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VMWare vs. parallels

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Qua Sar

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Hello,
I would like to know the difference between VMWare and Parallels. Is there any major competitive differences? Does one run better with lower ram (I have a Core Duo Macbook Pro 2gb ram)
 
Vm is just that a virtual machine, while parrallels is aswell, parallels has thing like a combined mode that lets you run windows with in OSX as if you were runnign windows alone, the task bar is at the bottom, it is completly seemless, you dont have this other application running in a window and such, not sure if VM has that but i did like how parallels ran on my macbook in this mode.
 
2GB ram should be fine with either. 4GB DDR2 is cheap right now ($50-ish), so making the jump isn't too painful if you feel the need.
 
my computer won't allow for 4 gigabytes my resaerch says... i have a core duo macbook pro.
 
I prefer VMware. Yes, it does have a "blended" mode - called Unity. They actually take it one step further with version 2 - you can download an .exe on your desktop and upon opening it, it will open in the VM.

If you already have bootcamp installed w/windows, it can seamlessly VM using that partition. It really is a beautiful thing.

After now having used 'all' versions of VMware products, I'm definetly most impressed with Fusion. For some reason the level of integration just has a big wow factor for me...
 
Qua Sar said:
my computer won't allow for 4 gigabytes my resaerch says... i have a core duo macbook pro.
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You can install it and it'll use upwards of 3.3gb of it, OS X uses PAE just like windows with it's x86 version on the Core Duo.
 
Optional87 said:
You can install it and it'll use upwards of 3.3gb of it, OS X uses PAE just like windows with it's x86 version on the Core Duo.
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That's not the limitation he's facing. As is the case with my 24" iMac, it's the chipset that's limiting the RAM. I can install 4GB but the chipset used on the motherboard will only address 3GB. There would be a full 1GB that will never be detected.
 
The_Mage18 said:
That's not the limitation he's facing. As is the case with my 24" iMac, it's the chipset that's limiting the RAM. I can install 4GB but the chipset used on the motherboard will only address 3GB. There would be a full 1GB that will never be detected.
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What chipset is this?
 
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