Parallels OK for my needs?

[extraextra]

All I need to do is run Paintshop Pro 8 (VERY light photo editing - just resize, brighten, sharpen) and maybe offload a few small videos from my digital camera (my digi cam's videos don't work on the Mac for some reason). Parallels is ok for this stuff, right? People say it's not good for CPU intensive stuff/graphics and I don't know if what I've listed above qualifies or not.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Cult Follower]

For you it should work, but why not boot camp?

 

[slicedbread]

I think when people say its not good for graphics, they mean 3d gaming and DirectX etc.

For stuff like PSP and light video editing, I see parallels as a much better solution than having to reboot into BC for that sort of use.

 

[rogersmj]

For you it should work, but why not boot camp?

Same reason I don't use Boot Camp -- it's damned inconvenient. Who wants to reboot their computer every time they need to use a Windows app?

 

[extraextra]

For you it should work, but why not boot camp?

I don't want to reboot. I could do Boot Camp and then run it through Parallels so I wouldn't have to reboot, but I'm probably not going to upgrade to Tiger for awhile. In the end Boot Camp would cost me $30 or so.

Thank you for the help!

 

[3nm]

All I need to do is run Paintshop Pro 8 (VERY light photo editing - just resize, brighten, sharpen) and maybe offload a few small videos from my digital camera (my digi cam's videos don't work on the Mac for some reason). Parallels is ok for this stuff, right? People say it's not good for CPU intensive stuff/graphics and I don't know if what I've listed above qualifies or not.

Thanks in advance!

it should be fine in terms of speed. i tried cs2 with parallels 3188 and it was actually quite fast (comparable and at times faster than cs2 on mactels) until the allocated memory ran out and the guest os started to use the hdd to swap files. but you can always allocate more ram if you gonna do any memory-intensive work.

however, i'd use the trial version first before buying. parallels' usb support is still limited so i'm not sure if it will work with your camera. an alternative, vmware fusion, fully supports usb. but i heard fusion is still quite buggy and it's slower since it's in debug mode.

 

[72930]

however, i'd use the trial version first before buying. parallels' usb support is still limited so i'm not sure if it will work with your camera. an alternative, vmware fusion, fully supports usb. but i heard fusion is still quite buggy and it's slower since it's in debug mode.

I have both Parallels and VMWare Fusion running on my macbook here. USB support is perfect on both, and Parallels is faster...

 

[slicedbread]

I have both Parallels and VMWare Fusion running on my macbook here. USB support is perfect on both, and Parallels is faster...

I agree that parallels is faster at the moment (rel. 3188 vs fusion beta 2), but for USB support I find VMware to be more reliable and less buggy.

 

[72930]

I agree that parallels is faster at the moment (rel. 3188 vs fusion beta 2), but for USB support I find VMware to be more reliable and less buggy.

All I mean is that I have plugged in a few devices (camera, printer, some USB toy thing for my sister) and they have all worked flawlessly on both Parallels and Fusion...

 

[3nm]

I have both Parallels and VMWare Fusion running on my macbook here. USB support is perfect on both,

glad to know usb works out for ya. i can't wait to update my phone under parallels. but at the same time parallels' official support on usb is "p n' p almost any device," and i'm afraid something might screw up and then my phone would be left in coma...

and Parallels is faster...

that's what i said!!

 

[grafikat]

I'm running Parallels on my MB, and it handles light graphic editing programs just fine.

 

[extraextra]

Thank you all for your help!