Recommendations for G51J linux audio and work file setup

Ok. So I just received notice from Gentech that my G51J has shipped and I want to find the best way to set this system up for linux. It looks like I will have to dual boot because of quickbooks (yes there are linux alternatives, but my accountant also uses quickbooks, so I need to stay compatible).


The G51J will have an 80gb SSD, and a 500GB 7200rpm HD.

I am using my laptop for web development, marketing analytics and audio recording/composition, and am running the following apps:
-- Software with linux versions
MySQL
Talend
Eclipse
Ardour

-- Software compatible with Wine
MS Office / Outlook
Sibelius 5

-- Software not compatible
Quickbooks

So here are my questions:
I will install the OSs on the SSD. Should I also install the apps on the SSD?

Do I need to install multiple versions of the apps that I use with Wine? (1 under linux, 1 under windows?)

Is there a format I should use that would allow data/tables to be accessible from both operating systems for MySQL?

Lastly, is there any I/O advantage to partitioning the data drive between the music/audio data and other work related data?

Thanks

 

I will install Virtual box and run Quickbooks from there, to keep me from rebooting the computer just for that 1 program.

 

Thanks for the tip. I just found this link http://blog.eracc.com/2009/11/05/gnulinux-virtualbox-for-solving-a-common-small-business-problem/. Would be nice to not have to dual boot, and I'll have a Win7 license anyway.