Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac
About this item
- Run Windows applications like they were made for your Mac-all without rebooting
- Get even more out of Windows 8: Use metro-style apps and enjoy copy & paste and drag & drop integration now even with Windows 8 and OS X Mountain Lion
- Integrates Mac features like Dictation and gestures into Windows applications
- Works great on the 11-Inch MacBook Air to the 15-Inch MacBook Pro with Retina display or the iMac
- Parallels Desktop for Mac is the most tested, trusted and talked-about solution for running Windows applications on your Mac and the #1 choice of Mac customers
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Product Description
Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac is simply the #1 choice of customers to run Windows and Mac applications side-by-side, without rebooting. Powerful performance lets you run Windows productivity applications, even graphic intensive ones, with ease. Enjoy Lion and Mountain Lion features like Launchpad in Windows applications. Access your Windows and Mac apps from your iPad and iPhone with the Parallels Mobile3 app.
From the Manufacturer
Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac unites Mac and Windows with powerful performance that lets you run Windows productivity applications, even graphics intensive ones, with ease. Enjoy the latest Mountain Lion and Lion features in Windows applications. You can even use Mac OS X Mountain Lion features like Launchpad and Mission Control with your Windows applications, and run Mac OS X Lion as a guest operating system.
Whether you are a home user, a business professional, a student, a passionate gamer or your company plans to work with Mac or already has Mac, with Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac your Windows applications will run like they were made for Mac.
(view larger). (view larger).Get Started Quickly
Quick installation, a user friendly interface and Parallels Wizard set everything up quickly and easily. All the time and money you’ve invested into outfitting your PC, it goes right into your Mac.
Mac OS X Mountain Lion Support
Experience Mountain Lion’s amazing, intuitive features like Launchpad and Mission Control even while running Windows applications.
Perfect If You’re New to Mac and the New MacBook Air
Start with the familiar look of Windows. Then add more and more of the Mac look, feel and experience to your Windows programs.
(view larger).Versatile For Home, Home Office, and School
Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac enables one Mac to handle all of your computing needs. Run the PC programs your work or school requires and the Mac applications you love.
A Must-have in the Mac-based Business
An office full of Macs can still run the business-critical PC applications that you, your customers and your partners need. On the go? The Parallels Mobile App for iPad, iPhones and iPod touch connects you with your Mac for whenever-and-wherever access.
Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac Brings Seamless Integration on One Computer
Whatever your needs are, run Windows and Mac applications side-by-side with no compromises in performance. It’s like your Windows apps were made for your Mac.
- Use Mac OX Mountain Lion features like Launchpad, Mission Control and Full Screen with your Windows applications.
- The new Presentation Wizard allows you to easily and beautifully show presentations from your Mac on any external monitor or projector.
- Enjoy Mountain Lion’s new Dictation capabilities in Windows applications.
- Switch from Safari to the same web page in Internet Explorer with a single click when you try to view a page that doesn’t show correctly.
- Use your iSight or FaceTime HD camera with your Windows applications.
- Multi-touch trackpad gestures that allow you to navigate through Windows applications like Mac applications including Mac OS X Lion.
- The Parallels Wizard protects your investment in Windows applications and files, moving everything quickly and easily.
- Choose up to 1GB of video memory for your most graphically intense Windows programs.
- Support for USB 3.0 devices.
- Access and use your Mac and Windows remotely when you’re on the go with the Parallels Mobile app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, available for purchase in the App Store.
It´s Ease of Use, Performance, Reliability and Stability
(view larger). (view larger).- Seamlessly run Windows and its applications side by side with Mac OS X and its applications on a single Mac.
- Full Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 support including Aero and Flip 3D support.
- Easily copy and paste and drag and drop formatted text and images between Windows and Mac.
- Just 3 steps and a fresh copy of Windows is installed on your Mac.
- Use a wide variety of 3D design programs and games with full DirectX 9.0c/9Ex and Shader Model 3 support.
- Use administrator tools to protect and secure virtual machines.
- Supports import of Boot Camp partition into a Parallels virtual machine.
- Suspend and resume Boot Camp virtual machines.
- Faster and smoother import of VMware and Virtual PC virtual machines.
- Unwind and enjoy your favorite music, games and video with 7.1 Surround Sound.
- Complimentary Mac and Windows security software trial subscriptions from Norton and Kaspersky and online back up and recover from Acronis.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 1.25 x 5.25 x 7.5 inches; 4 Ounces
- Item model number : PDFM8L-BX1-EN
- Date First Available : August 30, 2012
- Manufacturer : Parallels Software
- ASIN : B008YTAKJA
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,025 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
- #221 in Utilities (Software)
- #619 in Mac Software
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However, that was in 2012 and now it is 2014. It has been kind of quirky these past two years but is has allowed me to jump back and forth between the Mac OS and Windows XP while working on the same file, just by a click of the mouse. I couldn't have been happier with this arrangement. But suddenly, on March 12th, 2014, I got a nasty message that Parallels "virtualization support was disabled on my Mac" and it wouldn't let me start up Windows. Instructions to fix this told me to remove Parallels 8 from the system and to reinstall the software. After uninstalling the software I inserted the installation disk and got a nasty message from Apple stating that this App was no longer supported. So I ended up going to our very friendly Apple Authorized tech support folks, who did an excellent job (for $100) getting me back in business again. After getting back home, all was well. Everything was working better than it originally had but then, suddenly, again, after about two house, same nasty messages, same nasty problem.
This would be a five star item, in that it allows one to jump back and forth seamlessly between the two operating system while working on the same file. However, it turned out to be very unstable and Apple doesn't even support this version any more.
Back to my Tech Support Folks. More Later
Installation was smooth - Follow the on-screen prompts and be sure to verify your e-mail address.
My happiness stems from having the right expectation I think. I understand I am running a virtual machine and not going to get the same performance I would get running a Windows application in Boot Camp. (e.g. games)
I'm using a late 2011 iMac 27"
16 GB RAM
i7 Processor
Using a Turtle Beach USB Sound Device as well.
Running Windows 7 64 Bit from a Boot Camp Partition
Here was the sweet spot for me:
Set up parallels to use 512 Video Ram (Note, this really has little to do with your card) - More than this caused games to hang...768, 1024...
Allocated 4096 RAM for use in the virtual space. (I may experiment using more)
I was able to run Guild Wars 2 and the Secret World without issues...
Quicken 2010 ran fine as well (Although it takes a long time to load...Does in Windows too for that matter)
I played around with opening Windows documents within the MAc space.. It worked seamlessly.
All in All pretty happy.. I've been a "Mac Guy" for about 18 months after being a lifelong PC Geek
Will I never boot into Boot Camp again? Nope.. I see myself doing that for a dedicated gaming session but Parallels has more than met my expectation.
When i heard about Parallels, i made the leapt to a MacAir. I bought this software to install, instead of using the way you can designate part of your hard drive to windows that comes with the laptop. For that, you have to turn one off in order to use the other.
But with Parallels you can keep both Mac and Windows open at the same time, and move fluidly from one to the other -(you just opt to "enter coherence" after turning on the machine). Not being familiar with Mac, it was tricky for me to instal it, but calling Parallels 1-800 number will give you all the support you need until its running perfectly. They are great, and they stay with you. PS - You do have to put your own Windows program on- along with the Parallels - but you can buy it, or just download it for free
Goodbye Sony. You don't get to have me anymore!




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