Parallels on 11.6 Air

Hi there,
I'm just about to take the plunge on a new Air, but have a dilemma. I don't know whether to go for 2gb or 4gb of RAM. Obviously, if possible, i'd like to save some money, but not at the detriment of performance. My main concern is regarding Parallels. I will definitely want to run Windows 7 via Parallels on it. I would constantly be switching between Parallels running and OSX for various things so performance in both OS's simultaneously would have to be pretty good. In my old Macbook with 2gb RAM, it really struggled at this whereas my current Macbook with 4gb RAM works like a dream with little to no lag. The current Macbook is going to help fund the Air so it is imperative that it runs Parallels to a decent level.
Anyone out there with the 11.6, 1.4ghz, 2gb RAM model currently using Parallels? If so, i'd be extremely grateful for your opinion on how it runs.
Many thanks in advance

I really couldn't say, if you can I'd recommend dropping by an Apple Store many have Parallels already installed so you can get a pretty good idea. Then you can see for yourself if a 2GB configuration provides adequate performance for your needs. My point is very simple, the cost difference isn't great however the ramifications are potentially dramatic because of the inability to upgrade RAM.

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