I've been using VirtualBox for a few weeks, it seems to have a few glaring bugs (inability to connect with some USB drives, and the guest window often ends up a single white image with no detail). What are people's experiences with VMware workstation? Is it missing some features that virtualbox has? Does it seem to have many bugs? I know that there is a trial, but I'm interested in experiences. Thanks.
I have a dated version of VM Workstation, still works well - it's a bit iffy with USB drives.
Most of the time though, I now use VM server - though mainly as a test platform so I can tear down, snapshot, etc. Still a bit of an issue with USB drives, but better than the dated VM Workstation I have - more recent VM Workstation may be better.
Hey SepticSceptic, we seem to keep posting in the same threads!
I have been using VirtualBox on my Macbook Pro with a Windows 7 client, and it seems like a good product. In my limited testing it has been stable and performance was OK, however i suspect the 2GB RAM in my laptop will be holding that back.
As for VM Server, I was a great fan of the 1.x product but found the 2.x product to be a hassle to setup and maintain, but it is free, so that's a bonus.
Another option could be ESXi - runs on bare metal and has a huge performance advantage over running on a full desktop OS. It's free as well but the hardware support is more limited, but a great option for a test/dev box.
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