Looking to run Bootcamp on my Mac OSX 10.6

[Nate]

Very cool.

Fusion seems to be more practical in cost compared to parallels...

Do you use either parallels, fusion or bootcamp?

And what do you mean you recommend bootcamp if it required the full power of my hardware? Is bootcamp 'stronger' than fusion?

Also does fusion require windows...the website said something along the lines of supporting windows 7?

Thanks by the way, this has been very helpful...

Well if I'm doing something that requires a lot of hardware usage, 3D modeling, motion graphics, etc. then I would log into Bootcamp.

If you're running VMWare Fusion, then part of your hardware is being used by Mac, and part of your hardware is being used by VMWare Fusion/ Windows. For simple applications, it's not that big of a deal. It will run smooth, for the most part.

I don't have Parallels. I have Fusion.

What VM fusionware could I use?

You want VMware Fusion for Mac. There are a lot of software applications that VMWare offers. Just make sure you're downloading the trial of Fusion.

Would the $80 version work for what I want to do?

Yep.

Will it slow down my computer or anything I should be aware of?

Not anything terribly noticeable. It really depends on what you're doing. The more you're doing, the more resources you're using. The more resources you're using, the slower your system will run.

If I download the 30 day trial and load the program I want to run, will I lose all my data from my program when my 30 day trial is up? Or will it save everything if I purchase the v3.0 when it comes out within my 30 day trial....? Did that make sense?

No, it will just nag you to purchase it. You won't lose anything.

v3.0 comes out on Oct. 27th...only a few more days