VMWare Fusion vs Parallels

cming0808 · cming0808 #1 (**permalink**)

09-16-2008, 10:02 AM

Hi,

I have been doing some research into both VMWare Fusion and Parallels to figure out which would perform better with XP on a macbook.

Most of the benchmark tests were done quite some time ago and both pieces of software have gone through revisions.

So was kinda hoping that people with some first hand experience of both could advise as to which software i should use on my macbook for running XP.

Thanks in advance

shahvikram123 · shahvikram123 #2 (**permalink**)

09-16-2008, 10:29 AM

Please use the search feature on mac-forums.com, this topic has been discussed countless times…

You can download both trial versions of vmware fusion and parallels and see what you think. Some people will say vmware fusion is better and other people will say parallels is better, it's down to whichever one you prefer…

skaheadpunk · skaheadpunk #3 (**permalink**)

09-16-2008, 03:23 PM

Yup, Try both of them, see which you like more. I use Fusion cos I got it cheap.

SammySlim · SammySlim #4 (**permalink**)

09-16-2008, 06:10 PM

If all you are doing is running Windows in a virtual machine, both Fusion and Parallels are very similar and do the same basic things. Fusion has more flexibility for other operating systems. But for Windows, it comes down to which you prefer on style points because they both work great and very similarly for Windows.

Cheers

shahvikram123 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 16, 2006 Location: UK, London Posts: 632 Mac Specs: Macbook: 2GHZ Intel C2D, 2 Gig Ram, 80 GB HD. Mac Mini: Intel C2D 2GHZ, 2 gig ram, 120gb HD	09-16-2008, 10:29 AM Please use the search feature on mac-forums.com, this topic has been discussed countless times… You can download both trial versions of vmware fusion and parallels and see what you think. Some people will say vmware fusion is better and other people will say parallels is better, it's down to whichever one you prefer… Vikram Shah
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cming0808 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 08, 2008 Posts: 6	09-16-2008, 10:02 AM Hi, I have been doing some research into both VMWare Fusion and Parallels to figure out which would perform better with XP on a macbook. Most of the benchmark tests were done quite some time ago and both pieces of software have gone through revisions. So was kinda hoping that people with some first hand experience of both could advise as to which software i should use on my macbook for running XP. Thanks in advance
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SammySlim #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 12, 2008 Posts: 937	09-16-2008, 06:10 PM If all you are doing is running Windows in a virtual machine, both Fusion and Parallels are very similar and do the same basic things. Fusion has more flexibility for other operating systems. But for Windows, it comes down to which you prefer on style points because they both work great and very similarly for Windows. Cheers
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