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
- Warning! Does not work on Mac Pro w/o some workarounds
- I was all excited about this program until I tried to load the shareware program. Apparently, this software is not usable on MacPro yet. No where did I find that written until trying to download the shareware program and running into problems which led me to do a search for fixes. Found some information after a search on a meta search engine that sent me to http://forum.parallels.com/ , which BTW is not under Support on the Parallels website. AAHHHH! The aggravation! It may work great on other machines but not on the Mac Pro. So far I've been able to configure a virtual machine but everytime I go to "power" it I get an error message - no communication with hypervisor. Currently trying the workaround mentioned in the forum. Jury is still out on that.
- 2006-09-05, 8 of 20 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Outstanding Software
- This is an outstanding piece of software. It is Simple to install, works as advertised, and a bargain at the price. If you are a mac user, you know how annoying it is when you need to run a windows program or a web site that will only work with explorer.
This program blows away those limits. Literally, any program you want on windows... you can run (and run FAST), the only exception is 3D games that use Direct X, but for that you have boot camp. Also, given how rapidly the Parallels is updating the software i think it is just a matter of time before we see this as well.
This has allowed me to replace avery singe PC in my office with a MAC (we had legacy software that only ran on PC's). This was never possible before because of Virtual PC's sluggishness.
I highly recommend this software. - 2006-08-17, 15 of 16 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Simply extraordinary
- Never thought I'd see the day where I'd open up my laptop with a big white apple on the cover and see Windows running inside - better, faster and more reliably than on any other computer on the planet! Parallels is simply amazing. Can't imagine you could ever be disappointed with this software. It's an engineering marvel and a beautiful application.
- 2006-08-16, 12 of 14 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Best Software of 2006!
- I was using Bootcamp on my MacBook Pro and got tired of rebooting to get back into XP all the time. With Parallels I now never have to reboot and can run Windows and Mac in their own Windows. This is my favorite product of 2006 by a landslide!
- 2006-08-16, 11 of 12 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Works better than advertised
- I was in an Apple store last week and someone was telling me about this product. I went to the Apple web site and read about 25 great reviews on Parallels. I found all the good reviews really informative. Check them out if you are interested in knowing more. Well I didn't end up buying it and decided to think about it. My husband ended up buying it for me as a present at Amazon and it's just great! I forget sometimes that I am using a Mac. Now I do not have to give up my Mac software but I still can use Windows. I am getting rid of my Gateway and using only the iMac. Parallels is my new favorite Mac product which is pretty funny.
- 2006-08-15, 9 of 10 people found this review helpful, Rated:
