In article <pDtP4eBM2SWDFwi7@[127.0.0.1]>, nospam@[127.0.0.1] says...
I don't personally like dual-boot systems so I do things in VMware
because I already own version 5 workstation and GSX for Linux.  If you
just want to play, VMware is expensive.  If you are doing work, VMware
is a lifesaver at times since it has features that allow rolling back,
snapshots, sharing/cloning of images.  I can do rapid deployments of
test linux instances using GSX and let people see off the 'net.  Thats
extremely useful for folks that want to inspect a variety of Linux
distro's.

If you're playing around and just want to see what a distribution is
like, I would either dual boot or just buy a system that I don't care
about and have at it.  I bought a cheapo case, AMD something, 512mb of
memory, and an older nvidia card for this purpose.  The cost may have
been a bit more than VMware workstation in the end; but I had most of
the stuff laying around to build it.  VMware GSX is definitely more
expensive but you get more.

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