Anyone use VMware Fusion?
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- sisu
Any feedback from users?
Also, can anyone recommend which version of Windows to get? I would basically be using this to test sites in different browsers/platforms. I'm currently on a MacBook Pro.
- airey0
why not use bootcamp? not a fan of the reboot i guess?
- sisu0
Exactly. This looks like you can have a Mac OS window up next to a Windows OS window: Side-by-side awesomeness!
Anyone else?
- BusterBoy0
Gets too clunky IMHO. Unless you REALLY need to have both running at the same time, it's more hassle than it's worth.
- Complexfruit0
I use VMware Fusion and this to install different versions of IE (mostly to test against v.7 - v.5):
http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE…
- welded0
Who wants to reboot just to test some CSS? What a waste - VMWare is completely worth it.
- silentseven0
VM is so much better, its fast too Jsut make sure you install the Tools after you install Windows it makes your life so much better with drag and drop between desktops.
- sisu0
Do people think that XP Home Edition will be sufficient? Sorry, I've used Macs my entire life and have barely heard of a 'Service Pack'.
- IMO anything above the Home Edition is overkill, if you're just going to be using it for browser testing.Complexfruit
- BuddhaHat0
XP Home will be sufficient as long as you're not connecting into a network of >5 machines, it should do everything else you need it to, but Pro is the better choice if you can afford it.
VM Ware Fusion is fantastic, it doesn't use OpenGL as well as Parallels or Boot Camp, but for running business-oriented windows-based applications within a Mac, I think this is by far the best solution.
- Jaline0
I use VMWare with XP.
It's pretty fast.
I didn't allocate that much space to it (I don't know if that makes a difference or not, but thought I'd mention it).
- BuddhaHat0
Advantage? Any advantages like those mentioned by acescence would be fairly quickly outweighed by the massive CPU and RAM load on the machine, Vista is a pig (even worse running in VM) and should be avoided by people using it as a business tool.
This is why Microsoft have AGAIN extended support for XP, bringing its end of life almost in line with the expected release date of Windows Seven. The bigwigs at M$ have finally concluded that some people never want to use Vista, and they need to provide a clear upgrade path to Seven, or risk losing more users to Apple. While so much of what M$ does sucks, at least this was an intelligent strategy to choose.
- marctorrence0
I use it. but only to run programs that will only run on windows. I use XP and it works just fine for what i need to do. and if it gets a virus it only infects the file and not your whole computer.
- And i run it on just a regular Macbook.marctorrence
- yup, I only use it for programs that won't run on a Mac.Jaline
- sisu0
Ok, XP is the route I'm on. Thanks to those who have responded.