Parallels 8 has long been a top competitor in the OS emulation market, but the latest release
of their Parallels Desktop platform has solidified its position as the top
emulator available. Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac was the first Windows emulator
to support Mac OSX Lion and Mountain Lion as well as the beta releases of
Windows 8. In addition to the incredible emulation compatibility Parallels
exhibits, they’re also pushing the limits of innovation with retina-display
compatibility and simple enterprise-level deployment. Their responsiveness to
changes in a very dynamic market shows why Parallels is the industry leader in
emulation software.
Parallels
made their entrance into the world of emulation in 1999, and have since grown
to become a multinational corporation with over 800 employees in North America,
Europe and Asia. They’ve expanded their product offering to cover emulation
needs for every major operating system and hardware setup.
Features
& Emulation:
Parallels
has done everything they can to make the Windows experience as Mac-like as
possible, including everything from support for the latest operating systems to
retina-display compatibility and the ability to use the list of navigational
gestures available with Apple’s line of laptops and multi-touch trackpad
products.
One
of the most impressive features of Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac is its
exceptional compatibility; every version of the Mac OSX operating system is
supported with a version of Parallels. The latest version of their software
even supports most of the beta releases of the new Windows 8 operating system:
a feat which few other emulation applications can claim.
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Parallels
Desktop 8 for Mac is great at preserving your computer’s resources for the task
at hand, namely, working with Windows applications. Parallels has done a great
job of keeping their application conservative and resource-friendly so it isn’t
too demanding on your system. They recommend that you have 4GB of RAM available
for the emulator application as well as running the desired Windows programs.
Of course, the application will function with as little as 2GB of RAM, but you
may see some degradation in the performance.
Ease
of Use:
Next
to its amazing compatibility and OS support, Parallels’ most impressive feature
is its seamless integration with the Mac operating system. With support for
everything Mac-flavored, from multi-touch trackpad gestures and Retina displays
to Expose and Spaces application integration, Parallels truly turns the Windows
emulation tasks into a fully Macintosh experience.
