VMware Fusion vs. VMware Workstation
- Thread starter Lj2025
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VMware is a far superior product than Virtual Box
My Computers
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At a glance
Windows11 Pro 26200.8894Intel Core i9 14900F (24 -Core, 68 MB Total C...32GB DDR5RTX 4080 Super w/610.74- OS
- Windows11 Pro 26200.8894
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Alienware Aurora R16
- CPU
- Intel Core i9 14900F (24 -Core, 68 MB Total Cache)
- Motherboard
- Dell Alienware
- Memory
- 32GB DDR5
- Graphics Card(s)
- RTX 4080 Super w/610.74
- Sound Card
- Realtec
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Corsair XENEON 32QHD165
- Screen Resolution
- 2560 X 1440
- Hard Drives
- 1-2TB Samsung 990 Pro PCIe NVMe M2 SSD
1-4TB Samsung 990 Pro PCIe NVMe M2 SSD
- PSU
- 1000 Watt Platinum Dell
- Case
- Alienware
- Cooling
- Liquid Closed Loop
- Keyboard
- Corsair Strafe RGB
- Mouse
- Logitech MK270 Wireless
- Internet Speed
- 100Gb's Down-20 Up
- Browser
- Firefox 152.0.6
- Antivirus
- Defender
- Other Info
- Very Quiet And Fast
CyberPower UPS CP1500PFCLCD
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At a glance
PClinuxOS Mate (2025.7)13th Gen Inter(R) Core(TM) i3-1315U64 GB DDR4 @3200 MHz.Internal- Operating System
- PClinuxOS Mate (2025.7)
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Intel
- CPU
- 13th Gen Inter(R) Core(TM) i3-1315U
- Motherboard
- Intel
- Memory
- 64 GB DDR4 @3200 MHz.
- Graphics card(s)
- Internal
- Sound Card
- None
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell 2419HGCF
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 X 1080
- Hard Drives
- SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 2TB, PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280
- PSU
- Chicony 30 Watt
- Case
- Small
- Keyboard
- Dell
- Mouse
- Razor
- Internet Speed
- 1GB
- Browser
- Slimjet
- Local time
- 7:35 PM
- Posts
- 3,038
- OS
- Windows 11 Enterprise 25H2 [rev. 8893]
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My Computer
At a glance
Windows 11 Enterprise 25H2 [rev. 8893]
- OS
- Windows 11 Enterprise 25H2 [rev. 8893]
- Local time
- 12:35 AM
- Posts
- 8,695
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
Huh - I can barely tell the difference for the free versions both in terms of features, ease of use, benchmarking etc.
On the other hand, specifically for Windows Guests (except Home), Hyper-V slaughters both in terms of performamce.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ16 GB solderedIntegrated Intel Iris XE
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- ASUS Zenbook 14
- CPU
- I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
- Motherboard
- Yep, Laptop has one.
- Memory
- 16 GB soldered
- Graphics Card(s)
- Integrated Intel Iris XE
- Sound Card
- Realtek built in
- Monitor(s) Displays
- laptop OLED screen
- Screen Resolution
- 2880x1800 touchscreen
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
- PSU
- Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
- Case
- Yep, got one
- Cooling
- Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
- Keyboard
- Built in UK keybd
- Mouse
- Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
- Internet Speed
- 900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
- Browser
- Edge
- Antivirus
- Defender
- Other Info
- TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)
Macrium Reflect Home V8
Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
I have had zero problems using Fusion with Mac, IMHO Parallels is still the way to go when running Windows VM's with Mac as a guest but it obviously comes with a cost whereas Fusion Pro is now on a free licence. At present I'm running Windows 11 Dev 25H2 with Parallels.
