November 24, 2006 04:42
I can't compare because I haven't tried Boot Camp. I bought Parallels to run C-Map's PC Planner because I use C-maps on my boat. Runs OK. It doesn't recognize the USB device that holds that c-map card the first you start it up. You have to quit (PC Planner) and start it again. It's not real fast, but that's not because of the virtual machine, I think. Looks like the PC Planner accesses the USB device slowly.
I then downloaded Raymarine's Raytech Navigator and bought a Navionics USB device. The interface is more sophisticated but it is sluggish.
Neither of these can be used for realtime navigation, but that's not what I want anyway.
I like the Parallels VM. It's extremely stable and you can jump in and out with just a click outside the Windows window.
While I was writing this, unbeknownst to me, a new Parallels upgrade was downloaded in the background. This upgrade was just installed without incident in about three minutes and Parallels is running again. All the while I was listening to a Wall Street Journal podcast in iTunes and was able to adjust the volume without leaving the Windows window. I didn't have to restart the Mac.
Not bad.
Steve
I then downloaded Raymarine's Raytech Navigator and bought a Navionics USB device. The interface is more sophisticated but it is sluggish.
Neither of these can be used for realtime navigation, but that's not what I want anyway.
I like the Parallels VM. It's extremely stable and you can jump in and out with just a click outside the Windows window.
While I was writing this, unbeknownst to me, a new Parallels upgrade was downloaded in the background. This upgrade was just installed without incident in about three minutes and Parallels is running again. All the while I was listening to a Wall Street Journal podcast in iTunes and was able to adjust the volume without leaving the Windows window. I didn't have to restart the Mac.
Not bad.
Steve