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So, I have just ordered an 27" imac with the i7 quad core and 8gb ram, it also has the 1gb 5750HD.

Am I right in thinking that I can use Bootcamp to install Windows 7 so that I can still run sage, and also install native drivers to be able to play my PC games on the mac too?

Will it run as well as a PC with the same processor, ram and graphics card?

I dont know whether to just use bootcamp, or to buy Parallels to do this instead, although I guess parallels is just a software hypervisor same as VMware etc.

Can anyone clarify it for me, or those of you who already do this, let me know what its like for gaming?

Cheers :)
 
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Hi James, i use Bootcamp on my 2010 27" iMac and i use it on my MBP and have used it on other macs ive owned, to be honest im not a serious mac user and prefer to run windows but i love the mac hardware.

For some strange reason ive always found windows runs better on Intel based macs than on windows PC's!!!!!!

Im currently running Black Ops at max resolution on my i3 iMac 27 with a ATI Radeon HD 5670 with 512MB of GDDR3 memory and 12GB Ram and it runs serioulsy smooth and quick with all settings on high detail, it looks georgous (sp)

your i7 system with better processor and graphics will toy with the latest games easily
 
jamesoliverstone said:
I dont know whether to just use bootcamp, or to buy Parallels to do this instead, although I guess parallels is just a software hypervisor same as VMware etc.
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There is VirtualBox, an Open Source VM project

http://www.virtualbox.org/

Doesn't have some of the nicer integration with OS X that something like Parallels provides, but it is free (in both senses of the word).

I haven't tried it for gaming, but it works well enough for the occasional things I need XP for on my MBP.
 
Bootcamp comes free with Leopard, the other decent options cost money run Windows in a Virtual box.

If its just the odd app you want to run then Bootcamp wins hands down. If you want to chop and change between Mac and Windows then VMWare might be a better option.

Are you wanting to just run Sage, if so, I would just use Bootcamp. The apps for Photogs are brilliant on a Mac.
 
ding76uk said:
If you don't mind paying a little, Bootcamp can't be beaten for running windows on MAc IMHO. I use it at work where I need to use PC only software. It is a breeze to set up, no partitioning drives, and you can load it up and use as you need without having to reboot every time. Really is great.
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Confused by this.

As the name suggests, Boot Camp allows you to choose which OS to use at start-up time, which requires a reboot to switch from one to the other.

A virtualisation environment, such as VMWare, Parallels or VirtualBox allows you to fire up a Guest OS on demand while keeping the host OS (Mac OS X in this case) running without interruption.

Are you sure you're talking about Boot Camp.
 
Musicman said:
Confused by this.

As the name suggests, Boot Camp allows you to choose which OS to use at start-up time, which requires a reboot to switch from one to the other.

A virtualisation environment, such as VMWare, Parallels or VirtualBox allows you to fire up a Guest OS on demand while keeping the host OS (Mac OS X in this case) running without interruption.

Are you sure you're talking about Boot Camp.
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Complete brain freeze. Parallels is what I meant! :cuckoo:
 
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