Parallels Customer Quote of the Week (2/1)

Hello Parallels Desktop community! Welcome to another Parallels Customer Quote of the Week. This one is from a customer who recently switched from PC to Mac, and couldn’t be happier about it. 

"Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac"
November 2, 2012 - Jeremy Murfitt

"I moved to a Mac three weeks ago, wish I had done it 3 years ago. The main reason not to move was that I use ESRI's ArcMap software on a daily basis. Was it really sensible to move to a Mac with a windows based package. In short yes. The Mac Book Pro Retina is blistering fast. When I switch on in the morning (15 seconds to boot up) I load up Parallels and ArcMap. During the working day I can swop quickly between Mac and Windows. Best of both worlds. Parallels so far has been 100% reliable and the one call to their help desk was resolved in a few minutes. Great product."

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We wish you a happy Friday and a wonderful weekend!

MacTech Releases Virtualization Benchmarks

MacTech released virtualization benchmarks today with a head-to-head comparison between VMware Fusion 5 and Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac. The results were astounding, with Parallels Desktop 8 coming out on top in terms of 3D graphic scores, speed and battery life, among thousands of other test. MacTech had a very extensive testing methodology for reaching these benchmarks. 

  

“This benchmark project is already huge with thousands of collected data points crossing four guest OSes (Windows 7, Windows 8, OS X Lion, and OS X Mountain Lion), five models of computers with mechanical hard drives and SSDs, and over 60 tests each run 3-5 times for most of the environments. There were several thousand tests to be completed, many with a stopwatch.That's all before a single word of this article is written!”

Testers found that Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac was noticably faster in the majority of tests, across machines and OSs. Below are some key takeaways from their results:

“In the vast majority of our overall tests, Parallels Desktop 8 won. Again, if you count up the general tests (including the top 3D graphics scores), Parallels won 56% of the tests by 10% or more. If you include all the tests where Parallels was at least 5% faster, as well as the balance of the 3DMark06 graphics tests, Parallels increased the lead further.”

“If you focus exclusively on 3D graphics, as measured by 3DMark06, Parallels won by an even larger margin. Specifically, Parallels won 62.6% of the tests by 10% or more, and was also a bit faster on an additional 8.9% more of the tests, and tied on the rest. In other words, Parallels Desktop 8 was noticeably faster than VMware Fusion 5.0.2 in 3D graphics.”

“If you are a traveler, Parallels Desktop has power management features that stretch your battery life. On the MacBook Pro, we saw about 40% more battery time on an idling virtual machine (a couple of hours of additional use in Windows 7) than we did on VMware Fusion in the same test.”

We invite you to enjoy a FREE trial of Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac for 14 days and decide for yourself. If you’re switching from VMWare Fusion, we are offering you a special price of $49.99 to upgrade to Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac. Don’t settle for less. Experience why MacTech says Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac has superior gaming, 3D performance, retina support, battery life and more. It’s easy to install Parallels Desktop and take advantage of the increased performance and new features. Just click here to get started.

Parallels Desktop Customer Quote of the Week (1/25)

Hello again from all of us at Parallels! It’s once again time for the Parallels Customer Quote of the Week! This week’s focus is on how Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac makes it possible to use QuickBooks Pro with ease:

“Quickbooks Pro Must”
October 2, 2012

"Although Quickbooks will tell you that they don't have support or therefore recommend using Windows version of QB  Premier on "a Windows Simulator" I know that it has run perfectly on my Mac with Snow Leopard and using Windows XP service pac 3 for almost a year now.  It works better on Parallels than it did on the PC."

We love reading that Parallels Desktop 8 has provided our customers with the flexibility they crave on the Macs they love. If you're a current Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac user, please take a moment to recommend us by clicking on the link below:

Have a fantastic Friday!

Switch to Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac

Hopefully you’ve seen the Chris Pirillo and Kurt Schmucker video demonstrating the new features and deep integration of Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac with Windows 8 and other operating systems. If not, watch it now. Pirillo and Schmucker demonstrate how easy it is to install and use Parallels Desktop 8 on you Mac or move your entire PC to your Mac.  Want to use Mountain Lion’s awesome dictation feature in Windows? No problem! Want to navigate the new Modern UI in Windows 8 with Mountain Lion gestures? No problem! In fact, Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac has been called the best way to use Windows 8. 

We realize other solutions for running Windows on your Mac are available. That’s why we’re committed to listening to our loyal customers and tirelessly working to improve performance and provide the simplest, most feature-rich solution. We are consistently the most tested, trusted and talked about way to run Windows applications on your Mac and Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac is our best version ever. Sure, that’s easy for us to say but what are real users saying?

“The main issue is the FaceTime (aka iSight) camera doesn’t work under Fusion. … Today after looking AGAIN at trying to get it to work, and seeing a friend running Parallels with no issues, I just switched to Parallels! Parallels imported my Fusion guest OS no problem, and it’s running even BETTER than Fusion. I just re-ran the Windows Performance Assesment and I now have 8.2HD, and 7.9 RAM scores, which are higher than Fusion. And of course, the camera is working – flawlessly. Already had a 30 minute Lync call with no issues. Done. Fusion out. Parallels in.” – Brett Morrison, January 10, 2013

“I had been using VMware Fusion to run Windows 7 on my Mac for 2-3 years and I seemed to be running into more and more problems with it.  Rather than pay for the newest version of Fusion I decided to go with Parallels because version 8 was ready, and a couple Mac friends of mine were using Parallels with much ease.  I'm glad I switched.  It was almost as significant as the switch I made from PC to Mac a few years ago!  Great work Parallels!”

“VMWare users, it’s time to upgrade to Parallels. With Parallel's competitive upgrade, it’s a no brainer! Parallels has way more features for the same price (comparing fusion upgrade cost with Parallels comp upgrade). I leave my VM up for hours sometimes days while I work in OSX and when i need to do some VS2012 development, it’s up, responsive, and ready to take my C# code ( including my bugs :) ) . I've been a VMWare Fusion user since version 3. The responsiveness in Parallels 8 is amazing. So far i couldn’t be happier i made the switch.”

Enjoy a FREE trial of Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac for 14 days and decide for yourself. If you’re switching from VMWare Fusion we are offering you a special price of $49.99 to upgrade to Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac. Don’t settle for less, it’s easy to install Parallels Desktop and take advantage of the increased performance and new features. Just click here to get started. 

Parallels Customer Quote of the Week (1/18)

Good morning, and happy Friday! Welcome to another edition of the Parallels Customer Quote of the Week. We’re excited to share this comment from a customer who primarily uses Parallels Desktop for Windows-specific stock analysis applications:

“Makes my Macbook Air even better”
December 7, 2012

“Unfortunately there are still apps I rely on which won't run on OSX. For me they are mostly stock analysis applications. Parallels solves this problem efficiently and effectively and allows me to do everything I need on one computer. Wouldn't run my Mac without it.”

We always love to hear from loyal Parallels Desktop customers. If you're already using Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac and want to share your feedback with us, this is your opportunity!  Yours might be the next Parallels Customer Quote of the Week! Click the button below to share your story:  

 

Have a fantastic weekend!