#PARALLELS DESKTOP 8 FOR MAC OEM MAC OS X#

But then I had a HD that was failing so I decided to replace it with an SSD. When Yosemite was released I held off upgrading because I didn't want to pay the full upgrade price. But for the things that I just couldn't afford to replace, Parallels allow me to run them in a Win VM without a hitch. Most of the applications I use are either supplied within OSX or I was able to find cost-effective equivalents. (~ 5 years) My big concern when switching to the Mac was.would I need to rebuy a lot of the software that I was using. Verified Buyer Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Kankakee, IL Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month Rating: 4/5 Very good solution if you NEED to run Win ApI have been using Parallels almost as long as I have been using a Mac.

If you're using OS X Lion or later, you can setup a second copy of OS X to be used as a guest operating system alongside your main system, without having to purchase or download another copy of OS X. An Internet connection to download and install freely available operating system such as Ubuntu or Google Chrome.

#PARALLELS DESKTOP 8 FOR MAC OEM MAC OS X#

A Windows installation disc, or other installation media for the operating systems you want to use alongside Mac OS X.

Internet connection required for product activation, select features, and online updates.

To identify your computer's processor, memory, and Mac OS X version, choose Apple menu > About This Mac.

OS X 10.10 Yosemite or later, OS X 10.9.3 Mavericks or later, OS X 10.8.5 Mountain Lion or later, or OS X 10.7.6 Lion or later.

Enough free disk space for each virtual machine and its applications (at least 15 GB for each installation of Windows).

At least 850 MB of space available on the boot volume (the volume that has Mac OS X) for Parallels Desktop installation.

An Intel Core 2 Duo processor or better.System Requirements Minimum System Requirements (Mac)

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