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| From: Nova Development US
Category: Software
List Price: $79.99
Buy New: $44.93
You Save: $35.06 (44%)
New (31) Used (7) from $38.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  271 reviews
Sales Rank: 282
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
Condition: SAME 2008 RETAIL BOX VERSION 3.0 AS DISPLAYED WITH INTACT (UPC) BAR CODE FOR REGISTRATION,UPGRADE & TECH SUPPORT ELIGIBILITY * CONTAINS ALL PRODUCT LICENSES ,WARRANTIES, REGISTRATION NUMBERS & USER GUIDE * NEED IT NOW? SAME DAY SHIPPING BY A VETTED 5 STAR STAFF THAT E-MAILS YOU A USPS DELIVERY CONFIRMATION NUMBER SO YOU CAN TRACK YOUR ORDER FROM OUR DOOR TO YOURS FOR WORRY FREE TRANSACTIONS!
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| Customer Reviews:
 Unpolished But Still Amazing October 20, 2006
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This software has a lot of quirks and crashed on some environments (see notes below), but still the potential of what this software does is just amazing and the potential is incredible.
I mostly run Windows XP, and I do not notice any performance degradation, and I utilize this for a variety of chores in development, scripting, and Windiows system administration. I also do presentations, documentation, and accounting (Office, QuickBooks). It works flawlessly in this regard. I switch back between Windows and Mac OS X often without problems. I only have to limit the number of programs I run on both environments given that I only have 1 gig of memory.
Note, contrary to one reviewer stating that this is an emulator, that is not true. This is a virtual machine that uses some hypervisor technology. Essentially, it is almost like running a full Windows on your box, and is very similar to how VMWare works, except slightly better in some aspects.
Overall, this product is great and essential. There's no need to run one OS at a time through BootCamp, as this solution will work. It may have some rough edges as it has an unpolished feel, but it just works, and for that, I purchased this after trying the evaluation.
Crash Notes:
- booting up on Windows Vista RC1 DVD (distributed at SANS convention) crashes Parallels. (reported this)
- changing screen resolutions for testing with Mandriva Linux installation (xorg) crashes Parallels.
Anoyances:
- ALT-ENTER goes to DOS mode (when command shell windows is in foreground) as well as enter into full-screen. ALT-ENTER again switches out of DOS mode, but switches out of full-screen.
- Windowed Mode: window dimesions grow outside of screen-resolution, cannot resize and get scroll bars. This forces you to go to full-screen.
- Mac OS X envioronment: virual network device on Mac OS X is created (en2), but doesn't appear through any user interface or even Profiler, but appears in commands. Wierd behavior with this and default routes.
- Windowed Mode: cannot easily mount floppies, CD-ROMs, etc, by dragging them on icons in Window. Would be nice behavior, but then Parallels window extends beyond the Mac's screen depth.
- Full-Screen Mode: some mac dialogs super-impose over full-screen mode, cannot click on things behind Mac window.
- Windowed Mode: moving cursor across Doc inside Parallel's window causes cursor to interact with dock, but then it's still glued to dimensions within Parallels environment.
- other bizarre issues where cursors between Mac and Windows seem to fight for control. Don't hit key combination for using Dashboard widgets!
- Multi-Screen: if Windows on another monitor (full-screen), no way to return control to Macintosh cursor. Have to switch out of full screen mode in order to regain control of cursor, which sort of defeats the point of having multiple monitors and Parallels.
 so much faster than Virtual PC October 14, 2006
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
As a long-time Apple/Mac user whose office is PC based, I used Virtual PC for years. It saved me the cost of having to buy a Windows PC, but was sometimes agonizingly slow. Parallels on my MacBook runs refreshingly fast. It was fairly easy to install. The only problem with Parallels is that you need to buy a copy of the operating system and install it on Parallels. In my case I bought and installed XP Pro. I had some minor issues when trying to run a wireless app (SlingPlayer), but solved these fairly quickly. All other applications (all business) have installed and run with no problems.
Simple to Use, Value for the Money, Stable September 28, 2006
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
I am not going to repeat all the great things about this product, but I am going to clear up some confusion for the rest of us. Unlike what the other recommender wrote, I had no problems with my Dell Photo 720 USB Printer (maybe s/he forgot to "connect" the printer). In the world of Parallels Desktop for Mac, all devices, e.g. iSight, USB ports, disc drives..., could be connected to either Mac OS X or Windows, but not simulateously. Therefore, his/her USB printer was probably "connected" to Mac OS X but not to Windows.
MacBook Pro 15" rev. A, Dell Photo 720 USB Printer, Canon Digital Rebel XT camera.
 This is still in Beta September 25, 2006
5 out of 22 found this review helpful
They have no business using you as their venture capitalist and making you pay to be a beta tester. It's chocky full of bugs. i.e. You can't use a USB printer in Windows XP., many more known bugs
Everything should run this smoothly! September 16, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Parallels installs quickly and easily. For the XP installation, I followed the booklet step-by-step, since it's not as intuitive as the usual Mac install. It is, however, easier than installing XP on a PC.
XP runs inside a separate window, which you can use full-screen if you prefer. The 5 or 6 applications I need that are PC only have installed and worked without a hitch. I was even able to set up a network print server (Buffalo Technologies) via WIndows, then got it to work on the Mac. Tivo fans, it will run the Tivo Desktop, too.
Overall, I'm thrilled with this fast, smooth virtual machine.
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