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Parallels Desktop 4.0 Software for Mac OS X (OEM)

★★★★☆
4.1

based on 14 reviews  

 

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★★★★☆
3.8

$59.95

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Pros

  • Easy to install (11)
  • Easy to navigate (9)
  • Good value (8)
  • Powerful (8)
  • Fast (7)
  • Comes with kapersky (1)
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Cons

  • Slows down system (4)
  • Compatibility issues (2)
  • Clumsy multi-user sharing (1)
  • Hard to install or upgrade (1)
  • Keyboard (1)

Best Uses

  • Home use (6)
  • Educational purposes (4)
  • Multimedia (2)
  • Business use (1)
  • Need win but love mac (1)
  • Professional (1)
 
 
 

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Parallels Desktop 4.0 Software for Mac OS X (OEM)

BizRate Rating Outstanding 9.6

$59.95

No Tax Outside NY

Product Reviews

Last update: Oct 29, 2009

Parallels Desktop 4.0 Software for Mac OS X (OEM) Reviews

 
 
 

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★★★★★
5.0
Way better than Apple's lame Boot Camp

"Boot camp (Apple's solution to running Windows on a Mac) is a real pain to install. I consider myself extremely Mac savvy, but don't know Windows well at all. Parallels made the Windows installation very Mac-like. Easy like it should be. And the added benefit is you can run Windows and Mac OS simultaneously without having to restart out of Mac OS...." Read Full Review »

Sep 28, 2009 by CN

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★★★☆☆
3.0
Nicely integrated Virtual Machine

"Even with only 1 gig of memory was able to run an existence of windows that ran well. I was impressed with the coherence mode where it integrates Windows so that it feels like an extension of the Mac OS. I had trouble installing one intensive game I was trying to play, but with the low memory and video that I was alloting to the existence running there wasn't much to hope for. I expect on a larger machine w..." Read Full Review »

Jun 24, 2009 by Dave

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Parallels Desktop 4.0 Software for Mac OS X (OEM) Review

Virtualization Technology at its best

★★★★☆
4.0

    Pros

  • Easy To Install
  • Easy To Navigate
  • Great Value
  • Powerful

    Cons

  • Slows Down System

    Best Uses

  • Educational Purposes
  • Home Use
 

"Use Parallels desktop for running XP, Vista, Win 7, Linux side by side with the MAC OS.

Run alternate OS in full screen.

Coherence View provides Windows application on MAC Desktop.

Share documents and files across OS. "

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Oct 14 2009
Windows User & Developer
Redmond, WA
I am:
  • Quality Oriented
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Price: $59.95
 

Parallels Desktop 4.0 Software for Mac OS X (OEM) Review

Awesome for PC to MAC transition!

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Easy To Install
  • Easy To Navigate

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • None
 

"I just converted my travel computer from PC/Windows laptop to Macbook pro 13"! Still have Tons of PC only programs (coming from 15 years of PC use). Having the ability to use this virual PC on my Mac is the best! Mind you i don't rely on Windows anymore but it is nice to have it around when i nee …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Oct 13 2009
Groovedaddy24
DFW, TX
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Price: $59.95
 

Parallels Desktop 4.0 Software for Mac OS X (OEM) Review

Just perfect!

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Easy To Install
  • Easy To Navigate
  • Fast
  • Great Value
  • Powerful

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • Professional
 

"There are still some applications only for windows. Case solved! "

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Oct 8 2009
Vic_lass
Rio de Janeiro, BRA
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  • Quality Oriented
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Price: $59.95
 

Parallels Desktop 4.0 Software for Mac OS X (OEM) Review

Way better than Apple's lame Boot Camp

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Easy To Install
  • Easy To Navigate
  • Great Value

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • Business Use
 

"Boot camp (Apple's solution to running Windows on a Mac) is a real pain to install. I consider myself extremely Mac savvy, but don't know Windows well at all. Parallels made the Windows installation very Mac-like. Easy like it should be. And the added benefit is you can run Windows and Mac OS simult …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Sep 28 2009
CN
Harrisonburg VA
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  • Quality Oriented
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Price: $59.95
 

Parallels Desktop 4.0 Software for Mac OS X (OEM) Review

If you love Windows, you might like this

★★☆☆☆
2.0

    Pros

  • None

    Cons

  • Hard To Install or Upgrade

    Best Uses

  • None
 

"Setup reminded me of everything I don't miss about Windows--lots of disk swapping, slow loading, and disappointing performance. My two star rating is because I wanted to use Win 98 for a specific simple CAD program, verified Parallels would work with Win 98, and after 3 hours of installation headac …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Sep 24 2009
Nick
Corpus Christi, TX
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