Q:

VisualStudio using BootCamp/VMWare on OS X

Just bought a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iMac with 2GB of memory and a 320GB hard drive. I plan on doing some .net development on it using a BootCamp/VMWare combo since VMWare grants access to the bootcamp partition.
What is a recommended size for a BootCamp partition and how much memory should I give VMWare? Any pitfalls to watch out for? What is your current configuration?

A:

I use VMWare Fusion 2.0 on my MacBook Pro and I wouldn't have it any other way.
I'd strongly recommend getting a min of 4gb RAM is you're going to run Windows + VS 2008 in virtualisation.
I have a 2gb RAM for my VM and you do notice a bit of chugging, particularly when you are compiling a large solution, or when running lots of apps at once.
I strongly recommend VMWare over Parallels as VMWare supports 2 virtual CPU's (I think it's up to 4 virtual CPU's in v2).
I'd recommend around a 30gb disk for your VM and I don't recommend BootCamp unless you want to play games on it.
Why? It's a lot easier to have a really large virtual disk which is not using it all where as BootCamp will take the space. Also a complete virtual disk is easier to backup/ snapshot/ restore.

