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From:Smith Micro Software Inc.
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23 of 27 customers found the following review helpful:
 Very happy!, 2007-11-02
I tried Parallels (still have a copy, unused) and I preferred Fusion. Everything works wonderfully, and Windows 2000 is incredibly snappy on my Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz, Mac Mini with 2 GB of RAM, and with Tiger (OS 10.4). No complaints, except that trying to get the Boot Camp partition to run in Fusion is futile. I don't even attempt to do it anymore.
Other than the Boot Camp problems, it's really working great for me!
Note: Fusion worked very well on my previous Mac Mini (Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, OS 10.4) but a bit slower. Windows 2000 ran fine as soon as it was up and running, but switching back and forth from Mac OS to Windows was a bit draggy. But still, it was quite workable. Windows XP was not so great, though, so while it will run in an Intel Core Duo, it's not really a fun experience unless your Mac has at least 2 GB of RAM. But 1 GB *will* work with XP. Just slowly.
2 of 2 customers found the following review helpful:
Stable product for those that need Windows on a Mac, 2007-10-30
I have been using this product for nearly a month now and am really happy with it's performance. Since they are giving it with a $20 rebate, I think this might be much cheaper than parallels which also is not as well performing as VMware Fusion according to the reviews I had read before buying this product. All features worked perfectly fine except for Unity which looks a little ugly due to bad resolution of the icons. The product did not freeze or create any problems even once so far. Installation of Windows on my Macbook with Fusion was a breeze as it was all automatic with only a few basic details to be given.
The only thing I was not happy about(which is actually a limitation of the Macbook rather than a problem with Fusion) is that I am unable to play directx games thru the virtual machine even after enabling 3D Acceleration.
But, that is a very minor factor compared to the overall use and value of the product is concerned. It's been a very good investment for me.
7 of 7 customers found the following review helpful:
One Sweet Product., 2007-10-29
Having tried the other Windows-on-my-Mac options, Fusion simply rocks. Unity - which let's you treat each windows "window" like any other mac app (sits in your dock, move around like other mac apps, etc) is great.
Only downfall - seems that there are some networking bugs to workout still. I'm running Windows XP Pro on my mine, and there are definitely some bugs when trying to connect to your local network vs. wan connections. In my case, in bridged mode I connect to the internet fine but not the local network.... in NAT I connect to the local network and not the internet. Argh!
When all is said and done, though, this is a slick program that really expands the Mac platform in a very natural way.
97 of 101 customers found the following review helpful:
 MUCH better than Parallels, 2007-10-27
Usage: I'm a web developer and graphic designer. My workflow involves using a number of tools that are specific to Windows and others that are specific to the Mac. I also use virtual machines for remotely controlling computers and supporting asp and [...] websites.
Experience: I'm an owner of Parallels 2 and, as released, upgraded to Parallels 3. I was also involved in the Beta testing of VMWare Fusion. I have to acknowledge that the Beta versions of Fusion were not stable, however the release version was a tremendous step up from the Beta and significantly faster than Parallels. Parallels is fine if all you're running it for is IE6/7 browser support for IE specific website (i.e. quickbooks online). If you own Parallels and use it sparingly switching to Fusion is a waste of money. If you use audio, video, and graphic editing programs in your virtual machines you WILL notice huge performance gains running Fusion over parallels. There are numerous *free* appliances available from VMWare you can download, which work immediately and seamlessly with Fusion. Very nice.
Summmary/Recommendation: If you're in the market for a Virtual Machine application VMWare Fusion is my recommendation. If you already own Parallels and use it sparingly there's no need to switch. If you use Parallels with processor intensive programs I recommend switching to Fusion as it is much faster.
2 of 2 customers found the following review helpful:
So easy, even I could do it, 2007-10-24
Pretty easy to install, and I'm not one who reads a lot of directions. Downloaded VMWare's utility to move contents of an existing PC over to the Mac. It took a while to run on my old, crappy laptop, but worked perfectly. Installed the Boot Camp drivers, and I'm off to the races. My boss was pretty floored when I jumped from a Keynote presentation in OS X to a Visio file running on XP. Highly recommended.
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