Review by Matthew Keefe

After using VMware Fusion for a few months it has become a regular tool in my web development tasks. A few of the reasons I enjoy working with Fusion is:nn1. Unity (ability to use windowed apps within OS X)n2. Ability to test in IE, Safari (for Windows), Firefox (for Windows) and Chrome (for Windows)n3. Can freeze VM to skip the long loading process of Windows.

Though with everything in computers there are some trade-offs. I found the following to be limitations but not showstoppersnn1. Requires a good chunk of storage space for VMn2. Consumes more RAM than Plesk Parallelsn3. The Fusion UI is meant to look like Lion but adds to performance declinennOverall even with the limitations I think using VMare Fusion to run Windows is a great option considering the alternative would be to have a complete Windows machine on my desk.

Note: I have not been able to test on Mountain Lion yet, though I did read some of the other reviewers facing difficulties. So I would either wait or contact VMWare for additional support.