Multiple iOS on one mac

Deciding on how to handle an issue..... a 4s and a 3gs on one mac with one itunes....or two itunes and separate users on one mac.....  I have heard there are some diffiuculties with having more than one iphone on an account with the same icloud.

If you are the sole user of the devices - and the account is yours, there should be no iCloud issues. This is exactly the kind of thing that iCloud is designed to do - keep all of your devices in sync.
I use an iPod Touch and an iPad with one iTunes library and use my iCloud account with no issues at all. Do you have specific issues that you are concerned about?

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