What is the best Virtual Machine for Mac?

I'm wondering which virtual machine program is the fastest and does the best job. I currently use VMware Fusion 4.1.3 but I'm wondering if there's anything better. I have also used VirtualBox and Virtual PC and I have heard of Parallels but I just want to know what you think is the best one out there.

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asked Aug 20 '12 at 19:20

dtourond
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edited Aug 21 '12 at 17:24

Fogarty ♦♦
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I guess you tried them all for Mac, except for Parallels. For all I know, those are the only ones out for Mac as of today.

answered Aug 20 '12 at 22:59

DJ Scooby Doo
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Well I've tried VMware and VirtualBox but Virtual PC is only for Windows since they didn't continue making it on the Intel processor for Mac. But I'm wondering which one is the best, VMware, VirtualBox, Parallels or another one that I don't know about.

(Aug 21 '12 at 02:24) dtourond

I'd do Parallels, I have it and it's good!

(Aug 21 '12 at 10:11) DJ Scooby Doo

Try the demos and decide for yourself. I use VirtualBox, because it's free. I've messed around with Parallels before, but I haven't touched VMWare Fusion. I think that Parallels is much better than VirtualBox, but I don't know how it ranks compared to VMWare Fusion.

answered Aug 21 '12 at 07:05

catchatyou
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0	Parallels is the best hands down. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFn4LxoFQLo Chris' thoughts about it. answered Aug 21 '12 at 09:43 JordanV 4.1k●62●82●124

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