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Parallels Desktop For Mac Vs. VMware

Posted by timothy on from the when-it-positively-has-to-run-windows dept.

neilticktin writes "MacTech performed an exhaustive set of benchmarks comparing Parallels Desktop 4 to VMWare Fusion 2 to run Windows on a Mac. To tackle this problem, MacTech undertook a huge benchmarking project starting in December — over 2500 tests by stopwatch. The goal was to see how the recent versions of VMWare Fusion and Parallels Desktop performed on different levels of Mac hardware, using XP, Vista, 64-bit, multi-procs, games, etc. ... As usual, results vary by what's important to you."

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  1. Re:Citrix? by mevets · · Score: 5, Funny

    They are both tiny, and only adequate for virtual applications.

  2. Apparently the final benchmark is still underway by jeffmeden · · Score: 5, Funny

    Slashdotted already? Bummer. I have a feeling I know what the conclusion page says... "Do NOT host a web server with IIS on a Macbook running Windows in VMware Fusion"

  3. Re:An interesting read by Malc · · Score: 2, Funny

    Makes you wonder why Apple doesn't insist on proper uninstallers, like Windows apps.

  4. Re:This violates VMware's EULA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Posting to slashdot was a means of enforcing the EULA.