So in other words... We COULD in theory run Windows on our iPhones.
In theory you can run any software on any hardware.
Parallels confirms MacBook Neo can run Windows in a virtual machine
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This isn't a novelty it will crush the low end of the PC market. No one cares if the next iteration will be better with 12GB of ram. The workloads that people say that 8GB can't handle will be ones that the actual users will either wait or tolerate. I've been noticing that people who review the Macbook Neo basically don't get the point [1] and just the headline of this article matters that VMs work and thats a big wi…
Most people run Windows just fine on cheap laptops with 4GB of RAM. These won't run Crysis, but they don't need to.
> Most people run Windows just fine on cheap laptops with 4GB of RAM.
Windows 7. Windows 10 eats about 6GB (custom IoT with a lot of things disabled).
Neo is a parody of a computer.
Re: Parallels confirms MacBook Neo can run Windows in a virtual machine
#115Earlier quoted context omitted.
Most people run Windows just fine on cheap laptops with 4GB of RAM. These won't run Crysis, but they don't need to.
> Most people run Windows just fine on cheap laptops with 4GB of RAM. Windows 7. Windows 10 eats about 6GB (custom IoT with a lot of things disabled). Neo is a parody of a computer.
Neo is powered by a fast and battery-friendly chip. It's definitely not a novelty any more than Chromebooks or Windows 11 notebooks with integrated graphics have been.
Re: Parallels confirms MacBook Neo can run Windows in a virtual machine
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Most people run Windows just fine on cheap laptops with 4GB of RAM. These won't run Crysis, but they don't need to.
Windows doesn't run "just fine" on 4 GiB of RAM. I had a laptop with 6; Windows 10 became barely usable. If you want to run one, small, program at a time I think you'll be ok. Forget about web browsing; you'll get one tab and it'll be slow.
Agreed. Windows 10/11 can run just fine on 4GB of RAM. You just can't run anything inside of Windows 10/11 with 4GB of RAM.
The last version of Windows that felt like 4GB of RAM was performant for me with applications was Windows XP. Not that every computer running the 32-bit edition of Windows XP could even see/utilize a full 4GB of RAM properly, but at least it was fast.
Re: Parallels confirms MacBook Neo can run Windows in a virtual machine
#117Earlier quoted context omitted.
Most people run Windows just fine on cheap laptops with 4GB of RAM. These won't run Crysis, but they don't need to.
Windows doesn't run "just fine" on 4 GiB of RAM. I had a laptop with 6; Windows 10 became barely usable. If you want to run one, small, program at a time I think you'll be ok. Forget about web browsing; you'll get one tab and it'll be slow.
HDD or SSD? SSD can effectively make up for SOME amount of less RAM due to faster swapping, in my experience.
Re: Parallels confirms MacBook Neo can run Windows in a virtual machine
#118Just need to download some more memory
Re: Parallels confirms MacBook Neo can run Windows in a virtual machine
#119Earlier quoted context omitted.
Windows doesn't run "just fine" on 4 GiB of RAM. I had a laptop with 6; Windows 10 became barely usable. If you want to run one, small, program at a time I think you'll be ok. Forget about web browsing; you'll get one tab and it'll be slow.
HDD or SSD? SSD can effectively make up for SOME amount of less RAM due to faster swapping, in my experience.
2015 laptop, spinning rust. Nevertheless, it was at least somewhat acceptable at purchase, but crapware installed with successive system updates brought it to a standstill. An SSD might've helped, but not by much. I wiped it and put Kubuntu on it to give to my wife, for whom it ran acceptably. She gave it back when she got a shiny new MacBook Air.
Re: Parallels confirms MacBook Neo can run Windows in a virtual machine
#120Earlier quoted context omitted.
Most people run Windows just fine on cheap laptops with 4GB of RAM. These won't run Crysis, but they don't need to.
> Most people run Windows just fine on cheap laptops with 4GB of RAM. Windows 7. Windows 10 eats about 6GB (custom IoT with a lot of things disabled). Neo is a parody of a computer.
lolwut?
check your install mate