VMWare Fusion 3 is out (new features linked)

Re:VMWare Fusion 3 is out (new features linked) by f00 on Tuesday October 27, 2009 @03:07PM (#906115)

If you're disappointed with the quality/performance of Fusion 2, why would you pay more and blindly upgrade to 3 without actually knowing that it has measurably improved?

Either way, please report back after the upgrade. The 'new features' list isn't terribly compelling, but a genuine performance boost (on, say, a dual-core MacBook Pro, not just an 8-core MacPro) would be.

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Re:VMWare Fusion 3 is out (new features linked) by eli on Tuesday October 27, 2009 @04:43PM (#906398)

Free 30 day trial

http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-11004

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Re:VMWare Fusion 3 is out (new features linked) by Locke1689 on Tuesday October 27, 2009 @03:53PM (#906258)

It works great for me. My system specs:

Model Name: MacBook Pro Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,1 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz Number Of Processors: 1 Total Number Of Cores: 2 L2 Cache: 6 MB Memory: 4 GB Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz Boot ROM Version: MBP51.007E.B00

I can confirm that if I turn on the GT video card that I can actually play DoTA (Warcraft 3) in Vista at 1024x768 with no skipping. Obviously it doesn't balk at anything less complex (like Linux development and testing, which is what I usually use it for).

Edit: The support for multiple monitors is also greatly improved. I tend to like to connect my MBP to a second monitor, throw the VM on it, then fullscreen it. Works great.

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