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Shootout: Parallels outperforms VMware Fusion in many tests
AppleInsider — ... Published: 12:25 PM EST A head-to-head test of Parallels Desktop for Mac and VMware Fusion - the two leading competitors in the Mac Virtualization segment - crowns Parallels as the clear winner, but the testers found both products performed well and VMware can even be a better choice under certain circumstances. MacTech Magazine ran both virtual machines through thousands of real-world tests, timed with a stopwatch, to find out which performs the fastest. The results are in a five-page story at its website , which AppleInsider highly recommends that prospective buyers of ...

MacTech Revisits Duel: VMware Fusion vs. Parallels Desktop
The Mac Observer — ... between one or more Windows applications and Mac OS X, Parallels is the clear winner when running either XP or Vista. And, as we said before, if you want the best XP performance with the types of applications tested here, Parallels is not only faster than VMware Fusion, but it's faster than Boot Camp on average for the applications that we tested." Jump Forward to Present, March, 2009 Armed with the previous experience testing the products, Mr. Ticktin has updated the analysis in " Head-to-Head: Parallels Desktop for Mac vs. VMware Fusion" which will be published in the April ...

ExtraBITS for 09-Mar-09
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us — ... MacTech Posts Updated Virtualization Benchmarks -- Although raw processing performance is by no means the main criterion when it comes to choosing a virtualization product for running Windows on a Mac, it does have a role. MacTech has now completed their latest tests of Parallels Desktop 4 and VMware Fusion 2. (Posted 2009-03-05) ...

VMWare Fusion vs. Parallels Desktop for Mac: Which Is Faster? [Windows On Mac]
Gizmodo — ... Ironically, it's one of the biggest decisions you make when you get a Mac: How should I run Windows on it? Parallels or Fusion? An exhaustive battery of benchmarks by MacTech reveals a clear winner. ...

VMware Fusion 3 Takes Windows-on-Mac Up a Notch
Technologizer — ... A more efficient engine that’s less taxing on a Mac’s CPU, can run Windows well in 1GB of RAM, and reduces battery drain, according to VMware. I’m especially happy about that last point–my biggest beef with both Fusion and Parallels is the dramatically reduced battery life I get when they’re running. (Still to be determined: How this version’s speed compares to Parallels–the Parallels folks understandably like to tout this MacTech story that shows their product outperforming Fusion 2 in most tests.) ...