Hi. Let me offer some advice here...Bootcamp is OK, as it lets you use windows on a mac, and lets you boot into it. However, VMware is the best way to go. VMware has a program for mac that allows you to boot windows inside a virtual machine on your mac. This lets you run all windows programs and devices, and also allows you to share files easily between windows and mac. It also means you don't have to reboot in order to use windows.
Don't use parallels. It's slow and not worth the money. This is just my opinion of it, however. Yes VMware costs more, but... it's faster and runs windows better and has better device support.
And, i know this isn't mac related... but... If you don't want to pay the $49 to have windows installed (it's up to you) You could use nlite, a windows install maker that makes an unattended windows installation cd. Look at the windows unattended installation demo podcast on blindcooltech.com
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To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 6:51 PM Subject: [macvoiceover] Boot Camp versus Parallels
Hi all, I've been really struggling with whether or not to switch to a Mac. Twoconcerns I have are scanning and my Braille embosser. I thought of perhapskeeping my old Windows PC around for these tasks, but I only have so much space on my desk! <smile>So, I called my local Mac dealer to ask about having Windows installed on aniMac. He said they would install it for me for a cost of $49, which to mewould be money well spent. He said there were two ways to go, either using boot camp, which allows me to hold down the Options key on boot up in orderto get to a boot screen, allowing me to boot into either Windows or Mac. Another option is to use Parallels, which he said is sort of like running both OS' at the same time. I'm sort of leaning to using boot camp, as it seems that it might work better for me... I'd only need to log into Windows when I want to use my Braille embosser (Braille Blazer) or when I wish to scan, in the event I can't find a suitable method on the Mac side. Can anyone comment on which solution is better, and give reasons why? Also, my Braille embosser has a serial connection. Can I use a USB to serial adapter to get this to work? Thanks for any and all help! RussellClick on the link below to go to our homepage. http://www.icanworkthisthing.com Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover
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