BrowserStack is out of beta: super-easy multi-browser testing

Re:BrowserStack is out of beta: super-easy multi-browser tes... by jcampbell1 on Thursday October 06, 2011 @01:07PM (#3080797)

Yes, I do. Which is part of the reason I pirate windows, because it is the only way I know how to get an IE6 install.

It is reasonably fast to setup, because once you install XP, you can copy the VM, and install IE 7, copy the VM and install IE 8. I then do the same thing for Vista/Windows 7.

With 8 Gb of ram, I have no problem running 3 Xps, and 2 Windows 7, at the same time.

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Re:BrowserStack is out of beta: super-easy multi-browser tes... by SkyMarshal on Friday October 07, 2011 @12:17AM (#3082644)

"With 8 Gb of ram, I have no problem running 3 Xps, and 2 Windows 7, at the same time."

That's good to know. I'm in the market for a laptop to replace my desktop, and I want enough RAM to run multiple VMs like that. Was thinking I'd need to find one with 12 or 16GB, which rules out MacBooks (unless I get an expensive 3rd party 2x8GB RAM upgrade). But maybe not.

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Re:BrowserStack is out of beta: super-easy multi-browser tes... by jcampbell1 on Friday October 07, 2011 @11:44AM (#3084436)

I configure XP to have 512MB of ram, and Windows 7 to have 1 GB. This works fine if all you are running is the OS and a browser. I will re-iterate that an SSD is the important factor because it cuts the VM startup time by 75% in my experience.

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