VMware and Windows 7 on a MacBook Pro

I have been using VWware Fusion for some time now with mixed results, I have Windows XP installed in BootCamp on my MacBook Pro and it runs like a champ; even running the engineering software I use for work (Pro/Engineer)in boot camp but not really the case running it in VM Ware. The speed of Windows on the mac using BootCamp is that of a fast Windows laptop being as it is simply all the same parts as any other laptop (Dell, HP, or who ever) with Apple Unreal Design, Fit and Finish and outright quality. As for running Windows in VMWare Fusion it fires up and runs fine besides it doesn't support OpenGL graphics (at least the version I have, Version 1.1) I'm pretty sure there is a newer version available but I have yet to buy it.

Now onto Windows 7... I installed the open Beta of Windows 7 on VMWare (same version 1.1) , The install went flawless and blazing fast, with just a few clicks and its all running perfect. I have not done any bench marking on it but by the seat of the pants it sure seems to run as fast or faster than XP does on the same setup, I have not installed my cad software on it yet but hope to. I will post updates on my 7 experiences running on the mac (and maybe throw in some information on other installs too to give an idea of different hardwares)

My experience with Windows 7 so far installed on about 6 different machines has been great, It looks as though they took some cues from OS X on the look and feel. It is about as stripped down version of an OS you can get and runs like a jackrabbit next to their last OS, My look at it is that this is the first time in History that a new OS will run on lesser hardware than its predecessor, I would think that this posses a problem for Intel and the Likes that you won't really need to buy a new computer, just take your Windows Vista machine and load Windows 7 and you have a faster better computer running wither a standard PC or Windows on your Mac. I know Mac people don't really care, but a faster lighter OS that runs along side OS X sure can come in handy for testing.