Ever wanted to create a lot of workstations for testing but only one machine or wanted to test the latest OS without formatting? A pretty big topic in the last few years in IT, now theres one leader in the corporate environment. VMware this has the capability to create a whole network virtually, anything done in real life can be replicated in this tool. Now that comes with a pretty price tag. For a free solution theres a few options out there virtual box and VMware player are at the top of the list. Virtual box is a proprietary open source format for virtual machine files which cuts down the compatibility for importing and exporting.
Now if youre not worrying about using other VMs this may be for you. But for the crowd that may swap VMs with others VMware player is what I use and recommend, its a water down version of the workstation client losing the options of snap shots and some other small features. Its brings to the table a great solution for home use, a single window with the basic options to use your virtual machine. It is a lot quicker then virtual box counterpart. Has the options of importing any type of virtual machine file and configuring it any way youd like. Also able to run multiple machines at once and designating the resources of your machine to your choice for each virtual machine. With VMplayer it will adapt to your screen resolution with the VM tools installed, great for a multiple monitor setup. All and all, stay with the best when it comes to VM. Try VMplayer for yourself you wont be disappointed.
Now if youre not worrying about using other VMs this may be for you. But for the crowd that may swap VMs with others VMware player is what I use and recommend, its a water down version of the workstation client losing the options of snap shots and some other small features. Its brings to the table a great solution for home use, a single window with the basic options to use your virtual machine. It is a lot quicker then virtual box counterpart. Has the options of importing any type of virtual machine file and configuring it any way youd like. Also able to run multiple machines at once and designating the resources of your machine to your choice for each virtual machine. With VMplayer it will adapt to your screen resolution with the VM tools installed, great for a multiple monitor setup. All and all, stay with the best when it comes to VM. Try VMplayer for yourself you wont be disappointed.
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