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    VMware Fusion

    VMware Fusion

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    From: Smith Micro Software Inc.
    Category: Software

    List Price: $79.99
    Buy New: $54.95
    You Save: $25.04 (31%)



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    Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 156 reviews
    Sales Rank: 8

    Format: Cd
    Platforms: Mac Os X, Macintosh
    ESRB: Everyone 10+
    Media: CD-ROM
    Batteries Included: No
    Operating System: Macintosh
    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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    Features:
      • 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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    Editorial Reviews:

    Amazon.com
    Run multiple operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and Solaris, on your Macintosh at the same time as Mac OS X--without rebooting. Designed from the ground up for the Mac, VMware Fusion allows you to run Mac and Windows applications side-by-side--quickly and effortlessly sharing information between the two operating systems' environments.

    Run Windows and other operating systems on your Mac.

    Run any version of Windows.

    Full support for Windows, Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD.

    Run Windows applications just like Mac applications
    Say goodbye to the Windows desktop and use the VMware Fusion Launch Palette or Spotlight to easily launch your Windows applications. Switch between all your Windows and Mac applications using Expose. Keep your favorite applications in the Dock, bring forward only the application you care about, and use your familiar Mac keyboard shortcuts the whole time.

    Turn back time on your PC
    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.

    Get the most out of your Mac hardware
    Take full advantage of 64-bit and multi-core processors of your Mac for maximum flexibility. You can 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.

    Our cutting-edge 3D technology even lets you to play select DirectX 8.1 games on your Mac. Plus, 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.

    Run multiple operating systems on your Mac with ease
    Easily use UNIX-based operating systems such as Linux and Solaris right alongside Windows and Mac OS X, with the ease and simplicity you've come to expect from your Mac. Only VMware Fusion makes it possible to copy and paste text between Mac and Linux or Solaris, or to drag and drop files from the Mac desktop to Linux or Solaris.

    Get up and running with your favorite Windows applications quickly.

    Enjoy access to Windows applications through a familiar Mac interface.

    Customize your toolbar for integration with Fusion.

    Built for the Mac

    Run Windows applications like Mac applications
    VMware Fusion transforms your Windows applications with VMware Unity feature, giving you the seamless Mac experience you expect. Minimize Windows applications to the Dock, switch between Windows or Mac application with Expose, find and instantly launch any Windows application, and use familiar Mac keyboard shortcuts to copy and paste between Windows and Mac applications.

    Designed for the Mac user
    Get up and running with your favorite Windows applications quickly. VMware Fusion's user interface was designed exclusively for the Mac so things will work the way you expect them to, including customizable toolbars and configuration sheets.

    Run Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Mac OS X at the same time
    Run Microsoft Vista Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate 32-bit or 64-bit editions or any Windows XP edition side-by-side with Mac OS X.

    Use your Boot Camp install side by side with your mac
    Run Windows XP side-by-side with Mac OS X from your existing Boot Camp partition, which VMware Fusion automatically detects and when run the first time is updated to use optimized drivers when run as a virtual machine. Access your existing Boot Camp partition with the flexibility of running Windows natively or as a virtual machine. In addition, VMware Fusion has experimental support for Microsoft Vista on Boot Camp partitions.

    Install Windows easily
    Answer a few simple questions, insert a Windows CD and VMware Fusion does the rest to create a Mac-ready Windows virtual machine without you becoming a Windows expert.

    Roll back and recover
    Rollback allows you to take a Snapshot of the virtual machine at any point in time. If problems occur later, you can roll your virtual machine back to that known-good state with a single click.

    Start where you left off
    The suspend feature stores your applications' states so you can quickly resume work without restarting Windows and opening all your applications.

    Move your virtual machine by copying a file
    Exclusive feature:Your complete virtual machine is stored in a single, easy-to-manage package. Move your virtual machines to another hard drive or Mac simply by copying a file.

    Use Shared Folders to share your Mac home folder or other folders to your virtual machines.

    The suspend feature stores your applications' states so you can quickly resume work without restarting Windows.

    Keep an eye on your laptop's battery level from Windows.

    The Most Complete Virtualization Platform

    Full support for Windows, Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD on your Mac
    Exclusive feature: Run 32-bit or 64-bit editions of Windows, Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD on your Mac. Copy and paste text and drag and drop files between your virtual machines and the Mac. Use Shared Folders to share your Mac home folder or other folders to your virtual machines. Resize the virtual machine window and the resolution of the virtual machine automatically changes. You can even download pre-configured Linux or Solaris virtual machines from the VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplace to get started.

    Future Proof with 32-bit and 64-bit virtual machines
    Exclusive feature: Run both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems in VMware Fusion virtual machines. As the world moves to 64-bit applications, you will be ready with 64-bit virtual machines on the latest Intel Core 2 Duo and Xeon Macs.

    Multi-core for maximum flexibility
    Exclusive feature: Leverage the full power of your Intel Mac by using two-way Virtual SMP to assign multiple cores with your virtual machines for maximum flexibility.

    Easily share data between virtual machines and your Mac
    Use Shared Folders to share your Mac home folder or other folders to your virtual machines. Copy and paste text and drag and drop files between your virtual machines and the Mac.

    Run more virtual machines
    Exclusive feature: VMware Fusion can use the full 16 GB of memory available with the Mac Pro or Xserve to run more virtual machines at the same time.

    Accelerated 3D graphics let you run DirectX 8.1 3D savvy applications and play select DirectX 8.1 games.

    Accelerated 3D graphics
    Experimental hardware with accelerated 3D graphics let you run DirectX 8.1 3D savvy applications and play select DirectX 8.1 games in Window XP with Service Pack 2 virtual machines.

