Originally posted this on the Apple forums but realized they might be *ahem* a little less tech savvy. LOL.
I'm looking to buy my first MacBook Pro and looking to make sure I get the specs I need and have a couple of questions.
I would like to be able to run (simultaneously)
During the day for work:
After work:
My main questions:
Thanks
Bump, looking at these two models:
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10.9 is pretty good at memory management, but for what you want, 8GB is the minimum RAM - 16 will help for sure.
I have a mid-range 13" and it runs one VM just fine - that's with the intel chip. I don't do heavy aero stuff in the VM though, so if you need fast guest graphics, the integrated is the way to go. Fusion activates the discrete chip (if you have one) as soon as it runs, and it definitely sucks battery power as a result (note that games do the same thing).