Hi,
I've been running a 27" iMac i7 for the past 4.5 years using Fusion. With Fusion, I primarily run a Win 7 VM for business 12 hours per day. I also tinker with other VMs.
I'm in the market for a new computer and really want as much horsepower ("HP") as possible to run Fusion and Win 7 (eventually Win 8). I was thinking about getting the new Mac Pro ("MP"). I was wondering if I would see much performance difference between the 4/6/8 core Mac Pros? I understand that I could allocate more cores to the VM if I get an 8 core MP, which I believe should give me more HP. Do you think the VM would run any faster with an 8 core MP vs a 4 core MP, for example?
Also, I was wondering if it's wise to run the VM off the SSD that comes in the Mac Pro, or, would I be better off running the VM off a traditional HDD? I believe that a SSD would be faser, but I just read this -> "One big problem of SSDs is inherent in flash memory itself: it can only sustain a finite number of writes before it dies. There is a lot of science that goes into explaining why this happens, but suffice it to say that as the SSD is used, the electrical charges within cells must be periodically reset.".
I'm looking to place an order ASAP this week and would appreciate any knowledgeable feedback ASAP.
Thanks... Michael