Review by Nuk

Setup: iMac 2011 with 12 gigs of RAM (8 gigs RAM is an upgrade), Windows 7 Home PremiumnnI bought Fusion as I was getting tired of rebooting from Mac to Windows and vice versa. I was also considering Parallels but Fusion was cheaper at the time I was shopping for a software. Both have high marks and good reviews so I figured any of the two will do.

It came in a box with a DVD and a USB dongle; I chose the DVD. By the way, I have already installed Windows 7 Home Premium using Apple’s Boot Camp. My only concerns were some reviewers mentioned that they have to re-enter or re-register Windows (or maybe in my case, Autodesk’s MEP 2011). I have all the licenses but still have a bad feeling that something might go wrong and you have to deal with all the headaches of calling customer support. Everything went smoothly. There was a dialogue box that popped up telling me that Windows need to be registered again, but all I did was press enter and I’m all set.

The next concern is how MEP 2011 will work along with Fusion. I see a little bit of hesitation with a few commands but almost negligible that I really don’t care. I am quite happy with the performance. Revit is another thing, I may need to do a bit more searching online to make sure it will work before I install.

Switching between Mac and Windows programs are all stitched-in into the software, quite amazing. I am working on MEP drawings running in Windows and at the same time listening to iTunes on Mac OS.