Buying A Mac Vs. Virtual Machine On A Pc?

November 13th, 2009 Leave a reply »

So recently, I’ve gotten into doing music and video production. I’m taking classes that use software on Macs like Logic Pro and Final Cut Studio, software that’s far superior than anything I’ve seen on PC’s. I really want to get a Mac so I can buy this software and use it on my own time. However, I’m not sure I’m willing to pay $1500 or so for a Mac with the specs I want when I already have a PC. What should I do:
- Use a Virtual Machine on my current PC so that I can run a Mac Operating System without paying for a separate computer
OR
- Pay the $1500 for the Mac that I want
Keep in mind that I have no idea what’s involved with running a Virtual Machine on a computer, so I don’t know how complicated and risky it would actually be. Is this even possible? I would love to save the money, but not if it’s going to cause more problems than it’s worth.

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3 comments

  1. Aaron says:

    Pay the $1500 to get a Mac,
    Why? Running a Virtual Machine will not work because the Mac is not on apple hardware. Apple really limits that amount of hardware their Mac systems can run on.

  2. Proud-Ow says:

    Yes u can save your money…. Not by running a virtual machine, but by installing mac osx itself…this is possible, now u can dual boot windows and mac!
    The whole process is given here–> http://dailyapps.net/2007/12/hack-attack-install-leopard-on-your-pc-in-just-one-step/
    For more, just google… enjoy!

  3. Kahless says:

    Virtual machine won’t run the programs you want and run them correctly. Buy a nice iMac and have fun.

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