9/13/2023 0 Comments Mac parallels vs bootcamp![]() ![]() I'd probably not use the MBA we have for parallels gaming and would do bootcamp on it, but it's just not a powerful computer. Performance is probably better in bootcamp but with my setup (maxed out late 2013 27" iMac) it runs well enough for me to play what I want on it. Parallels starts up pretty fast (I do not leave it running) and I typically move the Windows window onto another screen and play games there while OSX runs on the iMac monitor for everything else I'm doing. ![]() ![]() Everything runs really well and I actually play the games now that I do not have to boot up. I devoted 4GB of RAM, 1GB of Video Memory, and 2 CPU's in the setup for this particular virtual machine. I have Star Wars the Old Republic, Marvel Heroes, Rift, DC Universe Online, and a bunch of Steam games (that do not run on OSX) installed on it. I have Parallels 8 and am running Win 7 Ultimate on it. But about 6 months ago I removed the bootcamp partition b/c I just didn't want to restart and only be in windows to play games. Use Parallels for when you don't want to reboot your Mac to run Windows and will have enough resources for both. You won't be splitting resources between the two. I've accepted the fact that most games aren't coming to the Mac so for years I ran bootcamp. Use Bootcamp for when you want/need to reboot your Mac and run just Windows. ![]()
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