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Head to Head: Parallels Desktop 7 vs VMware Fusion 4 - Pictures

by: IT Pro team
11 Oct 2011
Go to: Head to Head: Parallels Desktop 7 vs VMware Fusion 4
  • Parallels Desktop 7 vs VMware Fusion 4

    Parallels Desktop 7 vs VMware Fusion 4

  • Virtual machines are created and managed from the main application window, but Parallels Desktop 7 does a better cosmetic job

    Virtual machines are created and managed from the main application window, but Parallels Desktop 7 does a better cosmetic job

  • Both Parallels Desktop 7 and VMWare Fusion 4 can 'migrate' a complete Windows installation from an old PC, turning it into a

    Both Parallels Desktop 7 and VMWare Fusion 4 can 'migrate' a complete Windows installation from an old PC, turning it into a

  • New virtual machines can be created semi-automatically from the OS installation source, or configured manually.

    New virtual machines can be created semi-automatically from the OS installation source, or configured manually.

  • Lion can now be virtualised in both applications, and even run on a machine running an older version of OS X.

    Lion can now be virtualised in both applications, and even run on a machine running an older version of OS X.

  • Parallels Desktop 7 and VMWare Fusion 4 both offer two ways of working with a Windows guest OS, depending on the degree of in

    Parallels Desktop 7 and VMWare Fusion 4 both offer two ways of working with a Windows guest OS, depending on the degree of in

  • Windows mode keeps the guest OS contained in its own window.

    Windows mode keeps the guest OS contained in its own window.

  • Parallels Desktop 7’s Coherence mode and VMWare Fusion 4’s Unity mode both hide the guest OS Desktop and blend Windows apps w

    Parallels Desktop 7’s Coherence mode and VMWare Fusion 4’s Unity mode both hide the guest OS Desktop and blend Windows apps w

  • Certain tasks within the guest OS can be linked to host OS applications — the email client and web browser, for example.

    Certain tasks within the guest OS can be linked to host OS applications — the email client and web browser, for example.

  • Both applications can place a Windows Start menu on the OS X Desktop, but only Parallels Desktop 7 renders it faithfully.

    Both applications can place a Windows Start menu on the OS X Desktop, but only Parallels Desktop 7 renders it faithfully.

  • Parallels Desktop 7 and VMWare Fusion 4 can both share folders and other resources with a guest OS.

    Parallels Desktop 7 and VMWare Fusion 4 can both share folders and other resources with a guest OS.

  • Connect a USB device to the Mac and the applications ask which machine it’s for use with — Parallels Desktop 7 uses a much cl

    Connect a USB device to the Mac and the applications ask which machine it’s for use with — Parallels Desktop 7 uses a much cl

  • Parallels Desktop 7 and VMWare Fusion 4 can both take snapshots to record the state of a virtual machine for later restoratio

    Parallels Desktop 7 and VMWare Fusion 4 can both take snapshots to record the state of a virtual machine for later restoratio

  • Parallels Desktop 7 offers a wider range of performance tuning options than VMWare Fusion 4 to reduce the overhead on the hos

    Parallels Desktop 7 offers a wider range of performance tuning options than VMWare Fusion 4 to reduce the overhead on the hos

  • Parallels Desktop 7 vs VMware Fusion 4: 2D overall benchmark results

    Parallels Desktop 7 vs VMware Fusion 4: 2D overall benchmark results

  • Parallels Desktop 7 vs VMware Fusion 4: 2D image editing benchmark results

    Parallels Desktop 7 vs VMware Fusion 4: 2D image editing benchmark results

  • Parallels Desktop 7 vs VMware Fusion 4: 2D video editing benchmark results

    Parallels Desktop 7 vs VMware Fusion 4: 2D video editing benchmark results

  • Parallels Desktop 7 vs VMware Fusion 4: 2D multi-tasking benchmark results

    Parallels Desktop 7 vs VMware Fusion 4: 2D multi-tasking benchmark results

  • Parallels Desktop 7 vs VMware Fusion 4: Virtualised Lion performance results

    Parallels Desktop 7 vs VMware Fusion 4: Virtualised Lion performance results

  • Parallels Desktop 7 vs VMware Fusion 4: 3D performance results

    Parallels Desktop 7 vs VMware Fusion 4: 3D performance results

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