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- Great virtualization for the serious user
Of the three major virtualization offerings for Mac OS-X (VMware Fusion, Parallels Desktop, and VirtualBox), VMware is far and away the best choice for the serious user. I tested all three before purchasing VMware Fusion.

Installing and configuring the product is dead simple -- and the choices for networking (including being able to "pretend" your virtual machine is a physical device on your network) are flexible and easy to understand. Installing Windows is made extremely easy: you can enter your product key before you begin installation, and install Windows in an unattended manner. As the Ronco man says, "set it and forget it."

Fusion also seems to be the fastest for "serious business" tasks -- running MS Office and OpenOffice, running development environments, connecting to corporate VPNs, etc. Fusion does lag behind a bit in DirectX support compared to Parallels; for people interested in gaming, this may make a difference. However, it's worth noting that even though Parallels is better in this regard, it still doesn't hold a candle to running Windows directly via BootCamp. If you're a gamer, this latter is what I'd recommend.

VirtualBox is certainly an excellent free option. If all you need is a copy of Windows or Linux running on your Mac for testing purposes, fantastic. If you need Windows or Linux to behave as a server, though, be prepared to slug through annoying terminal commands and text-file editing to properly configure networking for that. In this regard, VMware is far ahead of both its competitors.

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- VM Fusion - Quick Access to Win XP
I've had Fusion for about 4 months now and have enjoyed the quick access to Win XP without having to shut down the Mac to get at it - thought about trying out Boot Camp on the Mac instead, as Fusion doesn't take full advantage of the video card (looks like it emulates it and doesn't pick up DirectX or 3D completely) and there's a couple games on the XP side I'd like to see, but I was more interested in some of the other Win apps that it handles just fine (MS Money, etc.) I'm still impressed by how quick Win comes up from Standby and rebooting win if I ever need to goes quicker than it does on my actual XP machines. I'd rate it 5 (or more) if it took better advantage of the video card, but the graphics are still great and I think it's quicker (and more stable than Win XP on an actual PC - go figure...)

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- Fine Product
It worked fine. But I use Photoshop CS3 on Vista and needed all the memory I could get. When running Vista you must save a good chunk of memory for the MAC system. So I went back to BootCamp.

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- Great promise - but not quite there yet
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.

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- Windows within Leopard!
installation was a bit of a pain. But, finally got it working and it does as advertised. I took my already existing bootcamp partition/installation and made it it's own. The only thing is that I had to re-register with Microsoft on the Windows XP code number. A year ago, I did the Win XP Bootcamp thing. Microsoft validated it through the typical MS internet check. Once VM was installed and I opened up Win XP again, I had to re-validate. No big deal, but be prepared to potentially have to call up Microsoft about it.

It really is like running another computer in the background of your Mac. When you're done with it, you boot it down just like any regular win xp installation.

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