Q: Running Windows & OS X on my 15" rMBP. (Pros/Cons)?
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Jul 31, 2016 5:04 AMby Esquared,You could run Windows in a virtual environment, e.g. Parallels Desktop. But if you would like to do serious video work under Windows, I'd recommend to use Boot Camp How to install Windows using Boot Camp - Apple Support.
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Jul 31, 2016 8:18 AMby BobTheFisherman,The pro is that you will be able to run apps made for Windows and apps made for OSX. The con is ..., can't think of any.
You don't say how much storage or RAM you have. Running two operating systems takes additional storage and maybe RAM depending how Windows is installed.
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Jul 31, 2016 3:13 PMby 1st_Ragamuffin,Hi there, Bob! Sorry I meant to put in the my post that my rMBP is an entry-level with 16g of ram, 2.2GHz, and 256gb of storage. I really love the idea of having the luxury of having both operating systems. Apparently there are different ways of installing Windows. What varies depending on how you install? Thank you!
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Jul 31, 2016 3:17 PMby 1st_Ragamuffin,Hi there, Esquared! I will be doing heavy video work on my laptop. Sorry I meant to add that my rMBP is an entry-level with 16g of ram, 2.2GHz, and 256gb of storage. Now that I understand the fact that there are different ways of installing Windows, what would vary depending on if I install using Bootcamp opposed to another way? Thank you for your help!
Greg
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Jul 31, 2016 3:48 PMby BobTheFisherman,When installed using Boot Camp Assistant Windows is installed in its own partition. Your computer becomes dual boot meaning you either boot into Windows or you boot into OSX. In this scenario Windows when booted uses all your computer's resources so this is the best option for users who run resource intensive apps in Windows. When booted into either Windows or OSX each operating system performs as though the other operating system is not installed.
If installing Windows using a virtual machine, you boot into OSX then start up Windows in the virtual machine. So both OSX and Windows are running concurrently. This means that both OSX and Windows are sharing your computer's resources when running. The result in this scenario is that both operating systems run slower because of the shared resources. If Windows is not running in the virtual machine then OSX will run as fast as when Windows was not installed.
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Jul 31, 2016 6:07 PMby 1st_Ragamuffin,Bob, you just broke it down in such a way that a 3 yr old who knows English as a 2nd language could understand it! Thanks to you now I am sure that installing Windows by using Boot Camp will work best for me giving I will need to utilize the maximum power of my MacBook. I appreciate your feedback so much! You have been a tremendous help! Thank you,
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Aug 1, 2016 12:15 AMby alex7375,I Run Windows-10 and OS-X El Capitan on my Mid-2012 Macbook Pro 13-inch which I upgraded with 16gb. Of ram and a 500gb SSD.
I Used boot camp and created (2) 250gb. Partition. One for MS-Windows-10 and One for OS-X.
My MBP runs both operating systems flawlessly. In fact I have run benchmark test and MS-Windows-10 scored higher benchmark scores than OS-X. However just by a little.
MS-Windows-10 runs very good on my MBP. No problems.
To tell you the truth I prefer MS-Windows-10 over El Capitan however it is the possibility of Viruses and malware that keep me using OS-X.
That is the great thing about Mac and the reason I bought a Mid-2012 13-inch MBP is because you can run OS-X and MS-Windows on one computer.
You can have the best of both worlds. Some apps only work on MS-Windows and Some apps only work with OS-X.
In the corporate office environment you need both I think.
I Recommend a minimum of Intel-core-2-dou cpu and 8gb. Of memory. And a minimum of a 240gb. SSD. For dual boot systems.
A Regular hard-drive will work however operate very slowly.
I recommend you create at least 120gb. Partitions for each operating system yOu choose to install.
All you have to do is hold down the "option" key upon boot up and select which drive partition you want to boot from.
