MacUpdate Software Bundle - 11 Apps for $49.95 Including VMWare Fusion 4

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  forth_man on 14/03/2012 - 23:29

  I'd get it for fusion alone if my mac wasn't so slow and probably not that good with the new fusion

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    krisspy on 15/03/2012 - 00:17

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    How's vmware on macs? Im virtualising mac on win 7 and its just horrible. Driver support is just nowhere and its abit frustrating editing kernels and such.

    I guess emulation of win would be easier since there's drivers everywhere right? Just a little laggy due to the hardware in macs.

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      Scratch2k on 15/03/2012 - 09:24

      Not sure why you got neg'd for that comment/question, maybe Mac fanboys objecting to you stealing/borrowing/evaluating OSX to run within a VM on Windows?

      You are running OSX within a VM on Windows 7 as the host? Sounds like a formula for frustration to me.

      I'm running OSX on a 2.4GHz i5 with 8Gb of RAM and can run a single Windows XP VM seamlessly, it's as fast as it would be native and I can even play games on it without a problem. I ran in to problems when I try to run 2 VM's at the same time and Windows 7 was a big sluggish (which is why I stuck with XP).

      In regards to this deal, it's worth it for VMWare alone but the rest of those apps look like random junk you could probably get as free/shareware if you really wanted them.

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  Cap N on 15/03/2012 - 07:25

  Is VMWare able to convert Parallels VMs? I need to upgrade to Parallels 7 in order to run on Lion but am happy to switch to VMWare… ;)

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    Scratch2k on 15/03/2012 - 09:18

    I can't confirm for certain since I've never done it or looked in to it but migrating from a windows machine to a Fusion VM is a piece of cake. You install a client on the windows machine and then start the migration process from the Mac, it automatically moves the entire OS over to te VM.

    I can't see why doing the same where the source OS is living within a Parallels VM but as I said, I've never done it so can't guarantee for sure.

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    Krisjohn on 16/03/2012 - 10:18

    The brochure says it does:

    Upgrade from Parallels

    If you have used Parallels Desktop to run Windows on your Mac, VMware Fusion can import your previous Virtual Machines and take them to the next level. With its unique combination of ease of use, performance and stability that can only be delivered by the leader in virtualization, it’s no surprise VMware Fusion is the #1 rated solution by Apple customers to run Windows on a Mac.*

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      Cap N on 16/03/2012 - 19:50

      Thanks. Am seriously considering getting VMWare (either as part of this bundle or standalone). Am peeved with Parallels' pricing and VMWare's $50 for the software is exactly the same price as the upgrade for Parallels…..

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  Scratch2k on 15/03/2012 - 09:40

  Just checked, VMWare have recently revised their RRP for Fusion to $49.95 so this deal isn't so great, unless you want or need Fusion and some other apps which you may or may not use thrown in for free.

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  Krisjohn on 15/03/2012 - 10:00

  Oh, man, I need a bigger hard drive on my Mac.

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  roughana on 15/03/2012 - 14:58

  Mac OS X 10.7 or later:
  Forklift 2.5

  Mac OS X 10.6 or later:
  VM Ware Fusion 4
  PDFpen 5
  DesktopShelves
  Snapheal
  Worms Special Edition

  Mac OS X 10.5 or later:
  Drive Genius 3
  Typinator 5
  Boom
  Phone to Mac

  Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is a 11GB download.

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  Krisjohn on 16/03/2012 - 10:21

  I bought this pack and I'm really happy with it for VMware alone. I have a four and a half year old Macbook Pro with a Bootcamp partition. VMware runs well, not lightning fast but solid, using the Bootcamp partition. I didn't have to build a new VM and I can still boot to Windows if I have to. This is awesome.

  I wonder how much it would cost to put some more RAM in this…