Virtualization Friendly Hardware:

Small and Medium Business Entry Level Virtualization Servers
Medium Sized Business Mid Class Servers (rackmount)

Due to this blog being about x86 Family Virtualization, that leads directly to the current mother of all virtualization server cpu’s Intels Quad Core Zeon.

If you can afford this cpu, please let me know I want one.

Here are some fun pieces of hardware to run your virtualization software on:

MacBook Pro 15-inch - 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

MacBook Pro is built on the revolutionary Intel Core 2 Duo — which packs the power of two processor cores inside a single chip. It provides 4MB of Smart Cache, L2 cache that can be shared between the cores as needed. It delivers higher performance in 2D and 3D graphics, video editing, and music encoding. But the new engine is only part of the story. MacBook Pro supports hard drives up to 200GB and up to 3GB of 667MHz DDR2 memory. And now every MacBook Pro boasts both a FireWire 800 port and a double-layer burning SuperDrive. Ultimate speed, performance, and connectivity. To go. That’s MacBook Pro.

Apple Mac Pro

Meet Mac Pro. Running at speeds up to 3GHz, Mac Pro not only completes the Mac transition to Intel processors but delivers advanced performance, workstation graphics, and up to 4.9 million possible configurations. Ushering in a new era of outstanding performance, Mac Pro introduces the 64-bit Dual-Core Intel Xeon “Woodcrest” processor to the Mac lineup. A state-of-the-art processor, it makes Mac Pro one of the fastest desktop computers on the planet. From day one.

Dell Dimension E520 Desktop Computer (DDCWAA4_7) - Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz/160GB/2GB

Dell Dimension E520 Desktop Computer. Intel ® Core™2 Duo Processor E6400 (2.13GHz, 1066 FSB). 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz- 2DIMMs, 160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™. 17 inch E177FP Analog Flat Panel. 256MB nVidia Geforce 7300LE TurboCache. 48X CD-RW/ DVD Combo Drive. Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio. Integrated 10/100 Ethernet. 56K PCI Data Fax Modem. Dell USB Keyboard and Dell 2-button Scroll Mouse.