Publisher's Description
From innotek:
innotek VirtualBox is a family of powerful x86 virtualization products for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
VirtualBox runs on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux and supports a large number of guest operating systems including but not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4 and 2.6), and OpenBSD.
VirtualBox is being actively developed with frequent releases and has an ever growing list of features, supported guest operating systems and platforms it runs on. VirtualBox is a community effort backed by a dedicated company: everyone is encouraged to contribute while innotek ensures the product always meets professional quality criteria.
What's new in this version:
- VMM: fixed a Guru Meditation VERR_ACCESS_DENIED with certain guests (bugs #7589, #8247)
- VMM: fixed a Guru Meditation VERR_PAGE_TABLE_NOT_PRESENT with Ubuntu 32-bit guests with nested paging enabled on AMD CPUs (bug #10183)
- VMM: preserve segment limits and attributes when switching to unreal mode required for some legacy guests to work properly (VT-x without unrestricted guest execution only; bug #9941)
- VMM: fixed a VM hang after a resume from pause / savestate ... See all new features
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3.9 starsout of 52 votes
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"Doesn't download on OS X"
Version: VirtualBox 4.1.12
Pros
None (at least 10 characters is dumb)
Cons
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Need I say more...Summary
Doesn't download on OS X
Sorry, should have added Snow Leopard.
Updated on Apr 4, 2012 -
"Good for free"
Version: VirtualBox 4.1.12
Pros
Lets you install a lot of OS's small in size compare to others
Cons
On Lion for me it seems to keep my system slow and sluggish after I quit the app. I have to reboot after ever use to get Lion running smooth again. Don't no what going on maybe its not releasing the memory.
Summary
Great to have when you need to test out a new beta version of an OS and its free.
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"Works better than Parallels and it is FREE!"
Version: VirtualBox 4.1.8
Pros
Diversification and easy to use
Cons
Compared to Parallels - NONE
Summary
I wish I found this App before I wasted my money on parallels. This App does everything that it promises to do! A keeper for me!
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"Very handy product, easy to use."
Version: VirtualBox 4.1.6
Pros
Can use windows program on my iMac
Cons
Having trouble with setting up a printer.
Summary
Definitely worth the price if you need to use Windows programs
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"Great virtualisation app"
Version: VirtualBox 4.1.6
Pros
For a mac user who needs to rum windows apps at times, this app can't be faulted. It's free and there's frequent updates. Would have given it 5 stars if it wasn't for the small glitch mentioned below.
Cons
Can't install the Additions file, but doesn't affect the performance too much.
Summary
Need to run different OS's without time-consuming restarts? Have a large HD and lots of Ram? Look no further. You can have 2 or more OS's running on one computer - remember it's free!
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"it does what it's supposed to do"
Version: VirtualBox 4.1.2
Pros
it's free & very easy to install
Cons
i can't think of any
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"It's great to run other OS's on your computer for free!"
Version: VirtualBox 4.1
Pros
It works.
Free!Cons
A bit slow at times. Could be easier to set up and configure.
Summary
Best of the free virtualisation programs.
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"Great tool."
Version: VirtualBox 4.0.4
Pros
Better than other cross platform products.
Cons
Slow to load.
Summary
Necessary tool for mac users in a pc world.
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"The best and fastest free virtualization software"
Version: VirtualBox 4.0
Pros
Its a very light software compare to other products and supports most of the OS as host and guest. Easy to use and I like the performance.
Cons
Still there are some important features missing or its available in command prompt only.
Summary
Its well worth to try this free product for testing purpose with multiple Operating systems.
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"Excellent Application"
Version: VirtualBox 4.0
Pros
Works beautifully and never had any issues with this application. Supports 32 and 64 virtual machines and works for all platforms.
Cons
No negatives.
Summary
Wonderful applications. Highly recommended!
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