VMware Fusion 4 [Old Version]
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dcbonline
> 3 dayAs a long time user of VMWare products, I was pleasantly impressed yet again.
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Katy Lake
> 3 dayIm a big Mac user, but my job uses PCs. Thats always been an issue for me working on programs that arent Mac. I wind up working twice as hard to make files compatible between both platforms, and half the time I lose formatting.
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penguingrooves
02-06-2025First, you need to have your own copy of Windows because this doesnt come with one. So, dig out your old copy or download one from Microsoft.
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Grieger
> 3 dayIm sure this has been reviewed this way and that so Ill focus on a couple of things that were salient for me.
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Karl F. Kuhn Sr.
> 3 dayThis is very slow to boot up, and is not intuitive like Apple products are, but it sure does make my Mac look like a PC. I view the latter as a definite negative, but I need Windows for an IRS tax program. That program runs flawlessly on my Mac-running-Windows.
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Prof. Korey Boyer
> 3 dayI bought this for my new Mac. Im a new user to Mac and when I looked at the Specs I thought I was OK. Do NOT buy if you are on Mountain Lion. It is not suppose to work. I opened the box before I found this out and it cost me restocking. I will not deal with this company again. I plan to buy Parallel instead.
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Carlos
> 3 dayThis is a really good product. Lets face it, not all windows products are for macs. This has so many features that it can fit every ones needs. I highly recommend this product. Boot camp isnt very good because you have to restart your computer every time. This program works so smoothly.
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Antonio Basile
> 3 dayI need to use Visio and Access on my MAC, and fusion is a better solution than buy a PC. The version 4 is optimized for Lion, and it looks like use less resources than the previous version, it runs Windows 7 without limitation, and I believe it is faster and I can keep open on a desktop meanwhile working on another, without any problem of memory.
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The Technologist
Greater than one weekIve been a Mac user since 2008 and basically never really run Windows except for the occasional tax or financial program. VM Ware Fusion takes care of that by letting my run windows in a virtual machine on my Mac without partitioning my drive for Boot Camp. Its a bit drive intensive, and isnt the fastest but gets the job done.
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G or S
> 3 dayI use a MacBook Pro and had installed VMware v3.0 a couple of years ago to run XP and some non-Mac software. It worked reasonably well but was generally slow but acceptable. I installed VMWare 4.0 and its a real DOG. My McAfee virus software no longer works. Just an empty white box appears when the software is selected. Additionally, Windows Update no longer will connect to the update site. The application I use under XP (the reason I first bought VMware) now is so painfully slow that it is unusable. Overall, if things are working and you want them to continue to keep working, dont upgrade.
