I bought a PowerTap SL and want to purchase CyclingPeaks WKO, but being a Mac User, I'm trying to figure out what to do about using it:
1. run it in virtual PC (by most accounts an annoying dog of an app): $200 2. wait till I can afford a new MacBook with intel dual core, then buy windows and install: $2,400 (and wasted time) 3. buy a cheap windows laptop and have yet another piece of techno-rubbish laying around our small apartment: $3–400 [???]
Option 3 would seem to be a no-brainer. I guess what I need to know is how much machine does one need to run CyclingPeaks smoothly? How much ram/processor/disk space, etc.? Money is very tight for me presently. I was looking at refurbished units on eBay such as this:
I bought a PowerTap SL and want to purchase CyclingPeaks WKO, but being a Mac User, I'm trying to figure out what to do about using it:
1. run it in virtual PC (by most accounts an annoying dog of an app): $200 2. wait till I can afford a new MacBook with intel dual core, then buy windows and install: $2,400 (and wasted time) 3. buy a cheap windows laptop and have yet another piece of techno-rubbish laying around our small apartment: $3–400 [???]
Option 3 would seem to be a no-brainer. I guess what I need to know is how much machine does one need to run CyclingPeaks smoothly? How much ram/processor/disk space, etc.? Money is very tight for me presently. I was looking at refurbished units on eBay such as this:
Perhaps I don't need this much speed/ram. . . Any opinions? Please understand that I am utterly windows illiterate.
Sorry to bug you about such dull nonsense.
i have a dual 2GHz G5 and i run CyclingPeaks in VPC - Windows XP... works fine.. but yes it is annoying to run that peice of [censored] on my machine but it is literally the only app i open in VPC and it runs fine... open it to run VPC and close it... can use windows NT or 2000 if your machine is not too powerfull... i didn't want another computer cluttering up my place so option 3 wasn't an option for me
3. buy a cheap windows laptop and have yet another piece of techno-rubbish laying around our small apartment: $3–400 [???]
For that much check your sunday morning paper... nearly all of the big box stores have a $399 laptop right now, brand new.
If I were you I'd check craigslist for a used p3 desktop. Should be able to get one with a monitor for under $100. I was running CP on a PIII 600 with no problems whatsoever.
