VirtualBox

Expert review by : Samara Lynn (pcmag.com)

VirtualBox

There are two main benefits to using VirtualBox as a desktop virtualization solution. First, it's free. Second, it works. I was able to setup and run a virtual instance of Windows 8 Enterprise on a MacBook Air installed with OS X Lion. Aside from those...

Free. Several customization options

Slower performance than competitors. Clumsy integration of Windows and Mac. USB device redirection is a hassle

More desktop virtualization for hobbyists or testers and less an option for a production environment, especially one where performance is key, VirtualBox is free, and that's the best you can say about it.

Sep, 2012

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Expert review by : Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols (computerworld.com)

Take Windows 7 for a spin with VirtualBox

Do you want to try Windows 7, but don't want to give up your PC to do it? Then, what you need is Sun's VirtualBox virtualization software.

With this done, you're ready to actually install Windows 7. You can either run the installation from a DVD or just load the Windows 7 ISO image file. Since I hate wasting time, I loaded the ISO. VirtualBox can load ISOs over both a network or from a...

Feb, 2009

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Hidden Linux : VirtualBox

VirtualBox is a virtualisation manager. It allows you to install and run one operating system inside another. Here, for example, I'm running Windows XP and the latest KDE 4 beta release of Kubuntu 8.04 inside Kubuntu 7.10..

So how do you make all this magic work for you? Just follow these steps..

Apr, 2008

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