Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac [OLD VERSION]
![Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac [OLD VERSION]](/Images/B000GHIV2Q/medium.jpg) | Average Customer Rating: Recommend The first solution that gives Apple users the ability to run Windows, Linux or any other operating system and their critical applications at the same time as Mac OS X--without rebooting--on any Intel-powered iMac, Mac Mini, MacBook or MacBook Pro. The killer app for Mac is now even better than ever! Parallels Desktop for Mac enables you to run Windows, Linux, and more side-by-side with Mac OS X on any Intel-powered… Product details and pricing info |
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273 Customer Reviews Posted
- Great deal...
- Parallels has served me well so far. I don't have to reboot my Mac everytime I need to switch from Mac OS to Windows XP, and vice versa. I haven't had major problems so far. The only slight glitch I found with it is that it consumes memory more than what I expected.
- 2008-09-29, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Great Product, perfect solution
- I recently purchased an iMac 24" with 4GB RAM to replace my Windows home computer. However, there were three programs I use regularly that had no MAC equivalent: Quicken 2009 Premium, Wordsearch 8, and Legacy 7. I installed Parallels, a new (full) copy of Windows XP, got all the updates, and installed the aforementioned three programs as well as Norton AV 2009, Word, Excel, and Outlook. Parallels works flawlessly. In three weeks of use, I have never had a problem. I can save files to a USB hard drive connected to my Mac and print from a network printer connected to my Time Capsule backup storage device. I highly, highly recommend this program.
- 2008-09-24, 2 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Outstanding - Goodbye Dell!
- I've been stuck using a PC at work for my office dictations (using voice dictation software) & to access hospital functions. With Parallels 3.0, I've chucked the PC and can work seamlessly with my new Mac. This is beyond good. Coherence mode is elegant and intuitive. For anyone who is forced to use Windows, this is a Godsend.
- 2008-09-21, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- parallels desktop 3.0 for MAC
- Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac (Intel
I wanted to buy a MAC when my old PC died, but needed to have Outlook for my email and Windows Internet Explorer to access my work information, so I bought Parallels so that I could run both operating systems at the same time. Now that I have it installed, I love it. But it was hard to install and I had to contact tech support for help. They charge 29.95 to talk to a tech for anything, even installation of the program, which I thought was a rip-off. You can do it through email for free, but it takes several days to get a reply. - 2008-09-15, 2 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Parallels and XP, Quite a Team
- Last year at this time I was a died in the wool Mac person who believed everything Microsoft came from the dark side. Then along came a program I needed to run and they didn't make a Mac version.
What to do? What to do?
Do I buy a new machine, maybe one of those inexpensive Dell laptops or do I try to run Windows in emulation on my new iMac. I decided to give the latter a try and ordered Parallels and Windows XPfrom Amazon. I installed Parallels without a hitch and when the program asked me to install my Windows' discs I did, followed instructions and I just cannot believe how easily everything went.
But an easy install does not necessarily make for a happy computing experience. It's been several months now and I can't praise XP and Parallels highly enough, because I've had no, none, zero, nada problems with either program on my iMac. They just work. XP has never crashed. Not once. And Parallels has never failed me either.
I've read some of the Parallels reviews and seen that several people are unhappy with their customer support. I've never had occasion to call `em, so I wouldn't know. Likewise with Microsoft, I've never had to pick up the phone, call `em up and ask for help.
I'll admit that most of my work is done in the Mac operating system, but I do use my Windows only database program quite a bit, plus I've also loaded WordPerfect, Corel Draw and Painter a few other Corel programs and they all work swimmingly.
So, three cheers from me for both XP and Parallels. They make quite a team as far as I'm concerned.
Reviewed by Vesta Irene - 2008-09-08, 4 of 4 people found this review helpful, Rated:
