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Originally Posted by allaircooled
Not trying to steal this thread or start an argument but why would you want to buy a Mac and then run windows. I have a Windows machine as well but mostly just use my Macbook. I'm definitely not a computer wizz just want to know if there is some advantage of using a Mac to run Windows and not just using OS X. Or for that matter using a Mac to run Windows and not just a PC that came with windows.
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Because some of us are in development related businesses.
Virtual Machines are the best way to evaluate code in different configurations on one machine.
If you are working on a bit of code that is platform independent you still need to test it in target environments.
Take something as simple as a web browser, they will all handle the same bit of code slightly differently, IE being the least standards compliant.
I tend to work in 3-5 different locations on a regular basis.
All I need is my MacBook and I can replicate any environment necc whether I'm at home, the office on a plane 30k ft in the air etc...
My other choices would be to lug along a Windows PC or not get work done at all.
The advantage is that with a Mac you get multiple computers for the price of one, for the instances that you need Windows or Linux you don't need to go to another machine. I can and have run concurrently on one Macbook, OS X, XP, Vista and Red Hat. 4 operating systems at the same time.
All your files, OS X and Windows and Linux if you want are all in the same place, no need to keep things synced up.