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  Mitchh on 05/02/2013 - 20:56

  I use VirtualBox, which is free and runs well. I wouldn't pay for virtualization, I mean Windows 8 comes with HyperV preinstalled. But suppose someone might want 15% VMWare.

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    Smigit on 05/02/2013 - 21:27

    +1

    I was using Virtual Box at work for development and ended up buying VMWare after Virtual Box caused me no small amount of grief with virtual machines being corrupted on more than one occasion over about 6 months.

    It's not a bad product (especially for the price), but from my personal experience VMWare has been rock solid as opposed to what I experienced with Virtual Box. It was an easy cost to justify. I can't move to Windows 8 until work gives the all clear either which rules out Hyper-V.

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      ryang on 05/02/2013 - 22:36

      The other option of course is to have a dedicated VMWare server and install the free version of ESXi. Only cost then is the hardware.

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        microsnot on 05/02/2013 - 23:28

        Unless you're one of those people that need to do demos on customer sites. Servers are awkward to carry around and you still need a laptop for a screen and keyboard :)

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        Smigit on 05/02/2013 - 23:43

        Yeah, I'm using a laptop with my VMs, although we do have some more limited permanent infrastructure in the office. I do a fair bit of development on client sites, often with poor 3G reception and no access to the clients internet (at least for my own hardware) so I tend to find it beneficial having local environments where possible.

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      Mitchh on 05/02/2013 - 22:43

      Never had that problem myself in the past 3 years I've used VB, then again I've only been using VirtualBox for entertainment (running Betas, Linux Distros etc). No doubt a $260 piece of software is going to be rock solid, but VirtualBox is perfect for hobby use.

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        Smigit on 05/02/2013 - 23:39

        +1

        And to be honest I'd say 85% of my colleagues experiences were the same as yours. I only know of two or three of us that had issues. For the most part I think Virtual Box did it's job.

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        Mitchh on 06/02/2013 - 00:23

        And still does for some of us ;)

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  jebozb on 11/02/2013 - 14:21

  Sorry for the late comment, but another free option is VMware Player;

  VMware Player FAQs: Free Virtualization to Run a Virtual PC on Linux or Windows

  What is VMware Player?
  VMware Player is software that enables users to easily create and run virtual machines on a Windows or Linux PC. VMware Player can create virtual machines in addition to running virtual machines created by VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion, VMware Fusion Professional, and VMware vSphere.
  What does it cost?

  VMware Player is free for personal non-commercial use. VMware Player is available for commercial use as part of VMware Fusion Professional . VMware Fusion Professional provides a commercial license that can be used with VMware Fusion on the Mac or with VMware Player on Windows or Linux. VMware Support and Subscription offerings are available for VMware Fusion Professional.

  http://www.vmware.com/products/player/faqs.html

  Briefly, the primary difference between Workstation and Player is that designed for development use and as such supports debuggers and snapshots, amongst other features