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February 2009
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The editors liked
4-way SMP manages to accomplish 4-core support for Windows XP/Vista
Modality and Taskbar menu integration are nice touches
Solid command line tools
Can run Windows
Linux
And OS X Server as virtual machines on a Mac
Supports up to eight CPUs
Supports 32bit or 64bit guest OSes
Supports accelerated 3D graphics (DirectX 9
DirectX Pixel Shader 2
And OpenGL 2)
Can create automatic snapshots (backup...
The editors didn't like
Buggy
IPhone application is near useless
Documentation is incomplete
Did I mention its buggy?
Guest OSes must be updated to new format
Update process is long and can produce errors
Graphics performance is still no match for native Windows graphics capabilities
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Published: 2009-02-12, Author: Andrew , review by: techworld.com
With new features added in version 4.0, Parallels Desktop 4.0 has not only caught up with VMWare but in many cases leapfrogged its competitor. The wealth of new features may overload a casual user, but the marginally higher overall performance should ...
4-way SMP manages to accomplish 4-core support for Windows XP/Vista, Modality and Taskbar menu integration are nice touches, Solid command line tools
Buggy, iPhone application is near useless, Buggy, Documentation is incomplete, Did I mention its buggy?
I started this review before the release of the second build of Parallels 4.0, and if I had released a review of that product, the verdict would have been a very resounding "stay well away until further notice." Things have gotten better with the secon...
Can run Windows, Linux, and OS X Server as virtual machines on a Mac, Supports up to eight CPUs, Supports 32bit or 64bit guest OSes, Supports accelerated 3D graphics (DirectX 9, DirectX Pixel Shader 2, and OpenGL 2), Can create automatic snapshots (backup...
Guest OSes must be updated to new format, Update process is long and can produce errors, Graphics performance is still no match for native Windows graphics capabilities
Parallels Desktop 4.0 for the Mac is a vast improvement over the previous version. Version 4 significantly improves performance and stability, two areas that were less than impressive in the previous version. Upgrading from version 3 to version 4 is a ...
Abstract: Before it was fully released, Parallels 4.0 was not open for wide scrutiny as a public beta. Thats too bad, writes reviewer Dwight Silverman, because the finished product appears to have serious issues when it comes to upgrading. Besides that, though,...
Abstract: Parallels Desktop for Mac takes the pain out of switching from Windows to an Apple Mac. Parallels is available for Mac or Windows, letting you create virtual machines on which you can install another operating system, such as Linux, OS X Server, X...
Published: 2009-03-31, Author: Andrew , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Abstract: Parallels Desktop 4.0 is virtualisation software that allows you to run Windows operating systems on an Intel Mac.When Apple moved its hardware to Intel processors in 2006, using Windows on a Mac became a practicable reality. Virtualisation packages f...
Abstract: Parallels 4 Swithc to Mac edition does make it easier to move from PC to Mac, but there are still a few rough edges that we'd like to see ironed out. ...
With new features added in version 4.0, Parallels Desktop 4.0 has not only caught up with VMWare but in many cases leapfrogged its competitor. The wealth of new features may overload a casual user, but the marginally higher overall performance should ...
