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Well, I tried to use it a while back and found that my Core 2 Duo E8400 didn't support SLAT (secondary level address translation), therefore I wasn't able to put it through it's paces.
I got the parts for a new computer at work and upgraded to a Core i7-3770 and finally got a chance to get hyper-V setup today. While it's nice that it is included by default with Windows, and it does have snapshot ability (nice plus over the free VMWare product), it's still a real PITA to work with Linux boxes on this thing. Not only did I have to download the Linux connectivity kit and then force an RPM install with a --nodeps switch, but I had to build the configuration files for the networking as well.
Performance is pretty solid, but even though MS touts this as a type 1 hypervisor, it didn't really feel any speedier than VMWare Workstation 8. I find that the VMWare Workstation interface is much nicer than the Hyper-V manager that this product comes with by default.
So, it's a good product and for primary Windows users, it should suffice and work great. For Linux users, I would stick with VMWare or VirtualBox at this time.
I got the parts for a new computer at work and upgraded to a Core i7-3770 and finally got a chance to get hyper-V setup today. While it's nice that it is included by default with Windows, and it does have snapshot ability (nice plus over the free VMWare product), it's still a real PITA to work with Linux boxes on this thing. Not only did I have to download the Linux connectivity kit and then force an RPM install with a --nodeps switch, but I had to build the configuration files for the networking as well.
Performance is pretty solid, but even though MS touts this as a type 1 hypervisor, it didn't really feel any speedier than VMWare Workstation 8. I find that the VMWare Workstation interface is much nicer than the Hyper-V manager that this product comes with by default.
So, it's a good product and for primary Windows users, it should suffice and work great. For Linux users, I would stick with VMWare or VirtualBox at this time.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 7
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Self-Built in July 2009
- CPU
- Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
- Memory
- 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
- Sound Card
- Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 23" Acer x233H
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
- PSU
- Corsair 620HX modular
- Case
- Antec P182
- Cooling
- stock
- Keyboard
- ABS M1 Mechanical
- Mouse
- Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
- Internet Speed
- 15/2 cable modem
- Other Info
- Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.