hey mac nerds! virtualization?

[rmd]

Is either parallels or vmware fusion worth the $$ over free solutions like virtualbox? I don't *think* I'm going to want particularly graphics=heavy things like games, and it looks like graphics is the thing that parallels excels at, so I don't think I need parallels. VMWare fusion looks slicker than virtualbox, but I don't know if it's $60 slicker.

Comments

[johnromkey.livejournal.com]

What do you need it for?

If you just want to run a text-heavy Linux VM, Virtual Box is probably fine.

My sense is that VMWare is studlier - something tech people might relate to better and may be a bit more bulletproof.

Historically, Parallels has been better at graphics and better with Windows integration and USB support though I think VMWare may be catching up there.

[rmd.livejournal.com]

not precisely sure, although i suspect that my macbook pro could run a vm of a windows box more powerful than my current windows box. So there's that. :)