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| From: Smith Micro Software Inc.
List Price: $79.99
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Rating:  240 reviews
Sales Rank: 414
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Mac Os X, Macintosh
Media: CD-ROM
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Macintosh
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
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 6-10 of 240
 Set up was a nightmare... September 21, 2007
Big Bear (Chicopee, MA United States)
26 out of 34 found this review helpful
After reading several reviews I decided to order this software and after 2 days of frustration I gave up. I am pretty computer saavy so I am at a loss to explain my difficulties but will describe them for you in case you have similar problems. The setup would only get so far and then would freeze which would force me to force quit the application and I would have to go through the set up again. Other times the set up would complete but when I tried to suspend it, it froze and I had to force quit it again which would bring me back to the install. After doing this (literally) 15 or 20 times I gave up. I dont know if its a compatibility issue or some quirk in the software but with a company with as good a reputation as VM I would have thought that their support would have been better. After sending 3 emails and never getting a response and 2 frustrating phone calls I called it a day. I'm sure that for some this is excellent software but I couldnt recommend it based on my experiences.
 Very happy! November 2, 2007
skunktrain (So. California, USA)
26 out of 30 found this review helpful
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.
Awesome... can only get better! September 25, 2007
Lal (NYC)
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
Having finally crossed the border into MAC country after being a PC citizen for many many years its not so easy to give up the affliction to some of the PC programs so I picked up VMware Fusion & let me just say that it lets me have the best of both worlds. I read many reviews on Parallels & Fusion but decided to go with Fusion. I believe both programs are equally good. The installation was smooth as can be... I loaded up Windows XP Pro & voila! I had Windows purring away on my MAC! The best part of it is that the experience of using windows is actually more pleasant with the 'suspend' feature of Fusion which lets u literally take a snapshot of all the running programs under Windows & put it in a 'suspend' mode so the next time, one can just 'resume' where you left off!
 Great promise - but not quite there yet May 5, 2008
Rudy (Columbia, SC USA)
18 out of 24 found this review helpful
Vista refugees like myself were stunned by Apple's decision to switch to Intel processors -- making the dream of a multifunction machine that could handle both Mac graphics and Windows business applications a reality. The Mac's (OSX 10.5; Leopard) rocksolid Boot Camp application made this easy ... although it requires time-wasting rebooting to switch back & forth between operating systems.
Products such as Fusion or Parallels take advantage of Intel's multi-core 'virtualization' feature that allows (more or less) peaceful coexistence of the two, presenting a Windows interface on the Mac desktop. It works surprisingly well, although rough edges made me return to the sturdier and faster, albeit more effort-intensive, Boot Camp. I'm certain that by version 2 the program will come closer to expectations. Fusion's greatest weakness is its bewildering and poorly worded manual; for instance, make sure (rather than 'maybe') to finish up Windows installation with the Mac installation disc, so as to get the proper Mac-to-Win translation drivers such as for networking, modem, sound and Bluetooth. The XP version SP2 (soon to be SP3) is recommended over Vista because it is more compact.
The ugliest problem - preventing me from further experimentation - is Microsoft's intrusive 'Windows activation'; on re-installing from Fusion to BootCamp I went through hours of hassle with a distrusting foreign service rep, who barely spoke English, and couldn't seem to grasp that I was reinstalling XP on the very same machine (but on a different hard drive). Never again! The software maker ought to reach some accommodation with Microsoft, or the product will not survive this monstrous roadblock.
 Got the Screen of Death September 7, 2007
Carlos Menendez (Pompano Beach, FL)
16 out of 35 found this review helpful
I installed vmWare Fusion on my MacBook Pro last week and immediately witnessed a slowdown, not only in Fusion but in every application while Fusion was running. Example: It usually takes three bounces on my dock for Excel to launch. With Fusion running, it takes nine. This is simply not acceptable.
But it gets worse. I was using Internet Explorer on my virtual machine - fair enough, right? - when all of a sudden I get one of those crazy Windows error messages with the "End Now" button. Literally five seconds later I get the Mac screen of death - that one that turns your whole screen dark gray and barks at you in five different languages, telling you to hold down the power button to turn off and then turn on your computer.
Well, I tried that and - long story short - my Mac is now at the Apple store for repair. Got an update from them this morning: The data on my hard drive is a total loss. It's all gone. Sounds like Fusion completely overwrote the directory on my hard drive. And the Apple store guy told me this was not the first case he'd seen.
If I sound relaxed, it's only because the better part of a week has gone by. I am, in fact, angrier than you can possibly imagine. Lesson learned: I should have stuck with Parallels.
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