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(4.1)Feedback Summary:
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| Overall Rating: |  (5.0) |
Features: | (5.0) |
Support: | (5.0) |
| Ease of Use: | (5.0) |
Quality / Stability: | (5.0) |
Price: | (4.5) |
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Sweet! - Version: 2.0b1, 5/6/2008 06:51PM PST
CraigGC
Installed and played with VMWare Fusion 2.0b1 and love the way it works with spaces. I now have Fusion running full screen in one space and OS X in another space and (with Warp or shortcuts) I can seamlessly swap between the two. Perfect.
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- Sweet!
VMware is the one... - Version: 2.0b1, 5/6/2008 05:19PM PST
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slboettcher
This beta is solid, fast, and kudos to the company for a free upgrade!
No lousy feature-creep, a la Parallels.
Just a solid, reliable and usable product.
Makes running Windows fun.
Yup, fun.
Go no further if you're looking for a non-Boot Camo VM.
Scott
No lousy feature-creep, a la Parallels.
Just a solid, reliable and usable product.
Makes running Windows fun.
Yup, fun.
Go no further if you're looking for a non-Boot Camo VM.
Scott
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VMWare is hands down the best! - Version: 1.1.2, 5/6/2008 02:17PM PST
(3 of 3 users found this comment useful)
NeoX (ZoneSoft)
VMware is the best virtual machine for running Windows or linux, at least in my opinion and experience. I have used several of the others including Parallels and the recent freeware products and although Parallels was first to market and has similar features, it is still outdone by VMware fusion. This is huge considering Parallels is at version 3 and fusion is just now starting beta for 2.0. The stability factor versus Parallels was noticeable for me, with my system giving me an occasional kernel panic when Parallels was installed. The support for VMware is fantastic too and the fact that 2.0 will be a FREE upgrade is over the top and completely awesome!
As to the features of VMware, one of them that is awesome is the Unity mode which loses the windows desktop and puts a windows xp app along side the Mac apps. I realize that Parallels has something similar with Coherence mode but the VMWare implementation is far superior, as you do not have an ugly windows task bar by default. I think they improved that in version 3, but no need to use parallels for me as it just keeps getting better. There are plenty more great features too like full USB 2.0 support, the ability to assign multiple cpus, 3D graphics acceleration and more.
If you are looking for a way to run windows apps on an intel Mac, look no further you have found the best virtualization has to offer!
As to the features of VMware, one of them that is awesome is the Unity mode which loses the windows desktop and puts a windows xp app along side the Mac apps. I realize that Parallels has something similar with Coherence mode but the VMWare implementation is far superior, as you do not have an ugly windows task bar by default. I think they improved that in version 3, but no need to use parallels for me as it just keeps getting better. There are plenty more great features too like full USB 2.0 support, the ability to assign multiple cpus, 3D graphics acceleration and more.
If you are looking for a way to run windows apps on an intel Mac, look no further you have found the best virtualization has to offer!
