Virtual machines on USB external disk

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Published on 2010-06-07T21:39:57Z Indexed on 2010/06/07 21:42 UTC
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Hello, i'm thinking about installing (using Sun Virtual Box) Ubuntu 10.04 and Windows7 on external disk connected to USB port of my new MacBook; do you think perfomances will be terrific? Have you tried something similar?

Thanks in advance ! c.

Virtual machines on USB external disk

Posted by Cris on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Cris
Published on 2010-06-07T21:39:57Z Indexed on 2010/06/07 22:02 UTC
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Hello, i'm thinking about installing (using Sun Virtual Box) Ubuntu 10.04 and Windows7 on external disk connected to USB port of my new MacBook; do you think perfomances will be terrific? Have you tried something similar?

Thanks in advance ! c.

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