Did you remember to add 'but I digress'? Yes they have a lot of information on their site, so do the IRS and the Affordable Care Act the last time I looked (that's hyperbole btw, or perhaps just 'poetic license' so don't take me too literally).
Returning to my cunundrum, let's say I'm reluctant to use an external hdd to house the VMDK file, can I have it residing on the internal hdd of the Acer's?
And what does VMplayer have to do with all of this?