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Solidworks on MacBook Pro 13?
I have a late 2011 model MacBook Pro 13 inch. It has a 2.5 ghz dual core i5 processor, 4 GB of RAM, a 500 GB hard drive, and Intel HD 3000 integrated graphics.

So my question is, can Solidworks Student run on this system?

Obviously i will need to run Windows through Boot Camp.

Is a Virtual Machine Better? If so, which software is best?
Is there anything I can do to my laptop to make Solidworks run better? (probably going to have to change the RAM)
Which version of Windows is best for this? Will Home Premium Win 7 work?

Thanks for any and all assistance, I am trying to plan this so I can buy the software and figure it out before kickoff, and balance it with 5 AP and IB classes.
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