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Are virtual machines performant enough to be a primary workstation?
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Mar 15, 2026268 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I have a MacBook Pro through my employer, but I prefer to spent most of my day in Linux. Will running Linux in a virtual machine (e.g. VirtualBox) in full-screen mode be enough slower than running it directly on the hardware to make normal workstation tasks (web browsing, writing and running code, …
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I have done this. It works. Performance is a little reduced, and there is some quirkiness. Be sure to give the VM enough resources -- mainly RAM. Definitely do NOT give the VM both processor cores! Give it ONE. I've done it on a 4GB macbook, giving …
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