VMware Fusion 3: Awesome

For those of you running Mac OS X and some sort of virtualization software, I’m happy to report that the VMware Fusion upgrade is a noticeable improvement over an already solid product. While most of the work seems to have gone into the ease-of-use of the management, configuration and migration tools, there have been some significant performance improvements as well under the hood, including full support for 64-bit on the host Mac, improved 3D acceleration, and general improved performance on the guest VMs. Running XP on this version is much more responsive than on 2.x, and running Windows 7 RC handles aero glass effects without a problem.

Improved VM Management Interface

Generally, I haven’t been disappointed by Fusion yet, and v3 continues to build on and improve a great product. Their VM setup sequences make hands-free installations pretty easy, and they’ve even improved their Linux install process with automated VMware Tools installs as well. Throw in improved mac filesystem integration, a new menubar applet, and a high degree of customization, v3 does a nice job of striking that balance between the power and casual user in a single package. I’m definitely impressed.

Better Host OS Integration

If you’re running Fusion 3, drop a line and let me know what you think.

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