Buzz I have a macbookpro
If you want to run windows get a minimum of 2gb ram
the mbp can go up to 4gb
Dont buy extra ram from apple tho
Its much cheaper via other sources online, or at your local apple store
Office for mac is a bit dated as it was designed for powerpc chip
so its a little sluggish
Iwork is great
It will take a while to get used to
Get either parallels or vmware - youll need 2gb ram, preferably more
I dont bother with bootcamp anymore
I dont bother with office inside windows either
I just use vmware - with windows xp - for PIA analysis, some realestate software, and money beans
Numbers is great for pretty spreadsheets with pics and tables
you can easily include pics of your properties etc
Keynote kicks butt - every presentation I do people are wowed by it and the content
Still I do use MS Word - for osx. Though if you dont need to transfer files to others, pages is fine
In terms of realestate software
most is done online, via numbers spreadsheet
finance - quicken mac is US version so I dont use it
MYOB available for mac
Im investigating moneyworks - looks really good for property
if id learn how to use it
www.cognito.co.nz
Theres also moneydance = quicken without the crap, except it doesnt support the classes feature
stocks - istock or mystock
http://infinite-loop.dk/istock/index.php
http://www.barereef.com/mystock.php
PDF filing- devonthink pro - I use a pdf sheetfed scanner and have all documents electronically
skype osx works fine for video chat mac to pc
moneybeans - via vmware windows
games is the only reason to run windows native - I dont bother