Fusion is fine. Much better than dual boot. But you're gonna want to install Live on OS X then, I wouldn't use it with Fusion. So make sure any third party stuff you use is available in OS X versions.wildcon wrote:Thanks again for the replies
I'm using some pretty heavy CPU plugs - NI Komplete u-He etc, so I think I'll go for a much power as I can get.
Fusion 3.1 seems to be the way to go for transfering Windows stuff? The Office for Mac program seems to have been slated in reviews and I do some pretty intense Excel stuff for work so can't take a chance.
One more question - I read on a user review that the i7 is a lot noisier and runs hotter. Does anyone have any comment on this. My PC Laptop fan ran constantly and drove me nuts and was easily picked up by my mic, which was a pain.
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Mac:Office can be painfully slow, has an awkward interface (even by MS Office standards!) and doesn't support VB script, so if you use Excel macros you really can't use Mac:Office. Mac:Office 11 is coming in a few months and looks promising, but I don't know if it'll support VB script.
Heard about the heat issues and maybe you should consider the fastest i5 option instead, not that much slower. Don't know if it's any cooler though...