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Fusion 2 is a serious upgrade to Boot Camp for users who need to run Windows Applications on their Macs. Run Windows apps side by side with your Mac apps, without having to reboot! Fusion 2 also lets you use Windows-only peripherals like GPS units, PDA's, and certain mobile phones on your Mac, no hassles, no joke!
Using the VMWare Converter utility, you can import your entire PC to your Mac as a virtual PC. Fusion takes backup "snapshots" of your Windows installation, and continues to protect your system with AutoProtect. If ever a problem should arise, you can simply roll back to a date before the problem took place.
The integration between virtual PC and Mac is seamless; launch your Windows apps right from your Mac's dock; run up to 8 Windows applications at once. Your Windows 3D-graphical applications will run flawlessly, thanks to Fusion's DirectX 9.0 support. If you've got critical Windows applications and need to run them on your Mac, Fusion 2 is the easiest and most trouble-free solution on the market!
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Does everything you'd expect and more!
- Pros: Super simple to install! Works flawlessly on my new MacBook pro 15" using 2.4 C2D, 4 GB DDR3, and 320GB 7200rpm HDD. It is seamless! Everything down to the networking, print sharing, etc. The new gestures on the MBP touch pad work in XP, or anything else that I was using! Solid product!
- Cons: See in other thoughts, wait on activating windows. Besides that none, I guess it could be free and i'd be happier. :)
- Other Thoughts: If you're going to dual boot with XP, I suggest running boot camp first, installing all the drivers from the Mac OSX disk, then running VMware Fusion 2. VMW Fusion drivers are good, but not as good as the Mac OSx drivers. Then us your boot camp partition as the virtual machine.
Also, DONT ACTIVATE WINDOWS XP when you setup boot camp! Just wait until after you install fusion "tool" otherwise you have to reactivate with microsoft. Minor thing, but still will save you some hassle.
MacBook Pro
- Pros: First Mac (used pc's since the 80's)
When getting ready to install I was expecting a nightmare. WRONG!
The program is amazing, easy to install, no hitches.
If you have Windows programs that you have to use, you need this program.
- Cons: none
- Other Thoughts: The program works flawlessly. The install is a no-brainer. If your thinking of getting Parallels, do yourself a favor and read the reviews first, then get VMware.
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Works.
- Pros: I can run Windows 7 (64 bit), XP SP2, Ubuntu Linux, and FreeDOS on my mac. They all run great and VMWare updates the program reguarly to keep on top of issues.
- Cons: Can't really run any games.
Caution Vista 64 Users!!
- Pros: Runs Window in OS X as advertised.
- Cons: The "VMware Tools" utility, required to run the printers, sound card, sync Windows with OS X, etc, will cause the Vista 64 print spooler to cease functioning when Vista 64 is booted natively in Boot Camp. The print spooler cannot be manually restarted until VMware Tools is uninstalled. Although afterwards the print spooler can be started, USB printers are no longer "seen" by the "add printer" wizard. Only a clean reinstallation of Vista 64 remedied the situation.
Response from VMware support: "Unfortunately VMware does not provide phone support for Fusion". The only solution that they offer is to not install Tools. However, they do not recommend doing this, and in doing so you lose sound card functionality; also, the protracted effects of running Fusion without Tools are uncertain (but I've not yet noticed any additional issues). Completely exorcizing Tools is involved, requiring a couple of sudo mv commands through the terminal utility--just using uninstall won't cut it.
- Other Thoughts: In all, I'm no longer certain that Fusion has any real use. Paragon's NTFS utility allows the OS X disk utility to format ANY disk, internal or external, as either MAC OS extended or NTFS. Paragon's Camp Tune allows Windows files to be read from OS X. Finally, MacDrive 8 from MediaFour allows all Mac files to be seen directly from Vista 64. Between these programs all files are accessible from either OS--Time Machine will back up both fomats, and Vista can restore directly from Time Machine.
Oh, and starting Vista in Fusion takes almost a minute longer than just rebooting into Windows!
Finally Bought VM after a 1 Year Debate
- Pros: Installation couldn't have been smoother. It's everything I had read about and more!! Running XP Home SP3, no problems. The fact of running 2 OS's concurrently, awesome! The best thing since sliced bread.
- Cons: None to date.
XP Cons
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* XP Home SP3 on a Mac (but I had o do it)
* Put more money in Bill Gate's pocket
- Other Thoughts: Mac OS X 10.5.6
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 667 MHz SDRAM
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Xp Home SP3
It was a toss up between Bootcamp, Parralells, and VM Fusion. I long debated which would get my Mac's heart.
Handsdown it was VM Fusion.
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SmithMicro |
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VMFM20BX2 |
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VMware Fusion 2 |
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Mac OS |
| System Requirements |
Minimum Requirements for VMware Fusion
Intel Mac required.
