This holiday weekend -well, here anyway- I thought I would try out Parallels 7. I've been a fan of VMWare for a long time and didn't really want to try Parallels since VMWare is ubiquitous in the IT world. However, the lack of updates from VMWare and the speed boasting by Parallels convinced me to try it out.
I can honestly say it is much, much faster than the VMWare public beta that I'm currently running. I use VMs all the time and run a great deal of high performance apps in my VMs (IDEs, Servers, Web Dev, App Dev, Databases, etc...) so I really depend on my VMs for real world performance and stability.
When I purchased my 2011 MBP I was hoping I would see a decent gain in VMWare which really didn't happen. It is not awful or anything but nothing like I was hoping for.
However, Parallels seems to be very quick and much more responsive on my MBP. I'm still 'kicking the tires' but I am thinking about purchasing a full serial number (I'm using a trial number).
Now, I've heard complaints that Parallels tends to nick you every year for an upgrade and that is a valid complaint. However, VMWare hasn't had a decent upgrade in awhile and even the current public beta doesn't really feel like it is Lion 'ready'.
I have included the trial link below so you can try it out if you are interested. If you are thinking about getting a VM or have VMWare now, you should try this out. You are not out anything and you may find your VM work going much faster.
You can get the trial here: http://download.parallels.com/desktop/v7/ga/ParallelsDesktop-7.0.14920.689535.dmg
Once installed you can click to receive a 14 day trial serial number. It also has a removal app if you wish to delete it.
Cheers!
-P
I can honestly say it is much, much faster than the VMWare public beta that I'm currently running. I use VMs all the time and run a great deal of high performance apps in my VMs (IDEs, Servers, Web Dev, App Dev, Databases, etc...) so I really depend on my VMs for real world performance and stability.
When I purchased my 2011 MBP I was hoping I would see a decent gain in VMWare which really didn't happen. It is not awful or anything but nothing like I was hoping for.
However, Parallels seems to be very quick and much more responsive on my MBP. I'm still 'kicking the tires' but I am thinking about purchasing a full serial number (I'm using a trial number).
Now, I've heard complaints that Parallels tends to nick you every year for an upgrade and that is a valid complaint. However, VMWare hasn't had a decent upgrade in awhile and even the current public beta doesn't really feel like it is Lion 'ready'.
I have included the trial link below so you can try it out if you are interested. If you are thinking about getting a VM or have VMWare now, you should try this out. You are not out anything and you may find your VM work going much faster.
You can get the trial here: http://download.parallels.com/desktop/v7/ga/ParallelsDesktop-7.0.14920.689535.dmg
Once installed you can click to receive a 14 day trial serial number. It also has a removal app if you wish to delete it.
Cheers!
-P
