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Parallels has just announced the release of Parallels 4.0 Desktop for Mac.Parallels users ca run multiple OSes side by side on their Mac, and even share the applications running in each of them. On my macbook laptop I have installed Parallels Desktop 4.0 for mac and Windows Vista Home Basic. It was working - Answered by a verified Mac Support Specialist. On my macbook laptop I have installed Parallels Desktop 4.0 for mac and Windows Vista Home Basic. Compatibility Parallels Desktop 14 for Mac is fully compatible with macOS 10.14 Mojave. Older Parallels Desktop versions* only partially support working on macOS Mojave due to technical reasons and the following issues may occur (included but not limited to): Issues allowing Parallels Desktop system extensions.
Stiff competition
It was only a couple months ago that we reviewed Parallels Desktop's main competitor, VMware 2.0, and it's definitely no coincidence that a new version of Parallels Desktop has launched so closely on the heels of its Mac virtualization rival. Competition between VMware and Parallels is fierce, and each of the two programs is very visibly trying to catch up and surpass the other in features and performance. From early on, Parallels has been the leader in desktop integration, and Parallels' Coherence mode—which lets you use Windows applications seamlessly in the OS X interface—makes so much sense that you would have to copy it to compete at usability. So VMware 2.0 did copy coherence mode, and it also managed to open up a lead by adding multi-core CPU and 64-bit client OS support. The new Parallels Desktop 4.0 is clearly designed to close that gap by adding:
- 64-bit guest OS support
- Support for up to 8 GB of RAM for VM client OSes
- Support for up to 8-way SMP for multicore CPUs
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The most interesting thing about Parallels' multi-core implementation is that it correctly shows CPU cores as cores in the client OS, whereas VMware shows the cores as individual CPUs. This is significant because non-server distributions of Windows don't allow for more than two CPUs to be used. The result is that a VMware 2.0 virtual machine only accesses more than two CPUs under Windows if it's using an expensive server-grade version of Microsoft's OS. If you have a Mac Pro and you're looking for maximum performance out of your virtualized Windows install, this is an important distinction. But it's not all good news for Parallels users looking to make the jump to the next level.
Even after Parallels released a second build (3540) of Parallels Desktop 4.0 shortly after the launch, a release that was aimed at addressing a number of problems with the 4.0 gold version, the software still has many officially acknowledged issues that need addressing. Are these problems bad enough for you to steer clear of 4.0? Let's take a look.
Pricing
- New: $79.99
- Upgrade: $39.99
System Requirements
- Processor: Intel-based Mac required
- Memory: 1 GB of RAM (2GB recommended to run Windows Vista)
- Storage: 450 MB of hard drive space for Parallels Desktop Installation, plus space to allocate to your virtual machine
- Operating system: Mac OS X 10.411 or later (including Mac OS X Leopard)
Test hardware
- Mobile:
- MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
- 4 GB RAM
- NVIDIA 8600M 256 MB
- OS X 10.5.5
- Desktop:
- Mac Pro Xeon Core 2 Duo (4-core) 2.66 GHz
- 7 GB RAM
- NVIDIA 7300 GT
- OS X 10.5.5
Test software
- Parallels Desktop 4.0 build 3540
- VMware Fusion 2.0.1
- Windows XP Pro 32-bit SP3
- Windows Vista 64-bit SP1
- Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop 64-bit
- Mac OS X Server 10.5.5
Getting Started
Parallels' New Virtual Machine Assistant hasn't changed much in version 4. It still does a great job of guessing what the operating system is by the installer disk, and it handles automated installs as well as it used to. However, it does need more options—there isn't an option to pick how many CPUs or how much RAM you want for the VM at install time. If you want to set those, you have to stop the install assistant after creating the VM file but before launching the OS installer, or you can do it after booting into the VM, which will force a restart. The latter is less convenient, but, given the problems that I saw with the Leopard Server installation, it's more stable than setting it afterward. Maybe that's why it was left out of the assistant.
Another slightly annoying thing about version 4.0 is that it boots into Coherence Mode with desktop mirroring on by default. While seasoned Parallels users will know what's going on when they see this, it will probably be very confusing for new users who may look for a Windows desktop but see only a taskbar at the bottom of their screen. Desktop mirroring causes problems with certain software, in my experience, so that's another good reason for it to be off by default.
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VM Updates: cross your fingers, it could be a bumpy ride. If you're a Parallels Desktop 3 user, you have to upgrade your existing VM(s) before you can get up and running with version 4. You might want to create a backup copy of your VM files, since the upgrade process has been a bit of a mess for a lot of people (but less so with the newer build). Stories of unusable or disappearing VMs are not unheard of. Also, prepare yourself for a good wait as VM upgrades are slow; it took about an hour to upgrade my very basic XP VM, and reports of three-hour VM upgrades are common.
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If you can, I would recommend just doing a fresh install, because new VMs are less prone to virtual barnacles from what I've seen; it makes the setup process faster, to boot (I apologize for that pun).
Parallels has announced the release of its latest version of the company's desktop virtualization solution for the Mac, Parallels Desktop for Mac 4.0. The new version adds more than 50 features and product enhancements, including the ability to run Leopard Server in a virtual machine.
It sounds like one of the complaints Parallels often heard from its customers had to do with performance issues. So the Parallels team answered with a performance makeover with 4.0. The company claims that improvements have been made to the platform to include a speed boost up to 50% faster than the previous version. They also updated the hypervisor technology, the Adaptive Hypervisor, to dynamically allocate resources to meet user needs. Application responsiveness is further enhanced as the virtualization engine has been optimized to consume 15-30% less resources than previous versions. Parallels has obviously spent a significant amount of time focusing on performance.
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To further increase the power of the new platform, Parallels' users can now use up to eight CPUs and 8GB of memory to a virtual machine. And users can also support 64-bit virtual machines. That is of course as long as the underlying system hardware is present. Battery life has also been extended for Parallels operating on a notebook, giving users back about 20% of their typical battery life while running a virtual machine.
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Graphics performance has also been improved with additional support added for DirectX 9.0, DirectX Pixel Shader 2.0, OpenGL 2.0, and up to 256MB of video memory. This should be enough power to suffice the casual gamer, although hardcore gamers will probably still install native.
Coherence has also been updated. The Windows status tray is now integrated into the Mac's UI. Now when you switch to Coherence, the Windows taskbar items move to the Mac's menubar. A new viewing mode called Modality has been added to the system as well. It allows the user to set the level of transparency of the guest operating system so that the user can view the activity of a virtual machine while in the background. Parallels also added Safe Mode booting for the virtual machines as well as scheduled snapshots for added peace of mind.
The software is available now and priced at $79.99. Current customers can upgrade their existing software for only $39.99 until November 30, 2008. Users that purchased Version 3.0 on or after Sept. 1, 2008, qualify for a free upgrade to Version 4.0.