    USB 2.0 support
    VMware Fusion offers complete USB 2.0 support--even for proprietary video cameras, GPS, Bluetooth, and other devices that only work in Windows.

    CD and DVD burning
    SuperDrive is fully supported in any virtual machine with VMware Fusion.

    Seamless, powerful networking
    Windows shares your Mac's network connections and provides effortless switching between wired and AirPort/Wi-Fi connections. Add up to ten virtual network interfaces to support private and public networks. Or use host-only networking to keep your virtual machine isolated from the network for maximum safety.

    Battery pass-through
    Exclusive feature: Keep an eye on your laptop's battery level from Windows, ideal when running Windows full screen.

    ACPI support
    Your virtual PC shuts down completely when you say shut down and supports hibernation when using Boot Camp partition virtual machines.

    Move to the Virtual World

    Migrate your existing Windows PC to a virtual machine
    Migrate your existing Windows PCs into Mac-ready virtual machines with the free VMware Converter Starter.

    Virtual appliances
    Choose from over 450 3rd party virtual appliances, pre-configured virtual machines designed to meet specific needs, at the VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplace.

    Fully compatible with other VMware products
    Existing VMware customers can leverage existing VMware virtual machines created with other VMware products, including VMware Workstation, VMware Server, and VMware Infrastructure 3, which are all fully compatible with VMware Fusion.

    Product Description
    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 Expose. 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)


    Customer Reviews:   Read 151 more reviews...

    4 out of 5 stars Forget Parallels...this is what you want   May 14, 2008
     1 out of 1 found this review helpful

    AWESOME solution for running Win/Mac side by side. The "Unity" feature lets you run your windows programs as if they were running natively on the Mac...you can't tell the difference. You can customize how much of the processor you want to allocate to each machine. The only MINOR annoyances were with setting up windows to use some external equipment. Don't waste your money on Parallels....don't believe me? Buy both, then next week give Parallels to someone you don't like.


    5 out of 5 stars WOW.... Excellent Product   May 12, 2008
    I purchased my first Mac in January and love it. I started running into issues of needing a PC environment for various applications. Just got this product in the mail. Installed Windows Vista SP1, Win XP Pro SP3 and Ubuntu 8.04. I now have 4 Operating Systems installed on 1 Mac. I will mainly be running Mac OSX and Windows XP Pro, and with the 4GB of Ram on my machine, it runs like a charm. No hiccups, no slow downs, just runs smoothly and flawlessly. VMWare does the job of installing all the relevant drivers into the virtual OS's. Couldn't be happier.


    5 out of 5 stars Great VM product for the MAC   May 12, 2008
    I ran the beta test version when it was out and had alll kinds of problems. I held off purcahsing the full version until they worked out the kinks. I finally purchased this product in April and have it running well now on my PowerBook Core Duo.

    Installation of the software is very easy. Took a little while to get my XP up and running correctly the way I wanted it. You can always install a brand new copy of XP but I decdided to clone my current XP pro machine. Had to download the converter from the vmware web site and run the converter to clone the XP machine. I had to place the virtual machine file locally on the XP machine rather than out on a networked server I have. Even though I'm running 100mb to a connected switch the clone of the xp machine took forever so I gave up. Finally decdided to just have the converter save the file to the cloned machine.

    Once I moved the image to my Mac I had to log on as local admin in order to try and add it to my domain. I was unable to add it to my domain for a while until I figured out that I needed to switch the VM into bridge mode rather than NAT mode. Once switched to bridged mode I was able to see my domain controller and add the vm image to the domain.

    Over all I'm really pleased with the product and would recommend to anyone who needs to run some windows apps but wants to do it from their mac machine.



    5 out of 5 stars Does what is says   May 10, 2008
    Since this is my first entry into the Mac world, I wanted the transition to be as smooth as possible. This meant being able to continue using my Windows apps that are either not available in OSX or that I did not want to re-purchase. VMWare Fusion allows that flexibility.

    I looked at the other VM (Parallels), but it did not seem as robust and full-featured as Fusion. Also, I have used VMWare Workstation on the PC and have been impressed with its stability. Why/how Fusion can sell for a fraction of the price of Workstation is a bit confusing...

    One of the best features is *Unity*, which allows the Windows apps to run outside of the VM window and integrate perfectly with the OSX desktop. You can pull icons onto the OSX desktop or dock to launch the Windows apps directly, though there is considerable delay while Windows *boots* before the app opens and can be used. The delay is nil if the Windows VM is already fired up.

    I would rate this 4.5 stars (Amazon only allows full stars), taking off a half point for the processor overhead. It is not bad, but does require more CPU utilization than running the apps native in OSX (probably all Windows fault). This should not be an issue for desktop users, but notebook users will probably be frugal with Fusion to extend the run time on battery.

    I like that VMWare passes through the hardware, such as USB ports, DVD R/W, and sound. It will also pass system info, such as the battery level. Networking was a snap. I did not run into any problems trying to get stuff to work, which is amazing. Recommend doing the Windows Easy Install.

    VMWare is about to release version 2.0, which is now available for download as a beta using the same license included with this version. Question is: will VMWare give a free upgrade once 2.0 is out of beta?



    5 out of 5 stars Another Happy Former Parallels User   May 8, 2008
    I tolerated Parallels for over a year because I'm attached to running outlook on my Mac. Processor use was at least 20% and frequently up to 90% causing slowdown and frequent crashes.
    Fusion is night and day. The CPU use is usually less than 1% when running Outlook and Firefox. Everything is quick and crashes are rare.
    I like the file sharing better than Parallels and the importer of my Virtual Machine from Parallels went well. Still need to figure out how to get rid of Parallels.
    VM feels like a real customer oriented Company and Parallels never had that feeling - too inexperienced.
    Anyway a great product that is also benefitting from a competing product that is problematical in my experience


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