Existing users, 
Parallels Desktop
Run Windows simultaneously with OS X.
Version: 5.0
Not worth the price.
Feedback Type: Review
Contributed by: Non_PC Sunday, November 19 2006 @ 04:38 PM PST
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: 1-6 months
Recommend Product: NO
It's nice to be able to use this in conjunction with OS X but, it's still not ready for prime-time and definitely not worth 80 bucks. I tried installing Oblivion with Parallels and got a driver related error every time I tried to launch the game. I had over 1 gig of RAM allocated to Parallels so that's not the issue. The same game work perfectly in Bootcamp. I can't see paying for something that is inferior to a free alternate solution. Rebooting into Bootcamp doesn't take much longer than starting up Parallels. Get the bugs worked out of Parallels so that PC games work flawlessly with it and then it may be worth it.
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Comments
No 3D! - blackjack75
You complain that it doesn't work in 3D with one of the most graphically hardcore games of the moment.... it says it everywhere. There is NO 3D support so far.But it's pretty ready for prime time. I have been using it for entire days running windows apps for my job and it hasn't failed on me. Unless you require 3D for your job it's perfect. And if you want to spend 3 hours in a game, then yes a reboot is the correct solution.
Friday, December 01 2006 @ 06:37 PM PST
That was a really poor review - MacUser-4-ever
That was a really poor review. As bad as saying Microsoft Excel really sucks at video editing.People want to hear how Parallels works as intended. It's very clear that you would not use Parallels for gaming, let along hardcore gaming.
This is an unbelievably great app for those of us needing to use it as intended.
Friday, December 01 2006 @ 08:46 PM PST
Not worth the price. - peterpayne
Dude, you are not using it correctly. This amazing tool is *not* recommend for games, and the only games that will work are probably 4+ year old games, and so on. You're like the guy who complained that the hard drive iPod is a terrible music player because you can't use it on the top of Mt. Everest, when using it in a place like that violates Apple's recommendations on for temperature, altitude, etc.Parallels is the most amazing new piece of software I've seen in years.
Saturday, December 02 2006 @ 03:32 AM PST
Not worth the price. - brentj63144
It's been totally worth it for me. Serves a different niche than Boot Camp.I want a Windows 2000 (I know, old!) window to use a remote desktop system for remote access to my business network. Works perfectly. I still want 90% of my windows to be Mac. I don't want to reboot....
I've been very happy so far. Yes, it's still evolving.
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Monday, November 20 2006 @ 04:45 PM PST