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Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac now runs Windows 7
VIRTUALISATION SOFTWARE, Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac, has had a bit of an upgrade, now offering both more CPU and RAM capacity as well as the ability to run Windows 7.
The latest updates mean Parallels no longer lags embarrassingly far behind VMware Fusion, or Sun's free VirtualBox for OS X in the race to virtually win over Apple hardware users.
Running Parallels for Mac requires a minimum of an Intel Core Duo, 1.66GHz processor and can use to eight CPU cores and a maximum of 8 GB of RAM, or 256 MB of RAM on the video adapter.
Parallels has also bunged security tools from Kaspersky Labs into its new Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac, with the first year of the subscription covered by the cost of the Parallels license. The package also includes data management and back up tools from Acronis, free of charge.
As for pricing, Parallels has decided to price it exactly the same as rival VMware's Fusion at $79.99. The virtual fight is on. µ
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Virtualbox did it out of the box as soon as windoze 7 came out. No hassles, just worked. And for free.
Big deal.
Windows 7 is a bit tricky to get installed on Parallels Desktop 3.0, but the full process is documented in Parallels Forums. I know, because I helped document it. And I'm using it regularly myself.