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How's fusion?
by alnayyir 18y ago
How's fusion?
- azanar 18y agoI've been happy with it. I've run a variety of operating systems on it, and haven't run into any problems. Other people's mileage may vary compared to mine. If you want to comparison shop, Parallels and VirtualBox are also options. Others I know have been happy with both, but I haven't played much with either.
- kobs 18y agoVMWare fusion is great. I received a copy from a recruiter, which came in handy when I took a course that required Quartus (Windows or Linux). I had no issue interfacing with the CPLDs we were using (I used XP).
- astrec 18y agoIt feels (I haven't done any benchmarks) snappier than parallels, and is more efficient with memory. I'll buy buying a copy at the end of the trial. YMMV.
- rsheridan6 18y agoIf you're going to use fusion, you'll probably not want to go with 1GB of RAM which is what you get with the last-gen macbook. That's another reason to consider getting the new one, or alternatively you could get a memory upgrade - but be sure to get it from a third party seller like crucial, not from Apple, to save money. I have no trouble with Fusion, except for playing some old games, but I have 4GB RAM. I'm not sure if the 2GB you get with the new MacBook is enough.
- chris123 18y agoVirtualBox is free / open source: http://www.virtualbox.org/ http://www.virtualbox.org/ From the site: Runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolaris hosts and supports a large number of guest operating systems including but not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4 and 2.6), Solaris and OpenSolaris, and OpenBSD. On this site, you can find sources, binaries, documentation and other resources for VirtualBox. For up-to-date press coverage about VirtualBox: blogs.sun.com/VirtualBoxBuzz