I use a similar setup.
- Base: OSX (3.06 GHz Core 2 Duo, 8 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD)
- Guest 1: Windows 7 3 GB RAM, for VS 2010, for Silverlight development
- Guest 2: Win XP 512 MB RAM - for testing with IE6
- Guest 3: Ubuntu 9.04 (need to update)
This works really well, and Win 7 is snappy and VS 2010 works flawlessly. On OSX I always have Chrome, AntiRSI, Things, TextMate, Terminal, NetNewsWire and iTunes open.
A big advantage is that I can fearlessly install things on Windows, I simply back up the VM before any installs/updates.
This config does work pretty well, except 8GB RAM does fall short sometimes. In my experience, VM performance takes a nose dive the moment OSX starts swapping, this is something I watch and now have to re-boot almost everyday (gone are the month long sessions).
- Base: OSX (3.06 GHz Core 2 Duo, 8 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD)
- Guest 1: Windows 7 3 GB RAM, for VS 2010, for Silverlight development
- Guest 2: Win XP 512 MB RAM - for testing with IE6
- Guest 3: Ubuntu 9.04 (need to update)
This works really well, and Win 7 is snappy and VS 2010 works flawlessly. On OSX I always have Chrome, AntiRSI, Things, TextMate, Terminal, NetNewsWire and iTunes open.
A big advantage is that I can fearlessly install things on Windows, I simply back up the VM before any installs/updates.
This config does work pretty well, except 8GB RAM does fall short sometimes. In my experience, VM performance takes a nose dive the moment OSX starts swapping, this is something I watch and now have to re-boot almost everyday (gone are the month long sessions).