Virtualbox Retina Software As Well

Continue this thread level 2 1 point 9 months ago Im not saying its a bad idea, it certainly can have its use cases and advantages and disadvantages, but with a MacBook pro, this solution is more expensive, slower, less flexible, and harder to manage ( op wants both Linux and Windows ) than just buying Parallels or VMware.

Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts Log in sign up User account menu 54 What virtualisation do you use VirtualBox is terribly slow on Retina screens and I cant fix it.

Looking to run Windows and Linux on my Macbook in virtual machines.

Upvoted This thread is archived New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast Sort by best level 1 42 points 9 months ago All I can say is parallels is very good.

Luckily my work buys my parallels license, but yeah, highly recommended.

Continue this thread level 2 3 points 9 months ago The main killer feature in Parallels for me is being able to use your Boot Camp partition in a VM.

Nice way to conserve precious SSD space too, since you dont need to create a separate VM image.

I dont use it anymore since I dont need to use Windows on a daily basis, but its certainly convenient if you need Windows.

Though mainly because I support ESX clusters so get a benefit from it.

Continue this thread level 1 43 points 9 months ago Just get P arallels but get i t without paying somehow.

Pa r allels isnt cheap but maybe they h a ve some sort of spe c ial offer on every Tuesda y or something.

Continue this thread level 2 3 points 9 months ago you deserve gold for this Continue this thread level 2 1 point 9 months ago edited 9 months ago Nah, thats d angerous.

I nstead, you can s ee if there s a ny s pecial off e r in the m orning to b uy quick l y th e p r oduct.

An o the r option: I hea r d theyre giving away 2 licenses for free.

Like you, I was running into issues with performance on VirtualBox on my 16 MBP.

What I did was install Microsoft Remote Desktop in OS X and then connected remotely through IP to my virtual machine.

Dont know if this really helps you with Linux, but it should improve things on the Windows side.

Hope that helps. level 2 3 points 9 months ago On Linux you can install XRDP and then also connect to it using the Microsoft Remote Desktop app.

Works just as well.

Continue this thread level 1 8 points 9 months ago I have a beautiful 1080p side monitor witch costs far less than a Parallel license.

Virtualbox Retina Software As Well

I use it all the time when I need to work with LinuxWin and its proven to be of immense value for secondary software as well.

I used Parallel and VMWare in the past and, frankly, didnt like them.

Its probably not a solution for everyone, but if you happen to work at homeoffice (or, like me, you use a desktop computer) and you have the space its not just cheaper, but well worth it.

On the other hand, I havent had any issue with VirtualBox in my MacBook Air when I need to go portable.

Its a real Windows computer, sans keyboard and display, that can be had for 100 or so (depending on spec).

Just run it off your MacBooks USB port for power (or use just about any 5-10W USB power adapter) and Remote Desktop into the device.

Virtualbox For Mac Retina