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VMware Fusion [OLD VERSION]
VMware Fusion [OLD VERSION]

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From: Smith Micro Software Inc.
Category: Software

List Price: $79.99
Buy New: $33.97
You Save: $46.02 (58%)



New (15) Used (1) from $33.97

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 225 reviews
Sales Rank: 26

Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Mac Os X, Macintosh
Media: CD-ROM
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0.1 x 0.1

MPN: VMFUSMBX2
Model: VMFUSMBX2
UPC: 717103140372
EAN: 0717103140372
ASIN: B000UK3GVA

Release Date: August 20, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: SAME BRAND NEW AUTHENTIC SEALED RETAIL BOX AS DISPLAYED * CONTAINS ALL PRODUCT LICENSES USER GUIDES & WARRANTIES * NEED IT NOW? WE'LL SHIP ANY ORDER THAT ARRIVES BEFORE 5PM THAT DAY AND OUR VETTED 5 STAR STAFF WILL E-MAIL YOU A USPS DELIVERY CONFIRMATION NUMBER SO YOU CAN TRACK YOUR ORDER FROM OUR DOOR TO YOURS FOR WORRY FREE TRANSACTIONS!

Customer Reviews:
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4 out of 5 stars Vmware Fusion is great   October 7, 2008
I love this product, and the fact that it allows me to run windows on my mac is great. It does not slow my laptop down at all. I would recommended this to anyone that has a mac to go ahead and buy the program that way if a program only runs on windows you have the capacity to do so.


4 out of 5 stars Works well...but not for gaming.   October 6, 2008
VMWare does a solid job of fulfilling its stated goals, except that it does NOT run Windows/Dos games well at all.


2 out of 5 stars S-L--O---O-----O----W   October 4, 2008
I'm not completely new to Mac, but many of my Windows PC apps are not available for Mac. I thought this would be the answer to make my conversion to Mac affordable and productive. So far, in the past 4 days since I created my virtual Win machine (VMWare v. 2 - the product I purchased on Amazon is v. 1, and you get a free downlaed update to v.2) on my MacBook Pro, 4 GB ram, 2.5 Ghz, I have a grand total of 1.2 hours of actual productivity. The rest of the time (35+ hours) is spent waiting for the Virtual Windows machine to respond to keystrokes and mouse clicks.
Not being a complete dummy, I figured my settings were not quite right, so I scoured the online support features, data bases and forums for solutions. Based on the discussion there, I am NOT the only one with this problem. I have made the suggested modifications to the settings that were recommended on the web site, and every variation and combination thereof, only to have the VM power up and be blazing fast until I suspend the virtual machine, or the Mac goes to sleep or the screen saver starts. This is a laptop, so energy savings are a priority. . . hibernating is a fact of laptop life.
Taking over 2 hours to shut down Windows in the virtual machine is NOT ok. Neither is having to restart the Mac and VM four or more times a day. And every time I restart Windows, I am requested to install and then update VM Tools. . .why?
I will be trying tech support tomorrow because they aren't open now and they don't have online support, but right now I am so frustrated and annoyed that I bought this product AND my new MacBook based on the reviews for this product and they don't come close to being useful or reliable. As I have been writing this review, it has taken 12 minutes to boot up the windows virtual machine. I am not a happy camper.




5 out of 5 stars Simply the best way to run Windows on a Mac   October 3, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

There are times when, against your better instincts, you must run some Windows application on a Mac. You could use Apple's boot camp feature, but that requires rebooting the computer. VMware Fusion allows you to simultaneously run Windows and Mac OS X on the same computer, and you can switch back and forth between the two, the same way as you would between Safari and Firefox. Absolutely amazing, and works flawlessly!


4 out of 5 stars It's okay   October 3, 2008
It's okay. It allows me to run Windows xp as a window in on my Mac desktop, but I sometimes have problems with VMware Tools. I have 3 printers connected to my Mac and sometimes VMware Fusion allows me to use all three, but this morning, it said I was only connected to one printer. Also, when I plug a flash drive in, it shows on my Mac desktop, but not on Windows. That's a problem because I use Windows to run Quicken and it doesn't allow me to back it up to a flash drive.

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