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| From: Nova Development US
Category: Software
List Price: $79.99
Buy New: $32.94
You Save: $47.05 (59%)
New (33) Used (7) from $32.94
Avg. Customer Rating:  271 reviews
Sales Rank: 272
Format: Cd-rom
Platform: Mac Os X Intel
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 1.5 x 7.5 x 5.2
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 100722
Model: 23707
UPC: 727298404005
EAN: 0727298404005
ASIN: B000GHIV2Q
Release Date: July 17, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Parallels Desktop for Mac - Simply Splendid July 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Parallels Desktop for the Mac has worked fabulously for me. I use it to run multiple operating systems on my Mac Book Pro at the same time.
I need to run Quicken 2008 Home & Business when I'm away from home for my personal and business accounting. Unfortunately Quicken's Mac version does not support business features like invoicing, so I still use the far superior Windows version. Occasionally I'll encounter a web site that requires Microsoft's Internet Explorer too, so with Parallels I can quickly start Windows and get on with what I need to do.
I could just run Windows on the Mac without Parallels by using Apple's Boot Camp. This requires shutting the Mac down and restarting it in Windows, and then shutting down Windows and restarting to get back to OS X. With Parallels I can have both OS X and Windows running at once.
In practice the Parallels solution works perfectly for me except when the Windows program I want to run needs direct access to the computer's hardware. I use video production programs from Serious Magic, who has now been absorbed into Adobe. I use their DV Rack, Virtual Communicator, and Ultra 2 programs, all of which are only available for Windows. These programs use the gpu on the video card for high speed video processing tasks. Currently these programs cannot run under Parallels since the VM only presents a VESA compliant video driver, so no direct access to video hardware is possible with Parallels at this time. When I use those programs that must have direct access to the hardware I use Boot Camp.
 NON-EXISTENT TECHNICAL SUPPORT July 17, 2008
Unless you're particularly computer saavy, you may be a lot better off using boot camp.
There is virtually NO TECHNICAL SUPPORT.
If you have any problems with this program, and I've had several, you're basically on your own.
I bought this program to be able to run some 3rd party software on my new mac pro. When I had trouble with one of the programs, I contacted technical support by e-mail. They responded a week later. (They claim to respond within 3 days). They told me that parallels doesn't work with that particular program.
I contacted them again about a problem I had with running a webcam with windows and they advised me to upgrade to a newer version of parallels. Once I did that, I've lost all ability to access the internet with windows through parallels. I've contacted them twice to resolve this problem and still no response....a week later!!
An excellent addition to Mac! July 17, 2008
Very easy to install and use. You can bounce between your Mac and Windows applications in seconds. An essential improvement to your Mac computer.
 Good Product but damaged July 15, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I looked forward to receiving this software for installation on my new Apple computer, howver it would'nt install sucessfully. I took it to the Apple store who found the CD to be scratched and replaced it free of charge. I did not return to Amazon because the software package had been opened. I am now sucessfully using the program but not due to Amazon
5-star from website, 1-star from disk July 12, 2008
I bought the disk with my Mac, but the disk was out-of-date for Leopard, and wouldn't run. So I went to the Parallels website & downloaded the trial version which worked perfectly. Then I went ahead & paid for it again bc Mac said it was a Parallels problem & Parallels charges $30 to talk to them on the phone. Anyhow, for all you Vista/MS haters, trash your PC and enjoy the quality of Mac with Windows XP too! (XP runs better on my Mac than it did on my PC).
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