Originally posted this on the Apple forums but realized they might be *ahem* a little less tech savvy. LOL.
I'm looking to buy my first MacBook Pro and looking to make sure I get the specs I need and have a couple of questions. 
I would like to be able to run (simultaneously)
During the day for work:
- Windows 7 x64 - 30GB HD - 1 Core - 1GB Ram - Purpose: Has a VPN client that allows me to VPN and RDP only
- Windows 8.1 x64 - 60GB HD - 2 Cores - 4GB+ Ram - Purpose: Office 2013 installed on this VM and all my other work applicatons (light weight)
- OSX 10.10 - Whatever it can take - Light Web Browsing etc while at work.
After work:
- Guess it doesn't matter really - i'd like to play games (bootcamp fine) if possible too. Nothing crazy so barely worth mentioning.
My main questions:
- Display: Iris Pro or nVidia - Can the base 15 inch GPU/CPU handle the two VMs at the same time plus the host OS (OSX) without hiccups?
- Display: How does VMware Fusion recognize the discrete GPU - will the system be smooth/quiet without activating it?
- Battery life: Virtualization is pretty heavy battery wise. Does anyone know what happens to the battery when you're running a couple VMs?
- Display: How is running Windows 7/8 on a MacBook with a specifically retina display? Do the Windows PCs look really ugly/blurry due to such a high resolution?
- What is the minimum hardware required for these VMs to run fast and responsive? (CPU/GPU/RAM only)
Thanks 