Virtual PC on Mac
 

Im about to buy a new computer. I multitable and play about 10 tables at a time. Ive heard macs are better computers and run well. How well does Virtual PC run? If I buy a mac, will I be able to run pokertracker, pokerace, and 10 tables at a time with 2 GB Ram without trouble? Should I just buy a PC?

Thanks in advance.

edit: Changed title. -Sam

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Im about to buy a new computer. I multitable and play about 10 tables at a time. Ive heard macs are better computers and run well. How well does Virtual PC run? If I buy a mac, will I be able to run pokertracker, pokerace, and 10 tables at a time with 2 GB Ram without trouble? Should I just buy a PC?

Thanks in advance.

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You can run Boot Camp or Parallels and it will be just like running a PC.

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any opinions on mac vs pc?

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it will run on 2gb but i would say go 4gb if you are gonna run parallels

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any opinions on mac vs pc?

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If I were you this is exactly what I would do: Buy a Mac and run Windows XP using Boot Camp or Parallels. Boot Camp and Parallels work in different ways to allow you to run separate operating systems on Mac hardware.

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any opinions on mac vs pc?

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I use a Mac for everything except poker and games.

Boot Camp for games, Parallels for poker.

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Do you have to buy windows to use Parallels, Virtual PC, or boot camp?

If so, can I use the license from my old windows based laptop?

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Yes, yes, yes.

If you have an OEM licensed copy of windows on your laptop, you can't (legally) install on another machine. If it is a retail version, you can.

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any opinions on mac vs pc?

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I use a Mac for everything except poker and games.

Boot Camp for games, Parallels for poker.

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Why the distinction?

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any opinions on mac vs pc?

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I use a Mac for everything except poker and games.

Boot Camp for games, Parallels for poker.

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Why the distinction?

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Boot Camp run natively, Parallels is virtualization.