Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac released

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Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac released

Postby Antony » Thu 13 Nov, 2008 9:57 am

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Parallels, Inc. has released Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac. Easy, fast and powerful Windows on Mac computing has got significantly better.

Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac is designed to be easy, fast and powerful.

Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac has the following new features:
  • modality view mode
  • smart connect
  • smart mount
  • up to 50% performance enhancement and support for 8-way SMP, 8GB RAM and 64-bit OSes.
  • Adaptive Hypervisor
  • 3D graphics (accelerate Windows games and 3D graphics with support for DirectX 9 and OpenGL 2.0)
  • Power Save (offers Mac user up to 20% longer battery life)
  • Bonus software ($175 value in bonus software)


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You can save $5 on Parallels Desktop for Mac by simply using our exclusive discount link. (Detail is available on this previous report.)

Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac is priced at US$79.99. Until 30th November 2008, all current Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac users are entitle to upgrade to 4.0 for a special price at US$39.99. (regular price for upgrading from 3.0 to 4.0 is $49.99) If you purchased Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac after September 1st, 2008, you are entitle for a free upgrades to Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac.

Our exclusive discount link:
Special offer! Buy Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac with $5 discount
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Postby filosofer » Thu 18 Dec, 2008 8:30 am

Howdy. So, do you prefer Parallels or Fusion?
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Postby Antony » Thu 18 Dec, 2008 8:34 am

filosofer,

Welcome to SillyDog701 Message Centre.

I bought Parallels before Fusion was released.

I did try Fusion a bit, but it won't be fair for me to comment on Fusion as I don't have the same level of usage. Parallels works well for me.

Each one has its own advantages.
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Postby Pu7o » Thu 18 Dec, 2008 11:06 am

There's also VirtualBox, which is free and pretty good (and it's by far the best free option available. Though I didn't try the Mac version yet, the Linux and Windows versions had performance comparable to VMware).
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