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Is your MBP old? Why can't you just save that money and put a bit of it towards VMWare Fusion? The extra savings could come in handy for something else, espec
by lux 19y ago
Is your MBP old? Why can't you just save that money and put a bit of it towards VMWare Fusion? The extra savings could come in handy for something else, especially if you're in the startup game :)
- chengmi 19y agoI couldn't agree more with this. You could also look into VirtualBox as a virtualization solution. You might not want to choose this route if you want to use X windows because personally, switching back and forth between desktops is just plain annoying (and last I checked, Seamless mode only works with Windows). Also, if you're going to be testing hardware on linux, you'll probably be better off getting a new machine. But for all other cases, virtualization is the way to go. My current setup is a Macbook with an Ubuntu 7.10 server VM for development (nothing beats apt).
- pivo 19y agoYou could run the OSX X server instead and get seamless mode that way. It's free too.
- bretthoerner 19y agoAgree. I got a MBP and immediately threw 4GB RAM into it (~$80 these days! Obviously buy it online and not from Apple). I now run an Ubuntu VM 24/7 that I keep minimized and just ssh into. Odd, I know, but sometimes the OSX/BSDisms are too much for me. Also, we deploy on Ubuntu so it's a perfect setup for development. Mount your home via Samba if you want to use TextMate or something.