Parallels is very fast even WITHOUT the Core 2 Duo... I have one of the original MacBook Pro's (17") and when our (Windows) support guy was installing XP on it, *he* was blown away. He kept saying things like "I can't believe it! It's faster than on a Dell!" 

On Nov 8, 2006, at 10:45 AM, Jason Pamental wrote:

OK - so maybe a bit OT, but still...

I got a brand new MacBook Pro (the one they just release with Core 2 Duo) and have Parallels/Windows XP on it (still installing stuff, but Witango's on). It is AMAZINGLY fast to run Windows in a window. I am totally blown away, and now have IIS, Apache, Witango (dev and server) as well as SQL Server 2005 running on it already.

I've never really loved working in the dev studio on the Mac when compared with Windows (I hope I hope I hope that this will change with the next Java-based studio), but now it's a non-issue as I'm currently working in Apple Mail and have Windows open in the background so I can finally do everything on one machine and periodically clone the Windows virtual machine so I have an easier roll-back when software inevitably goes hinky.

Apple's really done an amazing job with the hardware, and Parallels is just fantastic. I hope Apple just buys them and builds it into 10.5.

Sorry - just had to post this, and figured it was good to let people know how stuff's working in new environments.

Jason

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