On Dec 20, 2007 10:27 AM, Eberhard Roloff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greg Freemyer wrote: > > On Dec 19, 2007 5:25 PM, Andrei Verovski (aka MacGuru) > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi ! > >> > >> > >> I have a tough choice. Client have an Intel-based Quad-Core PC with SuSE > >> 10.3, > >> and time to time (~1 - 1.5 hours day) needs Win XP with Adobe Photoshop, > >> InDesign, Dreamveawer and some weird video editing programs. He does not > >> want > >> to reboot he;s workstation in "clean" WinXP-only mode. > >> > >> The obvious cantenders for virtualization are: VMware, VirtualBox and Xen > >> (KVM/QEMU does not suitable because it lacks guest OS video acceleration). > >> > >> The question is - which of these virtualization solutions will offer best > >> performance, especially in terms of graphic/video screen redraw, sound > >> latency, and 3D graphic ? > >> > >> > >> Thanks in advance for any suggestion(s). > > > > As to VMware: > > The free version, VMware Server, is NOT optimized for desktop use. It > > works, but not the way you're describing. You would need to consider > > VMware Workstation and I don't have any experience with that. > > > VMware workstation works great but not better than the free (as in beer) > VMware Server. Even if it is "not optimized" (whatever that means, it > simply works. > > However, as VMware Server will move away from being a desktop > virtualization substitution to vmware workstation with the upcoming > version 2, I would suggest to use virtualbox, instead. > > This IS a desktop virtualization product, it is free, rediculously easy > to setup and it just works like vmware workstation, at least imho. > > However with any virtualiuzation solution, imho you will need to say > goodbye to any serious dreams of 3D-performance.
Does that really have to be the case though? With XEN, your able to isolate physical pci slots to a virtual machine. Why couldn't he just put a 2nd Vid card in, that's dedicated to the virtual machine? He could go even further, put a usb card in another slot, and a network card too. Setup a 2nd monitor, mouse, and keyboard, and you have a 2nd workstation that's there whenever you need it! I haven't ran any 3D intensive app's within a virtual machine or anything, but if it's isolated hardware, logically, I can't see any reason for issues. My .02 Mike > > Kind regards > Eberhard > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
