I personally run VMware Fusion 3, but if you are interested in running Windows 7 on a new iMac
or an existing Mac, you will want to check out VMware Fusion 3 as well as Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac to see which one you like best for running the new Windows 7 on a Mac complete with Aero support.
Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac is faster than the previous versions and includes over 70 new features:
- Full support for Aero in Windows Vista and 7 through Windows WDDM driver, including Aero Flip 3D
- Virtual machine size automatically optimized for best performance with Parallels Compressor
- Improved performance for Linux guest OS from KVM paravirtualization
- A more Mac-like experience in their Windows applications through Apple Trackpad Gestures technology (pinch, swipe, rotate and more), horizontal scrolling and the application of Full Screen active corners and curl page effect
- Copy & Paste fidelity for formatted text and complete layouts including images, even between Windows and Linux guest OSs
- Freedom and flexibility to run Windows and Mac applications across multiple monitors
- 7 times better graphic performance for games and 3D applications than the previous version with Direct X 9Ex with Shader Model 3 and OpenGL 2.1 support
- Superior graphics performance for Linux guests through OpenGL 2.1 support
- Full hardware resources can be utilized with support for 8 virtual CPUs, 64 bit Windows and Snow Leopard Server 64 bit
- Easily move PCs (including Windows 7) and 3rd party virtual machines to the Mac with the enhanced Parallels Transporter
Amazon usually gives you a better price on the full versions. Check out the link to Parallels Desktop on Amazon here
. On that page you will find a link to the new Parallels Desktop 5!