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#493858 - 02/09/10 08:01 AM Benchmarks: Head-to-Head VMware vs. Pararallels
neil Neil Ticktin Registered: 06/05/08 Posts: 1076 Loc: Westlake Village, CA	MacTech Magazine has just released it's 3rd year of the most comprehensive benchmarks available for virtualization solutions. If you've not seen the article yet, they are now live at: http://www.mactech.com/articles/special/1002-VirtualizationHeadToHead/ What do you think? Are you surprised by the results? Are you interested in Windows XP or Windows 7? _________________________ Neil Ticktin Editor-in-Chief/Publisher, MacTech Magazine Editor-in-Chief/Publisher, MacNews Check out: MacNews \| Mac Community Search \| Sponsored MacTech Magazine Subscriptions
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#493863 - 02/09/10 09:03 AM Re: Benchmarks: Head-to-Head VMware vs. Pararallels [Re: neil]
neil Neil Ticktin Registered: 06/05/08 Posts: 1076 Loc: Westlake Village, CA	Amazing the number of people that are reading the article online already ...
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#493937 - 02/09/10 03:34 PM Re: Benchmarks: Head-to-Head VMware vs. Pararallels [Re: neil]
scottyb Where's the cache? Registered: 01/16/08 Posts: 233 Loc: Alaska	Neil, Do you have any explanation for the battery test results? Specifically, why does the MacBook do so much better when emulating Windows 7 than the MacBook Pro? _________________________ If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention...
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#493955 - 02/09/10 04:37 PM Re: Benchmarks: Head-to-Head VMware vs. Pararallel [Re: scottyb]
Jim_ aka Reboot Registered: 04/21/02 Posts: 11338 Loc: Columbus OH	Maybe they're using the dedicated graphics card instead of the 9400M in the MBP which would give better performance, but use more battery. _________________________ AppleCentral Trivia MM-MCF Trivia Call the Doctor
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#493969 - 02/09/10 05:08 PM Re: Benchmarks: Head-to-Head VMware vs. Pararallel [Re: Jim_]
scottyb Where's the cache? Registered: 01/16/08 Posts: 233 Loc: Alaska	Well, that wouldn't explain why there is basically no difference in XP vs 7 performance on the Pro, but a rather large split on the 'Book. _________________________ If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention...
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#493994 - 02/09/10 08:38 PM Re: Benchmarks: Head-to-Head VMware vs. Pararallel [Re: scottyb]
Jim_ aka Reboot Registered: 04/21/02 Posts: 11338 Loc: Columbus OH	The video benchmarks show the MBP faster than the MacBook in video so the card is doing more than the built-in video of the MacBook. Also do they use the same battery, so the faster machine uses more power? _________________________ AppleCentral Trivia MM-MCF Trivia Call the Doctor
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#494079 - 02/10/10 12:25 PM Re: Benchmarks: Head-to-Head VMware vs. Pararallel [Re: Jim_]
scottyb Where's the cache? Registered: 01/16/08 Posts: 233 Loc: Alaska	Yes, I understand what you are saying, comparing the MacBook with the MacBook Pro. But what I'm asking is why, when comparing the emulators running XP vs. the emulators running 7, there is a significant time difference on the MacBook, but virtually no time difference on the 'Pro? _________________________ If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention...
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#494113 - 02/10/10 02:45 PM Re: Benchmarks: Head-to-Head VMware vs. Pararallel [Re: scottyb]
Jim_ aka Reboot Registered: 04/21/02 Posts: 11338 Loc: Columbus OH	Okay, I see now. Win 7 gives better battery life on the MacBook. Good question. _________________________ AppleCentral Trivia MM-MCF Trivia Call the Doctor
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#494381 - 02/11/10 04:15 PM Re: Benchmarks: Head-to-Head VMware vs. Pararallel [Re: Jim_]
prahhgg n00b Registered: 02/11/10 Posts: 1	I used to run Parallels until an upgrade crashed my entire virtual machine (both the virtual and the BootCamp it was created from). I did not see any mention to stability (I know the article was focused on performance) and read another article that pinged Parallels for stability issues. Can anyone comment on their experience with the latest release of Parallels? I have not had any issues with VMWare Fusion since switching and I have never looked back. Thanks in advance...
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#494389 - 02/11/10 04:28 PM Re: Benchmarks: Head-to-Head VMware vs. Pararallel [Re: prahhgg]
carp Dino's are Babe magnets Registered: 04/19/02 Posts: 27013 Loc: Hawaii	Well Windows crashes even PCs running natively . So really I cannot comment _________________________
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