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Re: Windows 8.1 on Mac

From eastender <email@domain.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Message-ID <201503231746124164-email@domaincom> (permalink)
References <agisaak.spamblock-618E23.07400223032015@shawnews>
Subject Re: Windows 8.1 on Mac
Organization virginmedia.com
Date 2015-03-23 17:46 +0000

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On 2015-03-23 13:40:02 +0000, Ymir said:

> I've read various online reviews, but I thought I'd also ask here
> whether anyone has opinions on the relative strengths of Parallels and
> VMFusion for Virtualizing windows (and linux) on a Mac.
> 
> This is for someone who would be using windows fairly infrequently, and
> isn't particularly concerned about gaming.

I've got both XP and 8.1 running under Parallels on a 2012 i7 quad Mac 
Mini, with 16GB ram and an SSD. It runs 8.1 very well. I did try and 
run 8.1 under Parallels on an older Mini (2009, 8GB ram, SSD) but it 
was hopeless, so you do need the horsepower.

E.

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Windows 8.1 on Mac Ymir <agisaak.spamblock@gmail.com> - 2015-03-23 07:40 -0600
  Re: Windows 8.1 on Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-23 13:59 +0000
    Re: Windows 8.1 on Mac Ymir <agisaak.spamblock@gmail.com> - 2015-03-24 00:49 -0600
      Re: Windows 8.1 on Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-24 15:12 +0000
      Re: Windows 8.1 on Mac Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-25 08:04 +1200
  Re: Windows 8.1 on Mac eastender <email@domain.com> - 2015-03-23 17:46 +0000
  Re: Windows 8.1 on Mac Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-23 19:12 +0000
  Re: Windows 8.1 on Mac Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-24 08:14 +1200
    Re: Windows 8.1 on Mac Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-03-23 16:40 -0400
      Re: Windows 8.1 on Mac JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-03-23 17:01 -0400
        Re: Windows 8.1 on Mac dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-24 11:07 +1300
        Re: Windows 8.1 on Mac Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-03-23 18:26 -0400
      Re: Windows 8.1 on Mac Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-23 21:47 +0000
  Re: Windows 8.1 on Mac claudel@sonic.net (Claude V. Lucas) - 2015-03-23 20:07 +0000
    Re: Windows 8.1 on Mac Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-24 13:20 +1200
  Re: Windows 8.1 on Mac Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-03-23 16:37 -0400

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