new to the iMac world, best VM software?

[thatpoopmccray]

I ujust recently purchased a iMac 27inch and i would like to run windows 8 on it also. Whats the best VM software for OSX?

 

[MacDawg]

VMware Fusion and Parallels both have their fans
Pretty much personal preference

You can try VirtualBox (free) but it appears to be more limited

 

[the8thark]

VMware Fusion and Parallels both have their fans
Pretty much personal preference

I believe this is true. Both are just as good as each other.

 

[mslide]

VirtualBox. It's free and works just as well. I use that for all my VM needs, regardless of the host OS.

 

[zoffdino]

I use VMware Fusion cause it's stable, less intrusive to my Mac, and integrates well with VMware on Windows. The last one is the killer deal for me as I tend to use it for corporate stuffs.

Other than that, Parallel is faster, has better graphics support. Choose your favorite.

 

[ka-spot]

Parallels Desktop

For games > NO idea..

For Adobe, Corel, M$, etc. > Parallels Desktop. But maybe there is no drivers yet for Windows 8.

 

[joesegh]

I've never used parallels but I've been very happy with VMware Fusion 5 FWIW.

 

[dominicvivek06]

I Vote for VMWare Fusion.

 

[Kashsystems]

I bought Parallels in May and was a big fan of the program. Both Parallels and VMware run faster and offer certain advance features than virtual box.

I am no longer a fan of Parallels because their is a dual monitor usage bug in the product. Parallels has not fixed it, but the problem does not occur in Parallels 8 which came out a couple months ago. Any company that forces me to upgrade on a product that a year old or less to get a bug fix, will no longer get my money.

 

[ka-spot]

It seems that more and more people are happy with VMware Fusion. I'll try it too. Hope is better.