I see. I am fine with grabbing a sighted person to do that sort of thing, provided I get a working windows install out of the deal. Is bootcamp standard on all 10.6 systems, or only on certain ones? I have a bn apex and iPod, so I would get a Mini rather than a laptop since the apex/iPod already handle my mobile needs.
On 4/2/11, Zachary Kline <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Alex, > What you might want to understand is that Bootcamp is, for all intents and > purposes, running Windows natively. All the Bootcamp Assistant does for you > is repartition your hard drive and install a boot manager so you can pick > which system you want to use at any given time, and then you literally > install Windows on that empty partition, like you would on a regular PC. > The issue with Bootcamp's installation is that it isn't automated. You > could create an unattended installation disk to handle that for you, but the > process is not trivial. VmWare has a method of automating things so you can > just put your WIndows CD in, type in your product key and twenty or twenty > five minutes later you have a working Windows system with sound and > everything. > I've not done the Bootcamp thing myself, so others who have feel free to > speak to how it performs. My VmWare machine runs quite happily though, and > I've not noticed a speed drop. Admittedly, I'm not doing anything really > intensive on the VM, but on new hardware the speed degradation shouldn't be > a problem for most people. I think the accessibility issues with Bootcamp > make VmWare a very attractive solution. > Best, > Zack. > On Apr 2, 2011, at 5:05 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > >> Hi all, >> Just a quick question. If I win the lottery and get a mac, I will want >> Windows on it to run things like audio games. I was told that vmware, >> which seemed like a perfect solution, is slower than native windows >> and is not a good solution due to its lack of speed. What have people >> found when running windows via a virtual machine as far as speed? How >> does it compare to bootcamp, and are there any problems with bootcamp >> that would make it a less-than-ideal solution? How do both compare to >> running windows natively? >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from GMail website) >> [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
