Hi guys,
I'm looking to see which virtualization software I should use. Right now, I have a 2011 Macbook Air (i5 w/ 4GB of ram). I'm looking to install Windows XP to use Microsoft Suite of applications (Access, Excel, and PowerPoint).
I did a quick search earlier, and I was unable to find anything conclusive. A lot of people recommended looking into Virtual Box as an alternative to Parallels or Fusion, but some folks also commented on how much they like Parallels/Fusion over VirtualBox.
Has anyone ran both Parallels and VirtualBox before? What's the experience like? Were there any limitations that VirtualBox was missing?
It's very tempting since it's OpenSource and free. I'm sure support will be an issue, but my primary concern is VirtualBox's stability in running Windows XP.
Insights are appreciated. Thank you.
James
I'm looking to see which virtualization software I should use. Right now, I have a 2011 Macbook Air (i5 w/ 4GB of ram). I'm looking to install Windows XP to use Microsoft Suite of applications (Access, Excel, and PowerPoint).
I did a quick search earlier, and I was unable to find anything conclusive. A lot of people recommended looking into Virtual Box as an alternative to Parallels or Fusion, but some folks also commented on how much they like Parallels/Fusion over VirtualBox.
Has anyone ran both Parallels and VirtualBox before? What's the experience like? Were there any limitations that VirtualBox was missing?
It's very tempting since it's OpenSource and free. I'm sure support will be an issue, but my primary concern is VirtualBox's stability in running Windows XP.
Insights are appreciated. Thank you.
James