VM Fusion vs paralles?

[FaBerry]

VM Fusion vs parallels, which one is better? major differences?

Thanks

[loslwm]

I've heard that Fusion is better than Parallels (which I'm running Parallels) but I also heard that they're both the same so who knows?

[xxfire]

VM Fusion big time...
I am running Arc Map on my MBP and it smoked away my Pararrles install. You can use the dual core processors... allow more RAM and use your 3D graphics card... Unity mode pw0ns Coherence mode... The stuff is plug and play in VM.. lots more friendly plugging stuff in....

If your looking to go that route rather then install Missing Sync , I'd go with MS...

[FaBerry]

Originally Posted by xxfire

VM Fusion big time...
I am running Arc Map on my MBP and it smoked away my Pararrles install. You can use the dual core processors... allow more RAM and use your 3D graphics card... Unity mode pw0ns Coherence mode... The stuff is plug and play in VM.. lots more friendly plugging stuff in....

If your looking to go that route rather then install Missing Sync , I'd go with MS...

you convinced me i am going with VM

thanks both of you

[FaBerry]

i forgot to ask, is it easy to install. any good tutorial online that you can recommend?

[xxfire]

Originally Posted by FaBerry

i forgot to ask, is it easy to install. any good tutorial online that you can recommend?

No need...
It's that simple..
You put the disk in and it will install itself...
Nothing hard at all...

[xxfire]

Give this a read over....
I had both.. now this is all I use..
VMware: VMTN Blog: Top 10 things you can do with VMware Fusion and your Mac

[LVampa]

Anyone ever convert their VMs from Parallels to VMware? I've had all sorts of problems with Parallels 4.0, from a buggy 1st release that wouldn't install to unrecognized activation keys that were legitimately purchased to poor customer support response times. Will converting over to VMware require a complete install of the VM OS or will VMware convert what is already on the hard drive? How is VMware customer support?

[smackdab]

Originally Posted by LVampa

Anyone ever convert their VMs from Parallels to VMware? I've had all sorts of problems with Parallels 4.0, from a buggy 1st release that wouldn't install to unrecognized activation keys that were legitimately purchased to poor customer support response times. Will converting over to VMware require a complete install of the VM OS or will VMware convert what is already on the hard drive? How is VMware customer support?

I did and I have much more functional environment ( I do lighting visualization and calculations so it is a taxing virtual environment ) - I installed fusion and it automatically pulled in the windows build from parallels.

[xxfire]

Originally Posted by LVampa

Anyone ever convert their VMs from Parallels to VMware? I've had all sorts of problems with Parallels 4.0, from a buggy 1st release that wouldn't install to unrecognized activation keys that were legitimately purchased to poor customer support response times. Will converting over to VMware require a complete install of the VM OS or will VMware convert what is already on the hard drive? How is VMware customer support?

I did...
Went from Parallels to VM and it was flawless... EVERYTHING saved.. was AMAZNG..

[FaBerry]

Originally Posted by xxfire

Give this a read over....
I had both.. now this is all I use..
VMware: VMTN Blog: Top 10 things you can do with VMware Fusion and your Mac

thanks a lot

[PMurray633]

I am using Parallels 4.0, I am so happy with this. I used to use Fusion, didn't like it much, it seemed to not work as well. There are a lot of updates in the Parallels 4.0 that has made me happy. You can use a lot of RAM, I believe even use both cores. It seems to be nice and fast for me. I do not use Windows much as I do not like anything Microsoft (slow and ehh)

[xxfire]

Originally Posted by PMurray633

I am using Parallels 4.0, I am so happy with this. I used to use Fusion, didn't like it much, it seemed to not work as well. There are a lot of updates in the Parallels 4.0 that has made me happy. You can use a lot of RAM, I believe even use both cores. It seems to be nice and fast for me. I do not use Windows much as I do not like anything Microsoft (slow and ehh)

Too many updates in Parallels to try to keep up with Fusion. The new Fusion is amazing.. SO much faster.. and I KNOW uses both cores.. I don't think it does I know cause I tell it to ! I also tell it to use the 3D efx of the video card.. unlike Parallels...

THIS is a killer setting screen...
I have a OS back up every 4 hours so if something happens I just go back and restart to 4 hours previous and it's good to go...
Dial in EVERYTHING you want... It does it FLAWLESS...
I do some major GIS Mapping in XP on my laptop and it blow my co workers Dell away...

[fcortese]

I spoke with several Mac techies at three different Genius Bars (Salt Lake City, Dallas and outside Minneapolis) about VMware v Parallels and they all recommended VMware. Less problems, quicker, no locked screens. So I have had it loaded on my MBP since I got it in July and have had no problems and am happy with it.

[hagosrush]

I am using VMWare Fusion to back my BB up as well as install programs to it. I have also used Parallels Desktop. The main difference I found is the customization of VMWare is much more in detail. For example, you are able to assign One or Two cores to be run VM while in previous versions of Parallel's you were unable to do so.

As well as Installing with VMWare was such a breeze. Parallels would always have me going through some kind of loop.

I hope that this helps.