Have found a tool that requires the Windows flavor of MS-Office to
run its macros, so its the perennial old question of how to go
about.
Cheap PC (probably laptop) vs which Mac VM with MS-Windows?
Use case is pretty intermittent, so the laptop can be a cheap one;
wondering if (laptop+OS+Office) is cheaper than (VM+OS+Office), and
if the "Macs on ARM chip" complication that Tom had mentioned awhile
back is still an issue or not.
On 2022-08-22 06:42, -hh wrote:
Have found a tool that requires the Windows flavor of MS-Office to
run its macros, so its the perennial old question of how to go
about.
Which tool is that? I like knowing about little gotchas like this.
Cheap PC (probably laptop) vs which Mac VM with MS-Windows?
Use case is pretty intermittent, so the laptop can be a cheap one; wondering if (laptop+OS+Office) is cheaper than (VM+OS+Office), and
if the "Macs on ARM chip" complication that Tom had mentioned awhile
back is still an issue or not.
Windows 10 Home is $189CAD and (I think) Microsoft charges $149USD for it.
Adding in $99 for Parallels standard or $149 for VMWare Fusion, and I
think you'll still be struggling to buy a Windows laptop you want to use
for less than that.
As for the question of Apple Silicon...
...I'm not sure what the future holds.
On Monday, August 22, 2022 at 9:54:58 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
On 2022-08-22 06:42, -hh wrote:
Have found a tool that requires the Windows flavor of MS-Office to
run its macros, so its the perennial old question of how to go
about.
Which tool is that? I like knowing about little gotchas like this.
Some Excel financial models that are known to not run under Mac;
not sure if it’s macros or Access.
Cheap PC (probably laptop) vs which Mac VM with MS-Windows?
Use case is pretty intermittent, so the laptop can be a cheap one;
wondering if (laptop+OS+Office) is cheaper than (VM+OS+Office), and
if the "Macs on ARM chip" complication that Tom had mentioned awhile
back is still an issue or not.
Windows 10 Home is $189CAD and (I think) Microsoft charges $149USD for it. >>
Adding in $99 for Parallels standard or $149 for VMWare Fusion, and I
think you'll still be struggling to buy a Windows laptop you want to use
for less than that.
Agreed; concern is that the mini may need replacement to have the horsepower
As for the question of Apple Silicon...
...I'm not sure what the future holds.
I’m thinking of Tom’s comment about Win on ARM chips.
On 2022-08-22 19:55, -hh wrote:
On Monday, August 22, 2022 at 9:54:58 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
On 2022-08-22 06:42, -hh wrote:
Have found a tool that requires the Windows flavor of MS-Office to
run its macros, so its the perennial old question of how to go
about.
Which tool is that? I like knowing about little gotchas like this.
Some Excel financial models that are known to not run under Mac;
not sure if it’s macros or Access.
Probably Access.
Cheap PC (probably laptop) vs which Mac VM with MS-Windows?
Use case is pretty intermittent, so the laptop can be a cheap one;
wondering if (laptop+OS+Office) is cheaper than (VM+OS+Office), and
if the "Macs on ARM chip" complication that Tom had mentioned awhile
back is still an issue or not.
Windows 10 Home is $189CAD and (I think) Microsoft charges $149USD for it.
Adding in $99 for Parallels standard or $149 for VMWare Fusion, and I
think you'll still be struggling to buy a Windows laptop you want to use >> for less than that.
Agreed; concern is that the mini may need replacement to have the horsepower
As for the question of Apple Silicon...
...I'm not sure what the future holds.
I’m thinking of Tom’s comment about Win on ARM chips.Well, you might want to read this:
<https://kb.parallels.com/125375>
On Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at 11:41:02 AM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
On 2022-08-22 19:55, -hh wrote:
On Monday, August 22, 2022 at 9:54:58 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
On 2022-08-22 06:42, -hh wrote:
Have found a tool that requires the Windows flavor of MS-Office to
run its macros, so its the perennial old question of how to go
about.
Which tool is that? I like knowing about little gotchas like this.
Some Excel financial models that are known to not run under Mac;
not sure if it’s macros or Access.
Probably Access.That's what I suspect too; wonder if it would work if uploaded to 365?
Cheap PC (probably laptop) vs which Mac VM with MS-Windows?
Use case is pretty intermittent, so the laptop can be a cheap one;
wondering if (laptop+OS+Office) is cheaper than (VM+OS+Office), and >>> if the "Macs on ARM chip" complication that Tom had mentioned awhile >>> back is still an issue or not.
Windows 10 Home is $189CAD and (I think) Microsoft charges $149USD for it.
Adding in $99 for Parallels standard or $149 for VMWare Fusion, and I >> think you'll still be struggling to buy a Windows laptop you want to use
for less than that.
Agreed; concern is that the mini may need replacement to have the horsepower
As for the question of Apple Silicon...
...I'm not sure what the future holds.
I’m thinking of Tom’s comment about Win on ARM chips.Well, you might want to read this:
<https://kb.parallels.com/125375>
Found that earlier myself too; I thought i'd heard something about how MS was going to be supporting ARM after the beta (or whatever). Overall, I'm mostly debating if to replace the 'interim' mini I picked up last year that has
minimal specs with a Mac Studio with decent specs, as that transition from the Mac Pro was never completed well (inadequate boot drive). There's a
NJ sales tax holiday next week that's an incentive to do something 'now' too...
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