[X4U] Parallels vs. Boot Camp (USB 2.0 vs. 1.1)

[Joe Sporleder]

MacWorld just posted an interesting article, summary of an eBook  
"Take Control of Running Windows on a Mac).

http://www.macworld.com/2006/06/secrets/tcowindows/index.php

Joe

On Jun 16, 2006, at 9:51 AM, Jim Robertson wrote:

> I hope this touches enough on how we use Macs to not be considered off
> topic.
>
> My sense of the Boot Camp vs. Parallels issue at the moment is that
> Parallels probably makes more sense to most users except for those
> interested in full frame rates in 3D blood and gore games.
>
> However, there's one thing that puzzles me about Parallels, and I  
> don't know
> how to make an inquiry at their website (cannot find a link to ask
> questions). Even in the release version, they only support USB 1.1.  
> My guess
> is that this will dramatically impact pda users who use things that  
> require
> USB synchronization, such as Windows Mobile devices, or USB storage  
> devices.
>
> Anyone know where I can learn more about this? Are there active Mac/ 
> Windows
> listservs that I might subscribe to to understand this better?
>
> I have Boot Camp installed on my MacBook Pro, and I've used it  
> enough to
> tire of rebooting to switch operating systems.
>
> Jim Robertson
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