Parallels and VMware: Should you upgrade?
One of the most frequent questions we’ve been getting recently is “Should I upgrade to Parallels Desktop 8 or VMware Fusion 5?” Even though these new versions shipped several weeks back, we generally like to wait a bit as the updates for virtualization software that follow a major release often make a difference.
We decided to put the new versions to the test on both a MacBook Pro as well as a MacBook Air (the SSD vs. hard drive make a difference). As with all of our benchmarks, this comparison is only about speed, and not about features.
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