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VMware Fusion 3 Virtualization Solution Now Available

How does it compare to parallel?

The question is how does it compares to parallel, also I heard that parallel is releasing version 5 sometime in November, the guy would not give me a better date.

I will wait until parallel then decide which.
 
Spanky Deluxe said:
No, it's a universal thing. I googled "vmware student prices".

VMWare Academic Store

$39.99 for the full app or $19.99 for the upgrade. Pretty decent student deal if you ask me!
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Ahh, I was on their website clicking around, didn't find it. You think they'd have a link for their academic store on their site.

Thanks! :)

It's a great deal I think, since I got Fusion 2 for $10. :)
 
Keleko said:
I noticed a new icon showing on my menu bar after upgrading to Fusion 3. It seems to show stuff on my BootCamp XP menu. I don't really care to have the menu icon, though. I can't find anything in the Fusion preferences to turn it off. Anyone else have this menu icon and turned it off?
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From Fusion
Virtual Machine >
Settings >
Applications >
Show Application Menu in the Menu Bar > (there is a drop down list of choices)
 
I've been using Parallels 4 on my MacBook UMB 2.4 4GB for a few months after dabbling with VirtualBox and Fusion 2. My Parallels has been running Windows 7 Professional fairly okay. Tried Fusion 3 and what a difference! Imported my Parallels VM (after removing the Parallels Tools via Control Panel) using easy peasy Fusion import feature. The Aero is fine and Windows 7 has been extremely responsive when compared to Parallels 4. I'm impressed! Just wondering if Parallels 5 would be better? Hopefully Parallels will bring out their new one soon... Otherwise after Fusion's 30 day trial is up, I'm really tempted to fork out for a full license for it!
 
Quake III Arena works flawless under Parallels 4
Under Fusion 3 it is unusable.


I think VMWARE needs to work on its OpenGL side.

I think I am gonna wait and see what Parallels 5 brings.
 
I dont know it takes 5 minutes to boot into windows vista and everything seems almost unresponsive, maybe two gigs of ram isnt enough?
 
Help! I don't know what to do. I have a MBA (limited to 2GB ram), and got a copy of the Windows 7 64bit. I can't change it the 32bit version unfortunately. I really want to get Fusion 3, but allocating only 1GB Ram on a 64bit version will be disasterous. Any recommendations?
 
financeguy said:
Help! I don't know what to do. I have a MBA (limited to 2GB ram), and got a copy of the Windows 7 64bit. I can't change it the 32bit version unfortunately. I really want to get Fusion 3, but allocating only 1GB Ram on a 64bit version will be disasterous. Any recommendations?
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u can't possibly use 64 bit windows on 1 gb of ram and hope that everything works. u can try boot camp but it's prob not gonna work. shouldn't all windows 7 copies include both 32 and 64 bit cds?
 
I'd love to buy it

I'd love to buy an upgrade from Fusion 2 to 3... Too bad their store is too broken to actually sell me one.

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And, of course, "due to overwhelming demand for Fusion," they're not capable of answering their damn phones.

I have very little patience for vendors too inept to take money from people willing to throw it in their direction.
 
Me happy with VMware Fusion 3.0 :)

Got my favorite game of all time working flawlessly running full screen @ 1600 x 1200 rez, with FF on wheel! Need for Speed 4 (High Stakes or Road Challenge). :cool:

Both Parallels 4 an VMware Fusion 2.x had issues with this specific game.

I know, I know.... I am the only person in the world who cares about this specific game... :eek:
But, hey.. I am happy! :D
 
My network adapter is continually dropping connection using 7 Ultimate and VM3. The machine cannot keep the adapter connected. I never had the issue on VM2 before the upgrade. It's almost impossible to use at this point with the adapter dropping every few minutes and sometimes a full restart of the iMac being required.
 
Performance Improvement Is Definitely Noticeable

I upgraded to Fusion 3 and definitely noticed a performance improvement.

