[Ham-Mac] new iMac: parallels vs. fusion?

[John L Merrill]

Not to start any arguments but the software/firmware update didn't really work. There are still troubles with the 27" iMac.

73,
John N1JM
On Dec 24, 2009, at 10:53 PM, Jack Brindle wrote:

> The advise about the 27" iMac is old and now out of date. Apple has  
> been working very hard to correct the problem. They issued a software  
> update for it last week. The 27" iMac should be a very good system at  
> this point; I would not hesitate to buy one were I in the market...
> 
> As for parallels vs fusion - be sure to also take a look at  
> VirtualBox. It is free and works _very_ well. Also, when you buy the  
> iMac, be sure to take a good look at the prootions available form the  
> vendor. I recently bought a 13" MacBook Pro, and picked up a copy of  
> Fusion 3.0, After rebates, it was free. As other have said, free is a  
> very good price.
> 
> You really can't go wrong with any of the three virtual systems.  
> VirtualBox will require a bit more work if you wish to use KeySpan  
> serial ports, but even that can be handled without too much work.  
> Support for all three is very good.
> 
> Me? I use both VirtualBox and Fusion at home and work. N1MM runs quite  
> well under VirtualBox. And, I will add, while Fusion comes with a year  
> subscription to a virus tool, I do not use it. The virtual system does  
> not see email, and rarely sees the internet (the exception is for N1MM  
> packet spots). I also have all my systems behind a good firewall. I  
> have no problems. That also means that I have all the horsepower of my  
> system to run programs instead of sacrificing much of it (typically  
> 50%) that the virus apps take.
> 
> Jack Brindle, W6FB
> 
> 
> On Dec 24, 2009, at 10:26 PM, John L Merrill wrote:
> 
>> The reviews say Parallels is better and faster. I run 4.0 not the  
>> new 5.0 yet and i like it with XP.
>> Don't buy the new 27" iMac. They are having troubles with the  
>> monitors. Apparently the 20.5" one is ok.
>> 
>> 73,
>> John N1JM
>> late 2008 MacBook pro
>> 
>> 
>> On Dec 24, 2009, at 9:19 PM, EZ Rhino wrote:
>> 
>>> 	OK gang,
>>> 
>>> Looks like I'm taking the plunge.  I'm going to be ordering a new
>>> iMac in the next day or so.  I currently have an older iMac and run
>>> MLDX and CocoaModem; really looking forward to the new MLDX.
>>> 
>>> I'm also excited to start running OSX and XP and using XP to run some
>>> windows apps such as N1MM.  What is the consensus, parallels or
>>> fusion?  Anything I need to know before I buy?  Looks like there are
>>> some rebates that make parallels almost free if I order it with the
>>> computer.
>>> 
>>> Chris
>>> KF7P
>>> 
>>> 
>>> OH yeah, Merry Christmas!!!
>>> 
>>> 
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