Windows using with Mac's????

[tonerhead]

I have a graphics shop running parallels. For the most part it works as it should, but there are occasional quirks. Personally I run Windows on my Linux box using virtual box. It's not too bad. I tried running dual boot on linux once (like bootcamp) didn't work well for me. Windows updates always wrecked the bootloader. IMO always better to go with a virtual computer (parallels) rather than a dual boot (bootcamp). Ideally though it is not your issue, but the customer's issue. If they are tech savvy go with the virtual, if not they should buy pc's.

[slimslob]

I have a graphics shop running parallels. For the most part it works as it should, but there are occasional quirks. Personally I run Windows on my Linux box using virtual box. It's not too bad. I tried running dual boot on linux once (like bootcamp) didn't work well for me. Windows updates always wrecked the bootloader. IMO always better to go with a virtual computer (parallels) rather than a dual boot (bootcamp). Ideally though it is not your issue, but the customer's issue. If they are tech savvy go with the virtual, if not they should buy pc's.

My youngest daughter has a PHD in Computer Science and is the Computer Sciences and Engineering Chair at California State University Bakersfield, CSUB. She uses Windows in a virtual machine on Linux.

[rthonpm]

For easier network support for some of our customers, we've built out a Hyper-V server with VM's connected to our customers' networks via VPN clients. This gives our network support guys the ability to work in real time from the office, cutting down on travel time. Granted, we do all of the support for these customers, but virtual machines have certainly opened up an entirely new world.

Overall, our advice has been if you can do it with a VM, do it: less hardware to buy, and fewer issues with things like drivers and the like. The days of dual boot machines for most use cases are now long gone.

[tsbservice]

For easier network support for some of our customers, we've built out a Hyper-V server with VM's connected to our customers' networks via VPN clients. This gives our network support guys the ability to work in real time from the office, cutting down on travel time. Granted, we do all of the support for these customers, but virtual machines have certainly opened up an entirely new world.

Overall, our advice has been if you can do it with a VM, do it: less hardware to buy, and fewer issues with things like drivers and the like. The days of dual boot machines for most use cases are now long gone.

We are only two techs here - me and our IT guy, but that is what I wish we aimed...someday.