine since you can just add another virtual drive or repartition your home machine and access it through Parallel's file sharing options.
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Don't know.. I'm using on a Mac OS X 10.8 and with parallels running Windows 7. .it works on both of those.
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Not directly. The module is targeted to be used on Windows platform and integrates well with Labview for Windows. You can talk to it with the MAC but it you will have to work at a low level. It does work with Parallels.
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I have mine setup with Oracle VM Virtualbox, on Debian. At the moment I only have one virtual machine, but I can run the Debian desktop easily with the VM running. I will add another VM, but I think you have to be realistic with the amount of memory available and a single processor.
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I've run Hyper-V on this box, but I would not recommend. Limited RAM & CPU for much more than small biz server. But for a desktop for personal VMs, it's a good solid box. I upgraded the ram and added HD. You'll want to have your OS of choice on a bootable USB drive as there is no DVD drive in the base config.
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Tough to say without knowing the conditions of your PC setup. Most seem to hit a high point in popularity and then eventually fade, so picking a current popular one like Avast or another like Eset Nod that is recommended by Tech Guy, either should serve well.