12/16/2023 0 Comments Bootcamp vs parallels![]() ![]() Performance-wise, VMware Fusion fared a bit better than Parallels. In Unity mode, Windows applications are integrated within OS X. Unity is VMware Fusion’s answer to Coherence. Before creating a VM, the program gives the option of creating it as read only or write-only, a useful additional feature. Guest OS is easy to setup, and while creating a Vista VM there were no problems with driver compatibility or network adapters. VMware Fusion 1.1.2 offers comparable features and functionality as Parallels Desktop. Deleting VMs can be done right from the Parallels menu which will evoke the utilitarian-named: Delete Virtual Machine Assistant. ![]() Want to delete a no longer needed VM? It’s simple in Parallels. This is great way to seamlessly work quickly between Mac and Windows applications. ![]() Instead, the Vista Start menu becomes anchored as an item on the Dock. For example, when running a Vista VM in Coherence, a separate Window for Vista does not appear on the Mac desktop. This allows the guest OS to integrate into the Mac OS X environment. With Parallels Desktop, a VM can run in Coherence mode. The Vista VM locked up a few times, with the following message: “An unexpected error code -600.” This crashing ceased after restarting the VM two times. The network adapter, sound and display drivers were detected and caused no issues. USB support was enabled to “connect to guest OS.” The USB keyboard and mouse worked fine in the VM, but a USB thumb drive went undetected in the VM, and was only detected in the host OS. Too bad that was not the case with USB support. Parallels offers control options that are pretty granular: boot sequence, memory allocation and network adapter emulation options are among the configurable features for the virtual machine.ĭragging and dropping between the host OS and guest caused no problems. Setting up a Vista virtual machine from loading the CD to the last reboot after the install of Parallels Tools took 37 minutes. ![]() You will have to dedicate space for the Boot Camp partition if using Boot Camp to install Windows or you will have to dedicate space for the virtual disk (file) if using a virtual machine like Parallels.Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac was cake to install. You boot into Mac then run the virtual machine within the Mac OS. The virtual machine creates a file in the Mac OS in which Windows runs and stores data on a virtual disk (file). Using a virtual machine like Parallels does not create a partition. It is like having two independent computers that do not run at the same time. When using Boot Camp you boot independently into either Windows or Mac OS. Of course you could complicate the issue more by saving the data generated to an external drive formatted ExFat which can be read/write by both Windows and your Mac Operating System. It is as though you were were using a Windows computer. If using Windows in a Boot Camp installation you would install Office and any other Windows program in Windows. You are correct about your Office Suite, to a point. Thanks in advance for your advice and assistance! Is this correct?Īlternatively, if I use Parallels, would I be able to seamlessly generate the map in the Windows map program and then copy/paste into my Office/Word program in the Mac OS? Is this correct?Īlso, if i use Parallels, am I actually partitioning the hard-drive? And if a partition is required in both options (Boot camp or Parallels), which one will require greater dedicated space for the partition? My work requires me to generate a map, and copy/paste into Word.įrom your description of how these two environments work, if I use Boot Camp I would have to load Office/Word into the Windows partitioned space in addition to the mapping program, so I could shift between the two programs without rebooting. On the other hand, my MBP has a separate video card and a fast I7 processor. As a mapping program it probably is graphically intensive, but don't believe this software is a super computer resource hog. Thanks very much, this is very helpful! Unfortunately, the only topo mapping program I can find with the features I need runs on Windows. ![]()
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