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    Parallels Desktop Review

    Ars has a good review of the 1.0 version of Parellels Desktop for Mac OS X. For those still living in a cave, this is the desktop virtualization software to aspires to finally bring Windows applications (and of course those of other platforms) to the Mac OS without having to resort to dual-booting or emulation (virtual PC).

    Parallels Desktop 1.0 for Mac OS X
    http://arstechnica.com/reviews/apps/parallels.ars
    If you want to run Windows (or Linux) on your Intel Mac, but don't want to …


    As a quick summary, here are their conclusions in a pro/con format:
    Pros
    * Fast and overall responsiveness in OSes is very good
    * Clean, unobtrusive interface
    * Seamless networking with no configuration needed
    * Additional tools for Windows make file sharing and mouse movement better
    * Disk image compacting tool saves hard drive space
    * Very good application compatibility for software within client OSes
    * Runs multiple instances of the application to use more than one core/CPU when running two or more client VMs
    * Connect image option is a time and disk saver for downloaded installers
    * Well priced, even at US$80

    Cons
    * Not suitable for games or complex 3-D modeling applications
    * Limited USB hardware support
    * No option to use more than a single CPU core
    * Can't burn DVDs and CDs within VMs
    * Improved mouse movement driver for Windows VMs only
    “And, remember: there's no 'I' in 'irony'” ~ Merlin Mann
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    hrm... didn't realize I was living in a cave... oooo look stalactites, pretty

    but yes that's cool in concept. I wish them more luck than Wine has had.
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    • #3
      Completely different thing than Wine. Unix has had virtualization for a long time, so this is nothing new. In other words, it's more than just a concept, it's a proven technology.

      This is only a new thing for Mac OS X because of it only recently being platform/architecture compatible with other Intel-based operating systems.
      “And, remember: there's no 'I' in 'irony'” ~ Merlin Mann

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      • #4
        purchased, now where is my xp cd...
        Juu nin to iro


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        • #5
          I played with it a few weeks ago, it's blazing fast in comparison with VPC, I only noticed 2 small caveats no firewire support and I had some mouse problems when running windows in fullscreen.
          Main: Dual Xeon LV2.4Ghz@3.1Ghz | 3X21" | NVidia 6800 | 2Gb DDR | SCSI
          Second: Dual PIII 1GHz | 21" Monitor | G200MMS + Quadro 2 Pro | 512MB ECC SDRAM | SCSI
          Third: Apple G4 450Mhz | 21" Monitor | Radeon 8500 | 1,5Gb SDRAM | SCSI

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          • #6
            Migrate from Boot Camp

            Just out of interest, here is a thread on the Parallels' forum for migrating a Boot Camp setup to Parallels.

            Somewhat complex instructions, but might be worth it for those who have invested in a Boot Camp setup already (sorry Dan ).
            “And, remember: there's no 'I' in 'irony'” ~ Merlin Mann

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