I first tested Parallels Desktop 8's and restarted my Windows 7 and 8 VMs with the retina mode enabled. If you do choose VMware, though, be prepared for a hiccup - Ars Technica notes that the initial release has a bug that. This OMGHUGE fake retina mode actually helped show the differences between the two implementations clearer than if I was running on an actual retina screen. Developers and other high-end users can shell out 200 to get Fusion 8 Pro.
Vmware fusion 8 review update#
Sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/ DisplayResolutionEnabled -bool YES Īfter changing it to 960×600 HiDPI mode on my 1920×1200 screen, I was running in a pseudo retina mode. Using macOS 10.12 Sierra and VMware Fusion 8.5 It’s time to update And with the biggest sale of the year going on right now, there’s never been a better time to get up to date if you’re on Fusion 7 or older. 35 In April 2016, VMware president and COO Carl Eschenbach left VMware to join Sequoia Capital, and Martin Casado, VMwares general manager for its Networking and Security business, left to. While I don't have a retina MacBook Pro, I was able to enable HiDPI modes with a terminal hack on my 2011 MBP 17": On September 8, 2016, VMware announced the release of Workstation 12.5 and Fusion 8.5 as a free upgrade supporting Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. I find for business use VMWare has been more reliable but personal use parallels has integrated better and been faster. Retina supportīoth Parallels and VMware are advertising retina display support for their latest versions, and both let you run in a normal "tiny everything" mode if you want. I'm hoping that Fusion 8 is nearly as fast as Parallel 10/11 since I really do hate their despicable icons.
VMware Fusion 5.0.1 General feature updatesįirst I'll cover and compare the new features shared between Parallels Desktop 8 and VMware Fusion 5.
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