VMware Fusion 2
Get the best of both Mac and PC worlds with VMware Fusion 2. It lets you run your favorite Windows applications, games, and devices seamlessly on your Mac.
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Overview
Built from the ground up for the Mac, VMware Fusion is among the easiest ways to switch from PC to Mac--letting you bring all your Windows applications with you and make the most of your Windows software investment. It's the perfect safety blanket for the switch.
The winner of more than a dozen industry awards, VMware Fusion gives you the power of more than a decade of technology excellence, along with the user-friendly experience you expect from the Mac.
Break down the walls between Mac and PC
VMware Fusion transforms Windows applications to work seamlessly like native OS X applications. Now you can share data back and forth between Windows and Mac using Shared Folders; drag and drop files, and even copy and paste styled text. Instantly launch Windows applications from any Mac file, the Dock, Spotlight, and more. Minimize Windows applications to the Dock and quickly switch between Windows and Mac applications using Exposé.
The safest way to run Windows on your Mac
VMware Fusion makes your Windows-on-Mac experience safe and reliable, with great features like AutoProtect automated snapshots and a complimentary 12-month subscription to McAfee VirusScan Plus.
Switching is a snap
Moving to VMware Fusion has never been easier. Windows Easy Install gets you up and running in a couple of clicks. Plus, importing non-VMware virtual machines is as simple as point-and-click.
If you're a current Boot Camp user, you can run VMware Fusion right on top of your existing Boot Camp partition. And when you're ready, just import your Boot Camp partition and reclaim unused space.
Features
- Run your favorite Windows applications on your Intel Mac without rebooting.
- Easily share data between your Mac and PC.
- Switch to Mac with ease, bringing along all your applications, devices, and even your old PC.
- Enjoy a true Mac-first user interface with searchable Apple help, Boot Camp support, Quick Look integration, and more.
- Graduate from Boot Camp by running Windows and Mac at the same time. No more rebooting to access Windows apps on a Mac.
Systems Requirements
- Mac OS X v10.4.11 or later
- 1.5GHz or faster Intel Core Duo processor
- 1GB RAM
- 400MB free hard-disk space for VMware Fusion
- 5GB or more free hard-disk space for each virtual machine
- Operating system installation media (disk or disk image) for virtual machines
Note: You must have enough memory to run Mac OS X, plus the memory required for each guest operating system and for applications on the Mac and in the virtual machine. See your guest operating system and application documentation for memory requirements.
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Most Recent Reviews
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VMware Fusion 2
A must buy!!!
Written by AU from San Diego
Aug 10, 2009
This software is phenomenal. You can view both Mac OS & Windows OS on the same screen along with having access to all of your doc…Read mores when you're using Windows. I purchased this software b/c there are apps on Office 2007 that are not available on Office 2008 (MAC). With VM Ware you can have the best of both worlds. Very EZ to install. You'll love it.
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VMware Fusion 2
Fusion saved me big $$$$! Thanks!!
Written by JK from Westborough
Aug 7, 2009
I'm moving from Windows to OS X and Fusion eases the transition.
The first thing I did with my MacBook Pro was to upgrade the RAM…Read more to 4 GBs, and this is probably a good idea for many Fusion users. Running two operating systems concurrently on a computer does mean a high RAM demand! No real surprise there. RAM is cheap, I think I paid $64 for this upgrade.
As a Photoshop user on the PC and not wanting to spend the money to change over to a Mac version for the small number of photos that need the power of Photoshop over iPhoto/Aperture. Fusion works just fine.
I am a big user of Microsoft Office 2007 and Office 2008 is NOT compatible with 2007. So I ditched 2008 and continue to use 2007 under Fusion.
I have tried virtualizing existing XP and Vista Ultimate machines - totally successful.
I have accessed my bootcamp partition (Win XP) via Fusion and it's great.
Switching back and forth between full-screen and "unity" modes is great - I like both depending upon what I'm doing.
I consider myself a very demanding user and don't suffer bad software gladly, but this Fusion thing is simply amazing. Love it.(8 of 8 people found this review useful)
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VMware Fusion 2
Fast and Easy.
Written by LO from São Paulo
Aug 6, 2009
Well, I bought my first iMac last year, here in Brazil, so with this you can find 2 things: 1 I hav a bad English, 2 I'm not a exp…Read moreert in Macs.
After bought my Mac I was missing my old games, so I found out that I could play then with this great program, so guess what, I bought and I had a wonderful experience, easy instalation, friendly interface, just perfect.
Just a little problem, but is not about the software, if you have Leopard and a AMD video card, wait for a new driver for your video card, because without this you will not be able to use your games in your VMWare FUSION.
Hope I've helped(4 of 4 people found this review useful)
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Most Useful Reviews
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VMware Fusion 2
BUY! BUY! BUY!
Written by TH from WEST ORANGE
Oct 3, 2008
I'm writing this for one reason, This software is "The ONLY way to go" if you want to run Windows on a MAC. I wish someone had war…Read morened me before I bought Parallels. I didn't initially buy VM because there were so few reviews. After one month of trying everything to get Parallels to work properly, I scrapped it, and bought VM Fusion 2.0. Within two minutes of installation I knew I made the right choice. Everything works perfectly, and FAST. Don't make the mistake I made, buy this first, at $79.99 it is a steal!
(627 of 661 people found this review useful)
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VMware Fusion 2
Simply excellent
Written by FS from Brooklyn
Sep 23, 2008
I love Vmware fusion. I got it a while ago, and at that point, I was wondering whether I wanted to partition my hard drive for Boo…Read moret Camp. I tried this product out, and I loved it.
It works fabulously, and the unity feature is excellent. Also, there is a way how to make it so the desktop on Windows or whatever other OIS you use matches the one on your Mac.
I highly recommend it.(365 of 400 people found this review useful)
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VMware Fusion 2
Outstanding
Written by SC from Wheat Ridge
Sep 28, 2008
This is a very impressive bit of software.
I actually received version 1.1.2 along with the order of a newly purchased Mac Mini…Read more. Upon installing I was then directed to a free upgrade to v2.0. Downloaded and installed it, and then was treated to the unexpected delight of being able to import an existing W2K virtual machine from Virtual PC 7 off of the G5 tower I am banishing to the basement for the crime of excessive fan noise.
Not only does the imported W2K system work flawlessly, but it also runs much faster than it did before because VMWare allows one to allocate 1GB memory to the virtual machine (vs only 512M allowed by VPC7). From start to finish the whole process took less than an hour, and I was spared the irritation of a miserable afternoon building and configuring a new Windows installation. Hats-off to the engineers at VMWare for a job well done!(354 of 385 people found this review useful)
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