What are your experiences with the hardware requirements for successfully running Windows in a VM?
If this was addressed to me (since I brought up the idea of running Windows as a virtual OS), I cannot answer as I am *planning* on running VMWare on a new machine (that I am currently putting together). Memory and disk are incredibly cheap these days, so why skimp on them? I would imagine the more power you have on your desktop, the better your experience will be using virtualization. Here's the current system I'm planning on getting (from Newegg):
Antec P180 case $124.99
SeaSonic S12-330 ATX12V 330W PSU $54.00
MSI K8NGM2-FID Socket 939 motherboard $78.99
G.SKILL 2GB(2x1GB) 184-Pin DDR 400 memory $164.49
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ dual-core CPU $357.00
3 Samsung 250gb SATAII disks $218.97
Pioneer 16x DVD Burner $36.99
Sony IDE DVD-ROM $19.99
TOTAL: $1055.42
This is a relatively high performance system, but not a gaming rig, and should have plenty of headroom for multiple virtual OS guests. The reason I have 3 250gb disks is to run [software] RAID-5 on them (with LVM on top of that).
Sorry -- didn't mean to drift so far off-topic from the original post.
I would very much like it if I could continue using Windows (because I run other programs that are not available on Linux) but it can't match the simplicity of Ubuntu.
Have you considered using virtualization (ala VMWare) to run your Windows install as a guest OS? That's what I'm planning on a new high-end PC I'm getting. It will use VMWare Workstation (http://www.vmware.com/download/ws/eval.html) and run CentOs 4 (http://www.centos.org/) as the host OS, with various linux and Windows guests.
Doc Ruby wrote:
"You're a liar and a Greenhouse denier. If you're not getting a check from Exxon, you're a moron, too."
Give me a break. How you could jump to that conclusion based on a geologist's simple and reasonable refutation of your claim that all geologists are in the pocket of Big Oil?
When someone disagrees with you, are they automatically and categorically a liar and unqualified?
For the record, I am neither a climate expert nor geologist -- just a software engineer with a [hopefully] open mind.
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Antec P180 case $124.99
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SeaSonic S12-330 ATX12V 330W PSU $54.00
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MSI K8NGM2-FID Socket 939 motherboard $78.99
- G.SKILL 2GB(2x1GB) 184-Pin DDR 400 memory $164.49
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AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ dual-core CPU $357.00
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3 Samsung 250gb SATAII disks $218.97
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Pioneer 16x DVD Burner $36.99
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Sony IDE DVD-ROM $19.99
TOTAL: $1055.42This is a relatively high performance system, but not a gaming rig, and should have plenty of headroom for multiple virtual OS guests. The reason I have 3 250gb disks is to run [software] RAID-5 on them (with LVM on top of that).
Sorry -- didn't mean to drift so far off-topic from the original post.
Doc Ruby wrote: "You're a liar and a Greenhouse denier. If you're not getting a check from Exxon, you're a moron, too."
Give me a break. How you could jump to that conclusion based on a geologist's simple and reasonable refutation of your claim that all geologists are in the pocket of Big Oil?
When someone disagrees with you, are they automatically and categorically a liar and unqualified?
For the record, I am neither a climate expert nor geologist -- just a software engineer with a [hopefully] open mind.