Vmware fusions

If you were wondering whether to get Parallels 6 or VMware for virtualization, then some recent tests by MacTech may have the answer for you. In a series of benchmarks pitting the new Parallels 6 vs VMware Fusion 3.1, Parallels is the hands-down winner. In 84% of the tests performed, Parallels 6 beat the competition in everything from general performance benchmarks to I/O, CPU footprint, Office performance, and 3D graphics and 3D games. The scores in 3D graphics and games are even more in Parallels 6 favor, with Parallels beating VMware in 92% of the tests run. This doesn’t surprise me considering the amazing Parallels 6 gaming performance we saw earlier in the year. If you’re shopping, you can buy Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac for $64.99 through Amazon , a 20% discount on the retail price. You can also read more about the benchmarking of the two apps at the preview on MacTech , but more comprehensive benchmarks are expected in the near future. … [Read more...] about VMware vs Parallels: Parallels 6 blows away competition

Update 9/14/2011: Installing Mac OS X Lion within a virtual machine is made significantly easier with VMWare Fusion 4. All you need to do is: Go to the File menu and select “New” Locate the “Install Mac OS X Lion.app” (here’s how to redownload Lion from the App Store ) in your /Applications/ folder and drag that into the “New Virtual Machine Assistant” window Choose Continue and select your settings, and boot the VM Installation of Lion is extremely fast, and you are then able to boot and use your virtual OS X 10.7 install. The older method is repeated below for posterity sake: If you want to run Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Developer Preview but you don’t want to bother setting up another partition or upgrading your existing Mac OS X 10.6 installation, you can go with a third option: running Lion in a virtual machine with VMWare. This is really only recommended for more technically inclined Mac OS X users. If you’re serious about Lion development, remember that virtual … [Read more...] about Install & Run Mac OS X 10.7 Lion in a Virtual Machine with VMWare

This is one awesome Mac setup: A 24″ iMac hooked up to an external monitor, alongside another 30″ external monitor being powered by a 15″ MacBook Pro… and don’t forget the two iPhone’s and iPad. Definitely an amazing workstation, I’d just be a little nervous with that iMac so close to the edge of the desk! All of this belongs to CS grad student Yutaka Tsutano, who had this to say about the setup: This is my recent setup optimized for doing my research. I mainly use OS X, but I also run Windows for embedded system programming and Linux for running Simics VM. All of them are virtualized within VMWare Fusion. In the photo, there are four screens but are actually only two Macs on the 72-inch wide desk. I found this setting to be useful because it’s portable and the load can be balanced between the two. There are several other computers in my room for server and simulation purposes. All the computers are synchronized using Unison, and controlled by a single set of keyboard and … [Read more...] about Mac Setups: iMac + MacBook Pro + External Monitors + iPad + iPhone

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion can run additional copies of itself in virtual machines on the same machine, this is the first time that Apple has allowed this feature outside of Mac OS X Server. This was discovered by MacRumors : Running separate instances of Mac OS X should be possible under virtualization solutions such as VMware Fusion and Parallels. This functionality allows you to deploy different sandboxed installations of OS X, typically for enterprise purposes. The Lion GM End User Licensing Agreement (EULA) states that users can run up to two additional instances of Mac OS X Lion without purchasing additional licenses. Here is the segment of the EULA addressing virtualization, courtesy again of MacRumors: (iii) to install, use and run up to two (2) additional copies or instances of the Apple Software within virtual operating system environments on each Mac Computer you own or control that is already running the Apple Software. It should be pointed out that the … [Read more...] about Mac OS X Lion Supports Running Additional OS X Instances Within a Virtual Machine