I’ve been running virtualization software on my MacBooks ever since I switched to Mac several years back. I’ve used VMware and Parallels, and both are excellent applications. I was also always tempted to try the open source Virtual Box, but never quite got round to it.
I switched to Parallels Desktop for good about a year ago, and have had zero regrets. It has been rock solid and very fast and great to work with. Parallels Desktop 7 was recently released and today I upgraded to it. It is supposed to offer some major performance improvements, for instance:
Enhanced! Improved performance and stability
- Improved Virtual Machine boot time/Windows boots faster.
- Pause & resume Windows faster
- Networking throughput faster
- Migration of PC faster
- Working with files on Mac faster
It’s also meant to work better with OS X Lion. All that sounded good to me, and so far I like the upgrade quite a bit. My Windows 7 virtual machine does seem a fair bit snappier, and running the VM in glorious full-screen mode is nearly worth the price of admission on its own.
Speaking of which, I’d say the price of the upgrade is more than a bit steep at $49.99. It’s only $30 less than the full price, not a great discount for upgraders. It’s also $20 more than I paid for the OS X Lion upgrade. I’m still pleased with the upgrade, just saying the price could be nicer.
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