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The 4th most popular virtualizer on Mac OS X

Parallels Desktop for Mac is a software product by Parallels, Inc., a developer of desktop and server virtualization software. It is the first software suite to bring virtualization mainstream on Macintosh computers with Intel processors. Edit

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  • Plutux expert
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    Works great, helped me use Windows-only apps for school on my Mac.

  • tehkemo devotee

    Bought on mupromo discount, like it!

  • Nora expert
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    Wonderful, it works perfectly and also it is simple.

  • Vincalot expert
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    Since school programma's doesn't excists on MAC, I had to use Parallels.
    Though I ain't complaining, it gets the job done... running XP on a MacBook :D

  • Daniel Rivera devotee
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    Despues de evaluar varias opciones en virtualización para OSX, me he quedado con Parallels Dektop como principal plataforma, ya que su desempeño y caracteristicas me parecen más que adecuadas por su precio. Como usuario avanzado y desarrollador utilizo aplicaciones que son exclusivas para Windows y es muy comodo poder utilizarlas, lado a lado con las aplicaciones de OSX, sin tener que reiniciar el equipo para utiliar Windows (a travez de BootCamp). Para que no tengas contratiempos procura tener mucha memoria en tu equipo, cuando menos 2GB. También utilizo VMWare Fusion, pero de él hablaré en otro momento.

  • lzco enthusiast
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    as a web developer and mac user I need to make sure that the sites I work on look good on IE browsers. Parallels is a great virtualization software package, I can access my Windows partition (and apps) while running Mac OS X.

  • DaddyDoxxx expert

    I like Parallels more than VMware, it runs just better on my Mac. And yeah, I got the upgrade to v.4 for free :P

  • freelanceg33k devotee

    Such a great tool! Allowed me to completely ditch my windows PC and move completely to the Mac while still having the flexibility on the road to load a Win32 app if I need to.

  • spiderhood fanatic
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    Great tool to run Windows applications on a Mac platform. Not free, but provides you with all the features you'll possibly need.

  • nicerobot expert
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    I prefer VMWare after using both but Parallels, ignoring the fact that the 3.0 to 4.0 upgrade was so botched, is completely capable virtualization.

  • Joey overlord
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    Yay at version 4 :)

  • Cookenstein devotee

    I use Parallels almost daily for my Windows apps. Admitedly I toy with VMware, but Parallels "simply" put is just that. Simple, and works great.

  • Simon Welsh fanatic
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    is okay for running windows the few times I need it

  • scrap104 overlord
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    I got windows apps to run and it's a great way to do it on the Mac especially in coherence mode. Change the XP skin to match with Leopard and it blends in perfectly.

  • Joey overlord
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    So great, I love coherence so much. Kudos to the developers.

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Website: parallels.com
Developer: Parallels
License: Demo with 15-day trial
Price: $79.99 (Buy now!)
Version: 5.0
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Usage: 1 year, 8 months, 3 weeks, 9 hours, 54 minutes and 27 seconds
Usage since: 09 May 2007
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