I asked at an Apple Store yesterday, and they said Parallels offers the option to either designate the amount of memory for windows, or leave it dynamic/automatic, in which case I should think 8G would indeed suffice-though not being able to upgrade a MCPro's board at a later date does give one pause. One thing I wasn't sure about was how one could apportion the memory between the Mac and Windows environment, or if it automatically goes where resources are most needed. And yes, much as I love the portability of the MBAir, I don't think I could live with that 13" screen on out of town gigs. If I do switch to Mac, it's going to be a very pricy conversion, so it helps to get a feel for which features will really make a difference (although the $200 for the upgrade to 16 gigs isn't as expensive as upgrading a SSD). I'd very much appreciate any further thoughts, folks, if you have a minute. So I'm thinking this might be the time to take the pricy plunge and switch to a MBPro Retina, and just deal with the virtual engine until such time as Storyline comes out for mac (if it ever does). I love the weight of a MBAir, but worry that the max 8gigs wouldn't be enough to get the best of the virtual Windows install, and having only a 13-inch screen would be less than ideal, as sometimes I'm out of town for weeks at a time without a larger monitor. The laptop needs to be light for carrying reasons my old 7.7 lb Pavilion is killing my neck and shoulders. The reality is that I was having trouble finding a lightweight, Windows-based laptop with a 500+ SSD and the option of 16 gigs memory Dell has one, but the cost would be almost the same as a MBPro by the time you finish configuring, and I know the quality wouldn't be as good. Do you find the 16 gigs is worth it, performance-wise? (I've also learned in the forum that I'd have to keep at least PPT on the Windows side as well, since apparently Storyline can't reliably work with mac-created PPT files for some reason.) I know I'd have to buy Parallels 7, and a license for Windows 7 as well. I'm considering shelling out for the MCPro Retina, with the faster processor and 500 Gig hard drive, and was contemplating upgrading to the 16 gigs of memory as well. My old HP Pavilion seems to be giving up the ghost, and I'm seriously considering switching finally to a mac, since I now have an iPhone and iPad and would love to use iCloud to synch them. Phil-How do you like Storyline on the new MBP with 16gb and the SSD?
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