Joe's Recommendations

Having used Boot Camp and all the different virtualization programs, if I had to choose just one approach, there would be no contest: I'd go with virtualization. Bear in mind that I say this as a non-gamer, and as someone who needs to switch rapidly and seamlessly between Mac OS X and Windows. But I find the performance of Windows in the virtual machines to be plenty fast for my needs. The convenience of being able to switch to Windows quickly, transfer files easily between systems, and use my standard peripherals makes the experience of running Windows as pleasant as possible.

Still, you might choose Boot Camp if you run Windows primarily for high-end games and need every last drop of CPU power, if you need to use unusual ...

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