So what was happening was that in OBS, the game capture and audio would work for a second and then stop, basically making it unusable. Parallels had issues in transmitting data through the USB ports for the Elgato capture card. So while I had no issues in getting that set up and migrated, the last thing I did (which really should have been the first thing) was plug in all the microphones, webcams and capture equipment.Įlgato’s capture card on the other hand is where the roadblock happened. It was very easy to set up, very user friendly as most applications on Mac, and started with setting up basics in Mix it Up and OBS, getting everything packaged up on my Mac and copying it over to Windows.Īnd I’ll give OBS credit here – the Export/Import tools are super handy and made the process quick and easy! I had unfortunately already tried Parallels on my Mac, using up the free trial, so I had to purchase it. Yes, I could download all the Adobe programs on Windows and run it straight through there, but I am much more comfortable using it through Mac OS. So for instance, create something in Illustrator and then simply drag it over to Windows to insert it into my OBS. I first tried Parallels because I could seamlessly switch between Mac and windows without any restarts. I basically got the best model with less storage – I got the one with 500GB and the one above came with 1TB. You can save a bit more money this way compared to Parallels as with Parallels you need to buy the application licence as well.Īdditionally for the context of my setup, I use a 2019 MacBook Pro. To set this up however, you can download a free copy of Windows from the Microsoft Store and then buy a Windows licence separately whenever you are ready. Since it is an application however, you have to buy Parallels, as well as a Windows licence.īootcamp on the other hand, partitions, or divides your hard drive, and then runs Windows through your Mac as if it was any other piece of hardware – this means that to swap between Mac and Windows you have to restart your machine. Parallels runs Windows as a Virtual Machine within your Mac – so at the end of the day, you have Windows within a window in your Mac.

So first let’s quickly cover what the differences between the two are. What’s the difference between Parallels and Bootcamp?

Parallels vs bootcamp 2020