Full Windows Install using Bootcamp

I tried to use virtualbox by enabling it permissions access to my whole drive. This also did not work.

The only available solution, after extensively scanning the web, is to install with the native dvd drive.

However, I am surprised that the community has not defined a better solution. One where one can dual boot windows/ or, bootcamp windows in a macbook 2010 (for example) where the optical drive has been replaced by a second hard drive [without removing the second drive and reinstalling the optical drive]. I am also not satisfied with the cloning a drive option as this too requires removing drives and reinstalling and gaining access to a second mac.

I think that ubuntu (http://www.askubuntu.com/) may be able to define a solution using unix code to fix the problem once and for all!

Microsoft's minimum requirements for Windows 8 are 16GB for 32-bit and 20GB for 64-bit (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows-8/system-requirements). You may not plan to install anything else, but likely will like Acrobat, VLC and other utilities you will deploy over time to support day to day use of the OS. Also with the typical updates of the OS, etc. space in the disk will fill up. That said I would recommend you double the minimum requirements to ensure your disk has the room you need over the long term. Another option would be to run Windows virtualized in something like Parallels. I understand the benefits of Boot Camp...but the benefits of virtualization trump the performance hit for me.