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Cheap Software - VMware Fusion
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Our Price: $54.00
List Price: $79.99
Your Save: $ 25.99 ( 32% )
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Manufacturer: Smith Micro Software Inc.
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Smith Micro Software Inc.
EAN: 0717103140372
Feature: Run multiple operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and Solaris, on your Macintosh at the same time as Mac OS X--without rebooting; copy or paste between operating systems, or drag and drop files from desktop to desktop
Format: CD
Label: Smith Micro Software Inc.
Manufacturer: Smith Micro Software Inc.
Model: VMFUSMBX2
Platform: Mac OS X
Publisher: Smith Micro Software Inc.
Release Date: 2007-08-20
Studio: Smith Micro Software Inc.
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Features
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Run multiple operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and Solaris, on your Macintosh at the same time as Mac OS X--without rebooting; copy or paste between operating systems, or drag and drop files from desktop to desktop
Run Windows applications just like Mac applications--easily launch your Windows applications and switch between all your Windows and Mac applications; use your familiar Mac keyboard shortcuts the whole time
Capture and save the exact state of your virtual machine with VMware Fusion's innovative Snapshot feature; if your Windows virtual machine becomes unresponsive, use the Snapshot feature to rollback to a known stable state with the click of a button
Take full advantage of 64-bit and multi-core processors of your Mac for maximum flexibility--run 64-bit operating systems such as Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition or leverage Virtual SMP to create and run multi-processor virtual machines
Cutting-edge 3D technology even lets you to play select DirectX 8.1 games on your Mac; get full read/write support for CDs and DVDs and complete USB 2.0 support--even for proprietary video cameras, Bluetooth devices and other Windows-only peripherals
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Summary: VMWare Fusion
Comment: I purchased VMWare Fusion for my iMac and it works great. I appreciate the concept of virtual appliances to make my Windows work easier to handle on my Mac.
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Summary: Great for Mac Newbies!
Comment: I've never owned a Mac until just recently. And the thought of transferring documents and finding applications that were installed on our Windows machine seemed like a very daunting task. When I learned that I could simply transfer our existing PC onto a VM under Fusion, I knew I had the best way to make the transition. Thankfully, I'm very familiar with VMware's other products, such as Workstation and ESX, since I use both at work.
Installing Fusion was a breeze. This was one of the first applications that I had a chance to install on a Mac, and I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was.
The next step, and the most complicated was converting my existing PC into a VM and transferring it over to the Mac. VMware has a tool that makes this very easy. Once I had the vmdk file created, I put it out on a Windows share and used the Mac 'Connect to a Server' feature to copy off the Windows share. Importing the VM into fusion was pretty straight forward.
Overall, everything worked great. However, I didn't anticipate the resource overhead that Fusion and a running VM would take. I would highly recommend that before you do this, that you have at least 2GB of RAM. The processor in our iMac 24" has plenty of power, but the default 1GB just doesn't cut it.
I can say that this software is one of the coolest products out there. The integration between the VM and the Mac OS is amazing. From the seamless mode, to sharing USB devices, it all just works so well. I'm not familiar with Parallels, but I would have to say that Fusion offers a terrific solution for those that may be interested in making the switch from PC to Mac. Also, if you're a cross-platform developer and prefer the Mac, than this would seem like a must-have to test against Windows.
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Summary: EXCELLENT PRODUCT, BUT NOW SHOULDER-TO-SHOULDER WITH PARALLELS
Comment: I have little that I can add to all that has already been said about this magical product, but I wish Amazon will update the "Featured Reviews" and include some of the more recent ones. All of the current highlighted selections are from 2007 and show the competing product, Parallels, in poor light, which as of July 2008 is far from accurate.
Parallels now offers everything Fusion offers, and is in some cases faster, especially with XP Service Pack 3 (in my experience and in some testing by third parties--Google is your friend.) With the "Coherence" mode, you can use guest OSes just as though you were using an OSX application including seamless Command-Tab switching, share folders across OSes, create snapshots (to revert to in case your OS becomes corrupted), and so on. The networking, USB support, printing, and all of that simply works out of the box without a hitch.
Fusion is a stellar system too, no doubt. But to be fair to both of these superb tools, they now have comparable feature sets, so let's not pointlessly denigrate one or the other. Both of them are equally decent, both of them are the exact same price (hail competition), but if you're one for eye candy, Parallels is just a wee bit prettier in my humble opinion.
That said, you won't go wrong with either. As a sneaky little feature, Fusion allows you to easily import your Parallels virtual machines into Fusion without the original CD of the OS. Nice! :)
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Summary: Great product
Comment: I had tried Boot Camp for several years and it was alright but I did not like having to close the Apple side every time I needed to use the Windows side. With VMware Fusion I can easily move from one to the other. It has worked as well as Boot Camp did so I am very pleased with it. I had used Parallels in the past but found it too confusing.
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Summary: Parallels Vs. Fusion
Comment: Haven't had luck with either one. Most likely the problem lies with the copy of Windows you are trying to use. Bootlegged? Doesn't work so well. XP people, make sure you have your os disk with SP2 already included on the disk.
Overall, Crash after Crash....after Crash. Everytime I create a new vm with either program, it doesn't want to operate correctly, such as screen freezing, crashing every open program, unable to install windows correctly (my personal favorite because appx. 1 hr. after the os has finally been installed...crash!).
Don't want to scare you. Don't waste your money with either, stick with Bootcamp (no problems since).
FYI--Parallels and Fusion are made by the same company!!! See for yourself.
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Editorial Reviews:
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From the proven leader in desktop virtualization comes VMware Fusion--the most seamless way to run Windows applications on your Mac. VMware Fusion combines a clean and intuitive interface that Mac users expect with a virtualization platform trusted by millions of users today. VMware Fusion allows you to launch your Windows applications from the Dock and switch between Windows and Mac applications using Exposé. With the industry's most advanced virtualization technology VMware Fusion is ready for the future and lets you leverage all the hardware available on your Mac to simultaneously run 32 and 64-bit operating systems, use two processors at the same time, run select 3D games and utilize USB 2.0 devices. Access the widest range of USB 2 devices, allocate up to 8GB of memory to virtual machines, run over 60 guest operating systems from DOS to Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, Solaris, Netware and FreeBSD. Run your Boot Camp partition side-by-side with Mac OS X without any additional setup. Run any of the more than 550 virtual appliances available from VMware Virtualize your existing PC with the free VMware Converter Starter Built Exclusively for the Mac - Built with features such as customizable toolbars, easy-to-manage virtual machine packages, and much more The powerful Unity feature transforms your Windows applications and gives you a seamless Mac experience Requires Any Intel Mac computer with a 1.5GHz or faster Intel processor; 512MB of RAM (1GB or more recommended)
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