Osx and xp, parallel desktop or boot camp?

Hello
i use ESRI ArcMap on a windows computer and i'd like to get rid of this machine as soon as possible, 'cause it's really the only application i'm using on it.
unfortunately VirtualPC was too slow to use, since the GIS-application itself already used a lot of power.
so how about parallel desktop? is this emulating xp or are both os's bootet from beginning? and what about performance?
thank you so much for your help
senex

Hi senex
I'm not using any of the new generation of methods of running Windows and Windows apps on Macs, but I'll tell you what I know. Firstly, Boot Camp, Parallels and Crossover all only run on Intel Macs.
Boot Camp runs Windows XP on its own partition of your HD, it runs at full PC speed, so performance is no issue, and you can only be booted in Mac OS X or in Windows at any one time.
Parallels runs Windows XP in a window within OS X, so you can use both OSes at the same time. Windows XP takes a slight performance hit in Parallels, and I've seen reports that Windows apps run at about 95% of the speed you would normally expect to experience, which the majority of users find perfectly acceptable.
Crossover runs Windows apps without any need for Windows XP to be installed. It is still quite early in its development and not fast enough or sophisticated enough yet to compete with the above two solutions.
Hope this helps.
Matthew Whiting

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