- Support of a large number of OS: from DOS to Vista, and also many Linux distributions
- Support of the network in mode NAT or Bridge with several models of possible networks cards (to increase compatibility with the virtualized systems)
- Support of USB 2.0 with filtering of the peripherals captured according to their name, manufacturing etc…
- Support of the 64 Bit for the machine host and the machine guest
- Complete Manager of virtual machines
- Support of instantaneous (snapshots)
- Possibility of connecting to the machine running VirtualBox with a customer RDP (like Microsoft Remote Desktop). Very practical to install of VirtualBox on a powerful server without a screen and to then use from a work station. And it runs very well on a Mac server!
- Installation of the " client" additions to install the drivers of the emulated peripherals
- Mode of integrated graphics (like Coherence)
- Support of the VT-x mode of the Intel processors (although Sun explains why the gain in hardware performance is not inevitably favourable with the virtualisation, thus use this with care)
Once the additions are installed, one meets with fluidity. During my tests, I had some hang ups at the time of the configuration of the virtual disks, but not during the use of Windows XP. A software that one thus should not neglect at the time of your choosing the method of virtualisation since it can meet your needs perfectly. Only the support of BootCamp is missing, but who knows, perhaps it will be found in a future version?
VirtualBox is free, and if you wish a support for your business, it will cost of you only 30$ per annum per user.
