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VMWare Workstation / VMWare Fusion Black Friday Sale

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VMWare's annual Black Friday sale is live. It does not appear to cover license upgrades this year.

VMWare Workstation 17 Pro is $139.30 from $199.00. Upgrade is $99.00
VMWare Player 17 is $104.30
VMWare Fusion 13 Pro is $139.30 from $199.00. Upgrade is $99.00
VMWare Fusion Player 13 is $104.30

https://store-us.vmware.com/

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mrmochi
11-22-2022 at 06:55 PM.
11-22-2022 at 06:55 PM.
For PC, VMWare Workstation 17 Pro is really the best. Used VMWare Pro for a decade and it is amazing. Upgraded to v17 just because of this price.

For Mac, Parallels is still the best but VMWare is also a good option
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looktar
11-23-2022 at 02:03 PM.
11-23-2022 at 02:03 PM.
with hyper-v available free, whats the benefits to vmware workstation for pcs?
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thegraykitty
11-23-2022 at 02:29 PM.
11-23-2022 at 02:29 PM.
Quote from looktar :
with hyper-v available free, whats the benefits to vmware workstation for pcs?

Different type of hypervisor type 1 vs type 2. Though the current version of VMware takes advantage of Hyper V also VMware is more feature rich. Hyper v is not available in all windows Versions... Honestly though get out of the windows ecosystem to Linux you will have a better experience for much less and more choices... Arch runs better on surface much better than windows go figure!! Then you can install windows in Virtual Box Smilie
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gearmesh
11-23-2022 at 08:42 PM.
11-23-2022 at 08:42 PM.
Wonder how long this sale will be? I'm on the fence if I need it over my current v16. Looks like it will handle Windows 11 which I don't care about that today, but will I want W11 support before 2023 Black Friday?
Hmmm.
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looktar
11-24-2022 at 04:01 AM.
11-24-2022 at 04:01 AM.
Quote from thegraykitty :
Different type of hypervisor type 1 vs type 2. Though the current version of VMware takes advantage of Hyper V also VMware is more feature rich. Hyper v is not available in all windows Versions... Honestly though get out of the windows ecosystem to Linux you will have a better experience for much less and more choices... Arch runs better on surface much better than windows go figure!! Then you can install windows in Virtual Box https://static.slickdealscdn.com/ima...lies/smile.gif
Thanks for this, just disabled hyper-v and my 3DMark scores when up 5%. I had no idea it was eating performance, will switch to vmware workstation.
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11-24-2022 at 04:33 AM.
11-24-2022 at 04:33 AM.
FYI VMWare Player remains free for non-commercial use.
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siliconcowboy
11-24-2022 at 09:12 AM.
11-24-2022 at 09:12 AM.
Quote from gearmesh :
Wonder how long this sale will be? I'm on the fence if I need it over my current v16. Looks like it will handle Windows 11 which I don't care about that today, but will I want W11 support before 2023 Black Friday?
Hmmm.
Historically it runs through Cyber-Monday, as far as I can tell there are no stated dates.

Take a good look at Player vs Pro [vmware.com], if you don't need anything in the Pro column, Player is free for non commercial use.

I use it to connect to vsphere (Free) that I have installed on an old Mac Mini. I think the convenience is worth it, but everyone spends their money differently.
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mango316
11-24-2022 at 09:21 AM.
11-24-2022 at 09:21 AM.
Quote from mrmochi :
For PC, VMWare Workstation 17 Pro is really the best. Used VMWare Pro for a decade and it is amazing. Upgraded to v17 just because of this price.

For Mac, Parallels is still the best but VMWare is also a good option
Have you try installing macOS Ventura as guest OS on Workstation 17 Pro yet!? I'm running Workstation 16 Pro with macOS Monterey and I'm very very impress how good it's running! Hopefully they support Ventura in Workstation 17 Pro soon if not already then I'll make a jump to it as well!
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11-24-2022 at 09:25 AM.
11-24-2022 at 09:25 AM.
Quote from siliconcowboy :
Historically it runs through Cyber-Monday, as far as I can tell there are no stated dates.

Take a good look at Player vs Pro [vmware.com], if you don't need anything in the Pro column, Player is free for non commercial use.

I use it to connect to vsphere (Free) that I have installed on an old Mac Mini. I think the convenience is worth it, but everyone spends their money differently.
This may sound ridiculous but the one feature I like most from Workstation Pro is the ability to pause VMs. That way I can reduce a VM's CPU load on the system to zero when I'm not using it but can resume it immediately when needed.
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