Anyone using BootCamp on a MacBook...

[swils8610]

I want to switch over to a MacBook for work. I’ve got one for my personal use and love it. I’ve got one vendor who’s program won’t run on Mac iOS. I was told to use BootCamp to run it in windows on the MacBook. Anyone have any experience doing this?


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[Carrera911]

Used both Parallels and Bootcap. Both are OK. Parallels will let you open a window inside your MacOS with a windows interface (and will allow you to run windows apps through that window). Bootcap will let you boot into Windows as if it was native on the computer.

[mannyv11]

Yup I use bootcamp with no problem at all.

[run23]

Zero problem using bookcamp on old (2011) MacBook Air. It does seem to be a bit of a memory hog though, so leave a decent amount of room when you partition your hard drive. But that could be just because I have an older computer.

[dmhines]

BootCamp is for dual booting .. boot Windows or Mac OS and is a feature of the MacBook. However .. if you spend about $100 for VmWare Fusion .. You can run Windows and MacOS at same time ... makes things more convenient .. can also have multiple versions of WIndows, LInux ,etc ...

[swils8610]

Thanks for the info. Way back when Windows and Mac were arch enemies and didn’t play together. I much prefer the Mac OS and knowing others have successfully used BootCamp or similar software and that it works is good with me.


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[run23]

Originally Posted by dmhines

BootCamp is for dual booting .. boot Windows or Mac OS and is a feature of the MacBook. However .. if you spend about $100 for VmWare Fusion .. You can run Windows and MacOS at same time ... makes things more convenient .. can also have multiple versions of WIndows, LInux ,etc ...

My wife uses VMware Fusion. Works great. If I used windows more I’d ditch boot camp and get that.

[breitlings]

I think running Mac OSX on windows hardware is more interesting than vice versa as windows machine can be built to a level that would cost a small fortune for a mac to be specced to.

When I ran bootcamp it was on an old Air, and honestly it was not a good experience, the air didn't have the power to make it run well. Using RDC to log into windows hardware from a mac is faster given sufficient network.

[run23]

Originally Posted by breitlings

I think running Mac OSX on windows hardware is more interesting than vice versa as windows machine can be built to a level that would cost a small fortune for a mac to be specced to.

When I ran bootcamp it was on an old Air, and honestly it was not a good experience, the air didn't have the power to make it run well. Using RDC to log into windows hardware from a mac is faster given sufficient network.

I think it depends on what you’re doing too. I basically used windows just to run quickbooks because I was told at the time (pre-online QB) that QB Mac and Windows can sometimes not play nice together when sharing files for a businesss, and our accountants were using Windows. Worked great for that basic thing, but I have no idea how it would preform doing something resource heavy like video editing for example.

[swils8610]

I’ve really only got to run one program that I rarely use but it’s necessary to have.


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[Fredrik]

Originally Posted by swils8610

I’ve really only got to run one program that I rarely use but it’s necessary to have.


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If you have a windows license you could install it in a virtual machine on your home laptop and see if it would work for you.

Get virtual box for osx from oracle(it's free).
Install windows in it.
Install your software into the virtual machine and test it out.

You will need to set up a shared folder between the host(osx) and windows if you need to share files between them.

This is how I use windows stuff on my macs.

[Mick8moses]

As many have said boot camp is fine but requires a reboot to go into the other OS.
You are probably better served to go with a virtual machine running Windows.
Your choices are: Oracle virtual box (free)
Or Parallels or VMware Fusion.

I've used all of them and VMware Fusion is my favorite.

I virtualized my windows work laptop using fusion to run on my mac. I also use virtual box on my mac to create nodes to create a local docker swarm for some of my development work but now I'm just showing off :)

In all honesty though I think Mac has to step up they're game or I'm switching. They haven't made a competitive Mac since the 2011 MacBook Air. How long are they going to hold onto 16gb as a top end model? That's very limiting to developers spinning up multiple vms.

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[breitlings]

Originally Posted by run23

I think it depends on what you’re doing too. I basically used windows just to run quickbooks because I was told at the time (pre-online QB) that QB Mac and Windows can sometimes not play nice together when sharing files for a businesss, and our accountants were using Windows. Worked great for that basic thing, but I have no idea how it would preform doing something resource heavy like video editing for example.

I like mac software and macbooks but if I were to run a vm or utilize one os on the other hardware it would be the other way around. mac osx on generic pc hardware not windows on mac hardware.

[vladamir15]

I use bootcamp. It is the best software available imho. Parallels and equivalent software lead to decreased preformance due to the fact that the computer has to be running two OS at the same time.