I have not yet tried gaming performance... If I want to game, I will just use Boot Camp.

Overall, the Windows operating systems (XP and 7) are much more responsive for most common tasks, and it basically feels like I am running them on a regular PC and not as a vm.

I have used both Parallels and Fusion since they came out and this is the first time that I can say that a vm runs great for most common tasks.

By the way, I have an Intel iMac 3.06 GHz with 4GB RAM and the NVIDIA GeForce 8800GS with 512MB RAM running Snow Leopard. Windows XP as Boot Camp/VM and Windows 7 as VM. XP is dedicated 1GB RAM, and 7 is dedicated 2GB RAM. Both Windows OS run much smoother and natural.

In my opinion, definitely worth the upgrade. I hope this helps some of those on the fence.
 
macswitcha2 said:
Can any one post how windows 7 can be loaded using Fusion 3?
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What do you mean how can it be loaded? It recognised my Windows 7 boot camp partition straight away and automatically installed the vmware drivers. Seems to work pretty well now with Aero turned on.

If you don't have or plan on using Boot Camp then you can just install Windows 7 as a guest operating system in VMWare. It should be pretty painless.
 
Spanky Deluxe said:
What do you mean how can it be loaded? It recognised my Windows 7 boot camp partition straight away and automatically installed the vmware drivers. Seems to work pretty well now with Aero turned on.

If you don't have or plan on using Boot Camp then you can just install Windows 7 as a guest operating system in VMWare. It should be pretty painless.
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What, can I download VMware Fusion 3, and it will use my XP partition, so I don't have to install Windows again?
 
Sambo110 said:
What, can I download VMware Fusion 3, and it will use my XP partition, so I don't have to install Windows again?
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Yup, VMware Fusion can use BootCamp partitions to launch a guest Operating system from. works great so you can open windows in Fusion for quick tasks 'n such. But can still reboot into Windows if you need to.
 
bbplayer5 said:
Looks fantastic.
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3 is a pretty epic fail in my book.

The upgrade issues were the first big fail.

They removed or broke the headless functionality. Whereas in 2 I could launch my VM's at boot and have them available without having to login, I cannot do that in 3. It was also nice to be able to flip into and out of headless mode in the GUI, but that's gone as well.

That's the second big fail, and as I use my VM's for running Solaris x86 servers as well as Windows desktops, that was enough to push me into looking at VirtualBox.

Also, looking at the Fusion forums, there are a lot of folks having some significant issues with 3.

OTOH, VirtualBox seems to be running reasonably well. Performance is fine for my Window's VM, and I'm evaluating my Solaris x86 servers. I do seem to be running into a bug on the headless mode, but at least it's an officially supported feature and not likely to vanish at the whim of some company.

VirtualBox's interface isn't nearly as polished as Fusion or Parallels, but it works. Frankly, the interface looks is the last thing I'm worried about.

If you're looking at virtual machines, take a gander at VirtualBox, the pricing and upgrade pricing certainly are hard to match.

I won't say it's a total failure, but there can be some significant issues and one would be well advised to research thoroughly before upgrading.
 
Been using it this whole day, loving every second of it :)
I love the new always-on feature, so handy!
 
better to wait for competitive upgrade

RS232 said:
I've been using Parallels 4 on my MacBook UMB 2.4 4GB for a few months after dabbling with VirtualBox and Fusion 2. My Parallels has been running Windows 7 Professional fairly okay. Tried Fusion 3 and what a difference! Imported my Parallels VM (after removing the Parallels Tools via Control Panel) using easy peasy Fusion import feature. The Aero is fine and Windows 7 has been extremely responsive when compared to Parallels 4. I'm impressed! Just wondering if Parallels 5 would be better? Hopefully Parallels will bring out their new one soon... Otherwise after Fusion's 30 day trial is up, I'm really tempted to fork out for a full license for it!
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VMware may offer competitive upgrades to switch to Parallels and you would be able to save some $$$ :cool:
 
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