New Mac OS - MBP convert from Windows

I just purchased my first Mac and I am loving it!!!  I've used Windows for the past 20 years.  I'm trying to decide if I should use something like Paralells to have W7 on my MBP.  Since I can install Office 2011, the only reason to have W7 installed is for specific work applications where there is no Mac OS version.  I'm leaning toward not having W7 installed partly because I'm not sure how the virtualization tools will affect the MBP performance.  I can potentially get by without these applications installed.  Could I get some feedback on folks who use both Mac OS and W7 on their system?  Thanks.

I use Parallels to run Win7 on a MacBook Pro 13". Just be sure to assign enough RAM to the virtual machine  so that there will be no loss of efficiency. With 8GB I can easily assign 4 GB. That said , if you find that you can do without Windows, then consider going Mac only. If you need an office suite to replace MS Office there is always Open Office or LibreOffice both of which are free downloads.

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