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My Computer
At a glance
Windows 11 Pro Beta, 11 Dev, W11 CanaryAMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX32GBNVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 8GB GDDR6
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro Beta, 11 Dev, W11 Canary
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Alienware M15 Ryzen Edition R6
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX
- Memory
- 32GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 8GB GDDR6
- Hard Drives
- 1 x Samsung 980 Pro 1TB
1 x Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB
- Local time
- 11:35 PM
- Posts
- 5,861
- Location
- Hafnarfjörður IS
- OS
- Windows XP,11 Linux Fedora Rawhide pre-release 45
Since a Mac has a Unix like OS it might be possible to run the Linux KVM/QEMU on it which is a Free type 1 Hypervisor with extremely good performance. I don't know the capabilities of the Mac OS so not sure what can be done with it as far as installing / compiling user software on it though. The KVM/QEMU stuff is available in public domain and source code is available - but compling something like that !!!! - might be "do-able". I do know that Parallels running Windows on it works quite well though -- but as you say it's not free software.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows XP,11 Linux Fedora Rawhide pre-releas...2 X Intel i7
- OS
- Windows XP,11 Linux Fedora Rawhide pre-release 45
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- CPU
- 2 X Intel i7
- Screen Resolution
- 4KUHD X 2
Well, the last time I used these VMware would permit full screen use while Virtual box did not.
My Computers
-
At a glance
Windows11 Pro 26200.8894Intel Core i9 14900F (24 -Core, 68 MB Total C...32GB DDR5RTX 4080 Super w/610.74- OS
- Windows11 Pro 26200.8894
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Alienware Aurora R16
- CPU
- Intel Core i9 14900F (24 -Core, 68 MB Total Cache)
- Motherboard
- Dell Alienware
- Memory
- 32GB DDR5
- Graphics Card(s)
- RTX 4080 Super w/610.74
- Sound Card
- Realtec
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Corsair XENEON 32QHD165
- Screen Resolution
- 2560 X 1440
- Hard Drives
- 1-2TB Samsung 990 Pro PCIe NVMe M2 SSD
1-4TB Samsung 990 Pro PCIe NVMe M2 SSD
- PSU
- 1000 Watt Platinum Dell
- Case
- Alienware
- Cooling
- Liquid Closed Loop
- Keyboard
- Corsair Strafe RGB
- Mouse
- Logitech MK270 Wireless
- Internet Speed
- 100Gb's Down-20 Up
- Browser
- Firefox 152.0.6
- Antivirus
- Defender
- Other Info
- Very Quiet And Fast
CyberPower UPS CP1500PFCLCD
-
At a glance
PClinuxOS Mate (2025.7)13th Gen Inter(R) Core(TM) i3-1315U64 GB DDR4 @3200 MHz.Internal- Operating System
- PClinuxOS Mate (2025.7)
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Intel
- CPU
- 13th Gen Inter(R) Core(TM) i3-1315U
- Motherboard
- Intel
- Memory
- 64 GB DDR4 @3200 MHz.
- Graphics card(s)
- Internal
- Sound Card
- None
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell 2419HGCF
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 X 1080
- Hard Drives
- SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 2TB, PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280
- PSU
- Chicony 30 Watt
- Case
- Small
- Keyboard
- Dell
- Mouse
- Razor
- Internet Speed
- 1GB
- Browser
- Slimjet
- Local time
- 12:35 AM
- Posts
- 8,695
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
Who knows - ask Vendor?
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ16 GB solderedIntegrated Intel Iris XE
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- ASUS Zenbook 14
- CPU
- I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
- Motherboard
- Yep, Laptop has one.
- Memory
- 16 GB soldered
- Graphics Card(s)
- Integrated Intel Iris XE
- Sound Card
- Realtek built in
- Monitor(s) Displays
- laptop OLED screen
- Screen Resolution
- 2880x1800 touchscreen
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
- PSU
- Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
- Case
- Yep, got one
- Cooling
- Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
- Keyboard
- Built in UK keybd
- Mouse
- Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
- Internet Speed
- 900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
- Browser
- Edge
- Antivirus
- Defender
- Other Info
- TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)
Macrium Reflect Home V8
Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
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