VMWare Fusion: a better mobile choice than Parallels?

Battery_before_parallelsThat’s what I hope to find out as I just downloaded the free 30-day trial of VMWare Fusion for Mac OS X. I’ll be installing Windows Vista Ultimate and Office 2007 Ultimate on the MacBook Pro and aside from evaluating the usability factor, I’m most interested in Fusion’s performance from a mobility standpoint. I’ve heard that it runs faster overall and hits the CPU less than Parallels; I figure that equates to less battery drain than Parallels. In fact, that’s the only negative I could really have with Parallels. If VMWare Fusion is a very comparable product and drains the battery less quickly, I might make the switch. While I get installed and set-up, I’d love to hear your thoughts if you’ve compared the two virtualization products.

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