Parallels 8 for $34.40 (Hurry)

sqa4life · Feb 15, 2013, 12:30 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832714033

Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac - OEM
FREE ESET CyberSecurity for Mac with Purchase--while supplies last!
$79.99
Your Price: $34.40
With Promo Code
EMCXVWR68

designs216 · Feb 15, 2013, 01:39 PM

Now you tell me. I bought it for full price about a month ago.

Luis2004 · Feb 15, 2013, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by designs216

Now you tell me. I bought it for full price about a month ago.

Same here. Freaking $80.

sqa4life · Feb 15, 2013, 02:09 PM

sorry to hear that

How do you like Parallels 8 so far?

tshrimp · Feb 15, 2013, 03:05 PM

With Parallels, what is the difference with OEM vs Retail.

Thanks,

drambuie · Feb 15, 2013, 08:14 PM

Usually OEM software is sold with hardware, and usually at a lower price than retail. Some OEM software, such as Windows, can only be activated on the original machine it's installed on.

This special aside, who would pay $80 for an OEM copy of Parallels 8, when a full retail box can be bought from Bestbuy for $70?

Duff-Man · Feb 15, 2013, 10:55 PM

Duff-Man says...while the software *is* in fact quite good and I've been a user since v1, paying full price is almost unheard of given the number of times they have offered deals (macupdate bundles, sales, deal of the day etc etc)...always pays do do your homework a little before paying top dollar for something, unless of course you need it right away....oh yeah!

donniegood · Feb 16, 2013, 01:58 AM

Just bought my first mac in 6 years thanks for the heads up

designs216 · Feb 16, 2013, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sqa4life

sorry to hear that

How do you like Parallels 8 so far?

This is my first foray into virtualization -- I had always done Bootcamp previously but for some reason my MBP hangs when rebooting into Win7 in clamshell mode. But I digress.

Parallels seems do do better with more RAM allocated to it. There are also a few little features that attempt to integrate the way one accesses Windows into the OSX interface. I couldn't tell from the reviews which was better VMware or Parallels so I took the recommendation of a friend.

forza69 · Feb 17, 2013, 02:56 AM

Just missed it

As a recent Mac owner, I still don't quite understand one part. With Parallels 8, do you still have to have a copy of Windows to install or does the software come with Windows already?

ozaz · Feb 17, 2013, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by forza69

Just missed it

As a recent Mac owner, I still don't quite understand one part. With Parallels 8, do you still have to have a copy of Windows to install or does the software come with Windows already?

You need a separate windows licence.

dazed · Feb 17, 2013, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by forza69

Just missed it

As a recent Mac owner, I still don't quite understand one part. With Parallels 8, do you still have to have a copy of Windows to install or does the software come with Windows already?

Yes you need to buy windows too.

Although I don't use windows much I have used it for torrents and maybe using some software that isn't avail on Mac. It's nice to keep all that kind of stuff away from your mac and if worst comes to worst then you can just delete the virtual machine and start over.

I use Fusion which does the same thing, but I hear parallels is good too, You can't go wrong with either I think.

quietstormSD · Feb 17, 2013, 03:35 PM

Groupon has Paralells 7 for 18 dollars right now

http://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-para...c-1?c=all&p=17

Not sure if it works with Mountain Lion though

dma550 · Feb 17, 2013, 03:38 PM

macmall has it with a full price rebate, but you have to buy a Mac to go with it! I am still awaiting my money from them.

Oldmanmac · Feb 17, 2013, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quietstormSD

Groupon has Paralells 7 for 18 dollars right now

http://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-para...c-1?c=all&p=17

Not sure if it works with Mountain Lion though

Does for me. Not ure of the differences between it and P8.

A.Christopher · Feb 19, 2013, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sqa4life

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832714033

Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac - OEM
FREE ESET CyberSecurity for Mac with Purchase--while supplies last!
$79.99
Your Price: $34.40
With Promo Code
EMCXVWR68

Thanks for the info!
I ordered a copy and I'm anxious to see how well it runs as I've never used a virtual machine on a mac (just bought my first mac).

takeshi74 · Feb 19, 2013, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oldmanmac

Does for me. Not ure of the differences between it and P8.

FWIW:
http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/whatsnew

Feb 15, 2013, 12:30 PM	#1
sqa4life macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2011	Parallels 8 for $34.40 (Hurry) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832714033 Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac - OEM FREE ESET CyberSecurity for Mac with Purchase--while supplies last! $79.99 Your Price: $34.40 With Promo Code EMCXVWR68
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Duff-Man macrumors 68030 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Albuquerque, NM	Duff-Man says...while the software is in fact quite good and I've been a user since v1, paying full price is almost unheard of given the number of times they have offered deals (macupdate bundles, sales, deal of the day etc etc)...always pays do do your homework a little before paying top dollar for something, unless of course you need it right away....oh yeah! __________________ Duff-Man computes with...Mac Pro 3.2GHz 8 core 18GB RAM + MacBook Pro 2.5GHz C2D + 16GB iPod Nano + iPhone 4S 32GB...Oh Yeah!
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forza69 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: San Diego, CA	Just missed it As a recent Mac owner, I still don't quite understand one part. With Parallels 8, do you still have to have a copy of Windows to install or does the software come with Windows already? __________________ 15 inch Macbook Pro with Retina Display / 3rd Generation Apple TV / 5th Generation Airport Extreme / 32GB White iPhone 4S
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quietstormSD macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego, CA	Groupon has Paralells 7 for 18 dollars right now http://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-para...c-1?c=all&p=17 Not sure if it works with Mountain Lion though __________________ Early 2011 13" MBP 2.3GHz Intel Core i5; iPhone 4S 32GB white on at&t; iPod Shuffle 4th gen Twitter: @KarchInSD
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dma550 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: CT	macmall has it with a full price rebate, but you have to buy a Mac to go with it! I am still awaiting my money from them. __________________ visit focused-e, my e-business company
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Feb 15, 2013, 01:39 PM	#2
designs216 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: On the way to M-83	Now you tell me. I bought it for full price about a month ago.
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Feb 15, 2013, 02:09 PM	#4
sqa4life Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2011	sorry to hear that How do you like Parallels 8 so far?
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tshrimp macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2012	With Parallels, what is the difference with OEM vs Retail. Thanks,
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drambuie macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2010	Usually OEM software is sold with hardware, and usually at a lower price than retail. Some OEM software, such as Windows, can only be activated on the original machine it's installed on. This special aside, who would pay $80 for an OEM copy of Parallels 8, when a full retail box can be bought from Bestbuy for $70?
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Feb 16, 2013, 01:58 AM	#8
donniegood macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2004	Just bought my first mac in 6 years thanks for the heads up
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