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    Going To Purchase First Mac! Question From PC User...

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by dirkph, Oct 23, 2008.

  1. dirkph

    dirkph Newbie

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    Hello! I guess I'll keep this nice and short - and yes, I did try searching for the subject but nothing really addressed this concern specifically.

    I still plan to use Vista on a new MBP (2.4 GHz/9600 GT) because I still have a bundle of software and games for it. If I use VMWare Fusion to run, say... PhotoShop CS3 or DreamWeaver CS3 (or both at the same time)... how will the performance be?

    Will it still be quite usable? I am not doing anything TOO intensive... but I would like to run these applications simultaneously.

    Also... will I be able to save those files onto the Mac partition or will I have to save it on my Vista partition? Thanks in advance!

    - Excited Converter
     
    dirkph, Oct 23, 2008
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Do not use Photoshop or Dreamweaver through VMWare or any emulator. Run them natively in either OSX or Vista.
     
    Lithus, Oct 23, 2008
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    sonoritygenius Goddess of Laptops

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    Agreed ^

    new MBP comes with bootcamp.
     
    sonoritygenius, Oct 23, 2008
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  4. dirkph

    dirkph Newbie

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    Thanks for the quick replies! I think I might as well just get the Mac version of these programs and save BootCamp/Vista for games only.

    The hassle of booting into Vista from OSX should deter from wasting time on Guitar Hero III, lol! Thanks guys.
     
    dirkph, Oct 24, 2008
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  5. nomoredell

    nomoredell Notebook Deity

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    bootup is fast, the problem is always the touchpad.
     
    nomoredell, Oct 24, 2008
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  6. TriStar

    TriStar Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do you mean the ability to right click with the touchpad? I myself am interested in the Mac (first time user) and have read that you can always configure a short cut for the right click option. Like Ctrl+Click for example. Atleast that's what I understand. If not can't a portable mouse just solve this issue?
     
    TriStar, Oct 24, 2008
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  7. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes, a mouse will solve the "issue"! :)
     
    Sam, Oct 24, 2008
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  8. TriStar

    TriStar Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks! :)
     
    TriStar, Oct 24, 2008
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