The regular Fusion 8 platform, as opposed to the more expensive Fusion 8 Pro that adds enterprise administration features, provides support for virtual machines with up to 16 virtual cores, 8 TB disks and 64 GB RAM, so it should meet most Mac users' needs. Designed for El Capitan, the new platform is also designed to run Windows 10. Notably, Fusion 8 is optimized for Apple's Retina display and faster performance.
Following numerous Microsoft updates, my VM has grown to consume almost 30 GB of disk space, so plan accordingly. I run a single instance of Windows with one small proprietary application and Microsoft Office. I recommend reserving significantly more disk space for the virtual machine.
I recommend you have a Mac with at least 8 GB, of which you dedicate at least 4 GB to the virtual machine when it's running. VMware calls for 2 GB RAM and recommends 4 GB.VMware states a 64-bit capable Intel Mac with a Core 2 Duo, Xeon, i3, i5 or i7 chip is required running Mac OS X 10.9 or later.Note the system requirements for Fusion 8 in order to ensure your Mac is up to the challenge: Select the Upgrade from Fusion 6.x, 7.x, 8.x option to change the pricing to $49.99. If you're updating using Fusion's software update window, click the Learn More button.
