Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac [OLD VERSION]
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Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac [OLD VERSION]

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From: Nova Development US
Category: Software

List Price: $79.99
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 276 reviews
Sales Rank: 276

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): 7.6 x 5.4 x 1.6
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.

MPN: 100722
Model: 23707
UPC: 727298404005
EAN: 0727298404005

Release Date: July 17, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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2 out of 5 stars Far inferior to VMWare Fusion   July 28, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I have used all types of virtualization products for a long time now, and was very disappointed by this product. I was continuously getting BSODs with 98 and 2000 under Parallels. At that time I switched to the beta of Fusion and had no stability issues after that.

One terrific thing about Parallels though is that, even though I bought the product through Amazon and was at the 30 day mark, the company cheerfully and promptly refunded my money, honoring their guarantee. Bravo!



2 out of 5 stars Parallels Program   July 27, 2008
 0 out of 2 found this review helpful

This is a very powerful program backed by one of the weakest technical support crews in the world. Their offices are constantly closed and the FAQ online is rivaled only by Apple's lack of actual help topics. Don't be in a hurry to use this product and you will find that it does work very well. You will not be up and running in minutes. Plus you must go buy Microsoft XP or Vista to run on this. It would be nice if they were packaged together or at the very least disclosed on the product itself before purchase.


1 out of 5 stars If only I could get it to work....   July 27, 2008
 0 out of 3 found this review helpful

Hard to review since I've never been able to get it to load properly. Waste of my money.
Maybe if you're an Apple tech this will work for you, but speaking as someone who's had a computer since my first Apple II in '79, this is NOT a good solution if you aren't super apple-savvy. I'm going back to an XP machine because this just won't load on my mac so I can be productive.



4 out of 5 stars Great Product   July 25, 2008
I choose Parallels because I could convert my old Virtual PC images over, and it did it (thought I hit some weird networking stuff in the transition, I was nothing I couldn't work through.)

As a web developer who uses a Mac, this is the easiest way to test web sites for IE compatibility.



1 out of 5 stars Too many bugs and glitches   July 21, 2008
 0 out of 2 found this review helpful

Installation went OK on my new iMac 2.8 Core2 Duo. Basic functions looked working fine. Internet connection had no problem. However, as soon as you try to do something more sophisticated, it doesn't work at all. Often times it hangs without any obvious reason and only way to get out of the status is reboot. Seamless mode never worked as advertised. No customer support. Forget about drag and drop between Mac and Windows - it will crash. It cannot detect external hard drive that is connected via USB. It cannot even handle Windows automatic update. Can't believe I paid $79 for this piece of junk. Do not buy this product. Their version should be 0.1.7 or something. Not even close to 1.0.