Recommended specs for Windows Development computer.

[Colin Holgate]

For my job I need to frequently test things in Windows 10, and I have been doing that using Parallels. It works really well, but sometimes I need to do hardware tests, and so I had Bootcamp added as well.

I was curious how well it performs, and so downloaded a benchmark test program. Users who have submitted their results range from a score of 200, up to around 5,500. I tested my work MacBook Pro as a Mac, Windows 10 in Parallels, and Windows 10 in Bootcamp. Parallels managed 1100, macOS was 1900, and Bootcamp was 2300. My Mac pretending to be a PC worked better than my Mac as a Mac, and also better than about 75% of the real PCs in the list of results.


> On Oct 3, 2019, at 12:31 PM, JJS via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> yes you can use virtualbox or whatever but it will be slower, running an OS in an OS, or:
> 
> You install bootcamp if you only need Win10: read this https://support.apple.com/nl-nl/HT201468 it's in dutch but you can find the English version yourself i think
> 
> then bootcamp will install all needed drivers so win10 will run smoothly on your mac (note that your fan might blow some harder, windows is resource hungry)
> 
> Or:
> 
> you go to https://www.rodsbooks.com/refind Now this is a bit more difficult but very good doable, some IT people prefer this.
> 
> ReFind will create a new bootloader (something like GRUB but better with nice icons)
> 
> With Refind you are also able to get Linux on it too, so you could create a triple boot
> 
> 
> If you want something reversed --> make a mac from a windows/Linux PC, then you need to go to https://tonymacx86.com and use Clover as bootloader. Note this is harder, and you need to have a mac to download the OS on a stick.
> 
> Op 3-10-2019 om 20:13 schreef Dar Scott Consulting via use-livecode:
>> I have used Parallels, and am now also using Virtual Box on my Mac. I use No-Machine to connect to hardware Windows test platforms, and plan to use it for other platforms (Linux, iOS, Android, Raspberry Pi). I use MiniWoL to wake one machine and plan add Wake-on-LAN to another Windows machine. Even when testing on Windows, I edit on Mac and use a network drive for projects. If need be, I sit at the Windows hardware.
>> 
>>> On Oct 3, 2019, at 11:48 AM, Martin Koob via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi
>>> 
>>> I need to buy a new desktop PC to be used for LiveCode development including using the new camera control and the player as I am working on a cross platform application for Mac and Windows.
>>> 
>>> I have been developing the application  on on a Mac to this point but need to have the PC for testing and debugging in a Windows environment.
>>> 
>>> Being a Mac guy I am not sure what I should look for in a PC— processor, speed, RAM, etc. I bought a cheap desktop  PC, an Acer AXC-230 a year or so ago for that purpose but that is painfully slow. So I don’t want to make that mistake again.
>>> 
>>> With the comments on speed problems on Windows in the earlier thread I don’t want to get something underpowered.
>>> 
>>> Any suggestions? What are people using?
>>> 
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>> 
>>> Martin Koob
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
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