Thank you for the advice so far. I don't know why I said parallels, what I really meant was Boot Camp. I do want the experiences to be separate.
If I have a windows installation cd and I'm using boot camp, are the drivers found automatically for me? Traci > On Feb 26, 2014, at 10:03 AM, Cameron Strife <came...@cameronstrife.com> > wrote:I > > Hi. I've had no trouble running windows seven ultimate 32 bit or 64 > bit via bootcamp. It'll most likely be the best option. You're going > to have an easier time using a native install as opposed to a virtual > machine. And as for hardware/driver/application conflicts, I've had > none to speak of with my native windows install and that is on five > different macs at this point. > > If you can afford the new mac mini server edition, that gives you two > 1tb internal hard drives, an Intel I7 quad core processor, and more > ram than you'll probably need with the ability to add more later on if > required. > > Just my two cents... > > Cameron. > > > > > >> On 2/26/14, Deb Lewis <deblewi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Well at times running windows on a mac is more a nightmare than a day dream >> in my experience. But once you work through all the headaches, it can be >> done pretty well. >> First, you won't be using Parallels. It's not accessible. You'll have to use >> VMware fusion if you want a virtual machine or of course you can use Boot >> Camp if you don't mind separating your Windows and Mac experience. >> The biggest problem with VMware fusion is that most of my sighted friends >> using Macs don't use it. It doesn't have nearly the ratings of Parallel and >> except for accessibility doesn't seem to be of interest to people I know. So >> getting help is sometimes challenging. >> If you want your experience to be particularly snappy in windows, you'll >> have to have at least three cores to dedicate to the Windows box. >> Fortunately the Mac doesn't need so much. >> I had mine on a Mac Air but it was pretty sluggish and crashed a lot. I >> finally wen to a Macbook Pro with maximum specs and it's running quite well. >> But that doesn't address your interest to do this on the cheap. >> I think your copy of WindowEyes will run in the virtual machine with >> Windows7 but check with them to be sure. NVDA certainly will of course. >> be prepared for headaches though. You have to map some keys, resolve >> whatever conflicts arise about hardware and applications etc. I've found it >> to be pretty challenging at times. Reliability of help from the lists has >> been hit and miss too. >> Having said that, I'd probably do it again. >> >> >>> On Feb 26, 2014, at 8:53 AM, Traci Duncan <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I have a day dream/goal to happen before the end of the year. I'd like to >>> have a Mac to run Windows via parallels. We are on a budget, so buying a >>> super duper iMac is not doable. I was wondering about a Mac Mini for >>> running Windows. >>> >>> We have a TV that can be used as a monitor and we have a Zagg bluetooth >>> keyboard. We also have a Microsoft connection, so fingers crossed on a >>> good deal for a Windows CD. BTW, I want the best bang for my buck. :) I >>> want OSX & Windows to run smoothly, if not snappy. :) No sluggishness. >>> >>> I'm open to any advice you have for me. Here are a few questions off the >>> top of my head. >>> >>> 1. Which Windows Oporating system should I go for? >>> 2. Will NVDA run on that system. I'm guessing that my copy of window eyes >>> is too far out of date. I think I have 7.2 >>> 3. I'm going to paste a link of a local Mac store that sells pre-owned >>> Macs. Will you offer up your knowledge on the best deal? If there is >>> one. Power of the machine, price, etc. >>> http://www.themacstore.com/parts/code/PM_CU_MM_IN >>> >>> >>> I currently have a MacBook Air, which I believe has enough oomph to it, >>> but the SSD isn't very large, 128GB. >>> >>> Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this topic. >>> Traci >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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