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| VMware Fusion | 
 enlarge | From: Smith Micro Software Inc.
Category: Software
List Price: $79.99
Buy New: $44.95
You Save: $35.04 (44%)
New (21) Used (3) from $44.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  199 reviews
Sales Rank: 4
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Mac Os X, Macintosh
Media: CD-ROM
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 1.5
MPN: VMFUSMBX2
Model: VMFUSMBX2
UPC: 717103140372
EAN: 0717103140372
ASIN: B000UK3GVA
Release Date: August 20, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 EXCELLENT PRODUCT, BUT NOW SHOULDER-TO-SHOULDER WITH PARALLELS July 22, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
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! :)
Great product July 21, 2008
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.
 Parallels Vs. Fusion July 20, 2008
0 out of 11 found this review helpful
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.
Seamless installation and operation July 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I needed Windows on my MacBook Pro to run the occasional program not available for the Mac. VMware Fusion is a wonderful product which was easy to install and kept all my Internet settings in place, so once Windows XP was installed I had immediate access to the Internet via IE. I'd previously tried installing Windows using Apple's Bootcamp, but after installation I had a bare, unconfigured Windows setup that I had to manually configure--very painful. Under Fusion, Windows operates without a hitch and I can easily pop back and forth between OS X and Windows. If you have to run Windows, the best way to do it is on a Mac under VMware Fusion. It almost makes running Windows enjoyable. I recommend this program without reservations. VMware has done a phenomenal job.
 Smith Micro Rebate Service Terrible - VMware Fusion Nice July 15, 2008
I was not able to review Smith Micro the seller on Amazon, so I am adding it to the review. Smith Micro claimed to have not received our UPC code for the 20 dollar rebate which we did send. Fortunately we had a copy on file because we have had this issue with other rebates before. They say it will take yet another 8-10 weeks to process now. I am suspicious of this rebate and their processing, so if the rebate is tipping the balance to buy from from Smith Micro thru Amazon, beware and make sure you keep copies of everything.
Regarding VMware Fusion. I have had a documented issue with sound which was fixed by reverting to an earlier version and then fixed in a later version. I am suprised at how well everything works, including all USB devices I have tried AND it appears to run XP pro and software much faster than my 2 yr old PC. One instability issue cropped up on the 1.1.3 version and MacOS 10.5.3 which was fixed by setting optimize for Fusion vs the MacOS. The VMware fusion community news groups is pretty helpful. All and all I am suprised as how well this Virtual Machine application works. XP is more stable for me in this Virtual Machine than it is on my PC.
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