Minimum 1GB of RAM (2GB RAM recommended).
400 MB free disk space for VMware Fusion, and at least 5GB for each virtual machine.
Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later.
Operating system installation media (disk or disk image) for virtual machines.
Microsoft Windows (not included).
Supported 32-Bit Guest Operating Systems
A "guest operating system" is an operating system installed on a virtual machine. VMware Fusion supports the following guest operating systems2:
Client Systems
Windows Vista (Business, Enterprise & Ultimate Editions)
Windows XP (Professional SP2, Home Edition SP2)
Windows 2000 Professional SP4
Windows NT 4.0 Workstation SP6a
Windows Me
Windows 98 SE
Windows 95 SP1
Windows 3.1
MS-DOS 6.x
SUSE Linux (10.1, 9.3)
Novell Linux Desktop 9 SP2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (5.0, 4.0 Update 4, 3.0 Update 8)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1—stock 2.4.9-e3 (Workstation)
Red Hat Linux 9.0—stock 2.4.20-8, upgrade 2.4.20-20.9
Red Hat Linux 7.0—stock 2.2.16-22, upgrade 2.2.17-14
Solaris x86 10 11/06 (Update 3)
Ubuntu Linux (6.10, 5.10)
Mandriva Linux (2007, 2006)
FreeBSD (6.1, 5.5)
Turbolinux Desktop 10
Server Systems
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, R2 Enterprise Edition
Windows 2000 Server SP4, Advanced Server SP4
Windows NT 4.0 Server SP6a,
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, 9 SP3
Novell Netware 6.5 SP5
Novell Open Enterprise Server SP2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0, 4.0 Update 4, 3.0 Update 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1—stock 2.4.9-e3 (Advanced Server, Enterprise Server)
Red Hat Linux 9.0—stock 2.4.20-8, upgrade 2.4.20-20.9
Red Hat Linux 7.0—stock 2.2.16-22, upgrade 2.2.17-14
Solaris x86 10 11/06 (Update 3)
Ubuntu Linux 6.10, 5.10
Mandriva Linux 2007, 2006
FreeBSD 6.1, 5.5
Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8
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Break Down the Walls Between PC and Mac
VMware Fusion breaks down the walls between Windows and Mac OS X, transforming Windows applications to work seamlessly like Mac OS X-native applications.
Safer Windows on the Mac
VMware Fusion makes your Windows-on-Mac experience the safest possible with a suite of features to keep Windows safe and sound.
Mac-like and User Friendly
Built from the ground up for Mac users, with an obsessive eye towards being a “good Mac citizen” VMware Fusion is the easiest, most Mac-friendly way to run Windows on the Mac. A Mac-first user interface ensures that users get the features they expect, like customizable tool bars, searchable Apple help, Boot Camp support, dock notification integration, and more.
Power to Burn
Based on the most advanced virtualization engine the world has ever known, the result of more than a decade of development, VMware Fusion brings all the power of VMware’s enterprise-proven virtualization to the Mac.
Why VMware Fusion?
Thanks to its superior power, flexibility, and pedigree, VMware Fusion is the right choice for anyone looking to get the most out of their Mac by running Windows applications side by side with Mac applications. |
Introduction
Fusion 2 is a serious upgrade to Boot Camp for users who need to run Windows Applications on their Macs. Run Windows apps side by side with your Mac apps, without having to reboot! Fusion 2 also lets you use Windows-only peripherals like GPS units, PDA's, and certain mobile phones on your Mac, no hassles, no joke!
Using the VMWare Converter utility, you can import your entire PC to your Mac as a virtual PC. Fusion takes backup "snapshots" of your Windows installation, and continues to protect your system with AutoProtect. If ever a problem should arise, you can simply roll back to a date before the problem took place.
The integration between virtual PC and Mac is seamless; launch your Windows apps right from your Mac's dock; run up to 8 Windows applications at once. Your Windows 3D-graphical applications will run flawlessly, thanks to Fusion's DirectX 9.0 support. If you've got critical Windows applications and need to run them on your Mac, Fusion 2 is the easiest and most trouble-free solution on the market!
Highlights
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Unite Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X
The powerful Unity feature seamlessly integrates your Windows applications with your Mac, so you can instantly launch Windows applications from any Mac file, the Dock, and more, minimize Windows applications to the Dock, and even quickly switch between Windows and Mac applications with Exposé.
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3D for You and Me
Play 3D games and run graphics-intensive applications with support for DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 2/3D hardware-accelerated graphics.
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USB without Limits
With VMware Fusion, use Windows-only USB devices on your Mac such as GPS receivers, cell phones, PDAs, and even Apple iSight cameras.
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Quick Specs
| Brand | SmithMicro |
| Operating Systems Supported | Mac OS |
| Packaging | Retail |
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Reviewed By: Justin on 2/2/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
