OT: Win virtualization with Parallels?

[Phil Davis]

Thanks, Sarah and Karen, for the great feedback. Testimony of real-world 
experience beats marketing materials every time.

Phil


Karen Hughes wrote:

> Phil,
>
> I'd echo what Sarah said - it kind of depends what you want to use  
> Windows for.
>
> Parallels is good for most things and runs pretty much any version of  
> Windows at close to native speed.  It has some issues with USB  
> support, but works for most things.  The sharing of files with the  
> Mac side is a little clunky, but does all that you are likely to need  
> (no drag and drop support - one of the few things I miss about  
> Virtual PC).
>
> Boot Camp will only run XP SP2, and it must be a full version, not an  
> upgrade.
>
> Parallels won't work for anything that needs 3D support, since the  
> graphic emulation is fairly basic - so games are definitely out.   
> This is where Boot Camp comes into its own, but you do have to reboot  
> your Mac in the process.  It does seem as if my MacBook Pro runs the  
> fans more under Boot Camp - I'm not sure if this is down to the  
> drivers or whether the processor is working harder.
>
> I use Parallels with Windows XP Home and it works very well indeed  
> for the few things that I need from Windows.  At the price you can't  
> go far wrong - but Apple may be working along similar lines for the  
> next version of OS X (Leopard).  If you've ever used Virtual PC, the  
> two are very similar - except that Parallels is much, much faster.
>
> Karen
>
> On 25 Jun 2006, at 16:53, use-revolution-request at lists.runrev.com wrote:
>
>> Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 11:51:06 -0700
>> From: Phil Davis <davis.phil at comcast.net>
>> Subject: OT: Win virtualization with Parallels?
>> To: How to use Revolution <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
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>> I noticed at Revcon that one or more presenters used Parallels
>> (virtualization product) to show Windows stuff on an Intel Mac. Can
>> anyone comment on how well Parallels works, or if there's a better way
>> to go? I'm thinking of taking the plunge but wanted to 'consult my
>> sources' first.
>>
>> Thanks -
>> Phil Davis 
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