Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac

While Parallels and VMware will continue to spar for the foreseeable future over whose software has the best performance, it’s hard to imagine topping the terrific Parallels Desktop 7 when it comes to installation, sheer ease of use, and tight Mac integration. The new Parallels Wizard alone is worth the price of admission. OS X Lion users getting the most bang for the buck, and the feature-rich iOS app as the icing on the cake....Go To Full Review

Parallels pipped VMware to the post to become the first virtualisation tool to take advantage of Lion’s enhanced user interface (though Fusion 4 launched soon after). It’s an inexpensive upgrade with a lot of newfeatures. Tempting for first-time buyers, and for users of other VMs too....Go To Full Review

A good software package allowing users to install just about any OS on their Mac system, as a virtual machine, and also the facility to migrate their Windows desktops to Mac OS X along with their applications and settings. The big problem is that at least 4GB of system memory is needed on the Mac system itself, otherwise everything runs slowly - Mac OS X and any operating system running as a virtual machine....Go To Full Review

An excellent virtualisation package, but there are only minor improvements over version 6...Go To Full Review

If you’re a current Parallels 6 user, upgrading to Parallels 7—especially if you’re running Lion—should be on your to-do list. If you’re new to the virtualization market, or contemplating switching from another program, you should download a free trial from Parallels and see how well it fits in your workflow....Go To Full Review

Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac is without a doubt the best release of Parallels I have seen. It provides plenty of new features and performance improvements to warrant upgrading, and although I haven't yet tested Parallels Desktop 7 head-to-head against other popular virtualization applications, it seems that Parallels will once again come out on top....Go To Full Review

One of two superb OS X apps (the other is VMware Fusion) that let you run Windows or Linux in tight integration with OS X itself....Go To Full Review