Can I get Parallels Desktop cheaper than $79.99?

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

My Parallels trial key is about to expire, and no matter how much I loath having anything Windows on my MacBook, it's better than having to maintain a dedicated PC just to check web pages in MSIE, so I need Parallels.

Boot Camp is not an option. At all.

So, anybody know anywhere to get a Parallels Desktop for Mac license cheaper than the $79.99 Parallels are charging on their pages?

 

[Eidorian]

I got it for $49 from CompUSA after rebate.

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Nice price, but just one minor problem: I'm not entirely sure mail-in rebates will work for overseas customer, and I know they don't work for downloadable software (and I need it to be downloadable, to avoid shipping and Norwegian customs fees and VAT).

 

[ChickenSwartz]

I got it for $49 from CompUSA after rebate.

I might go buy at this price, seems like the best price you will ever see it at. But, CompUSA is a long way from my house and I hate mail-in rebates....

 

[Guy Incognito]

Parallels offers a student discount, for what it's worth.

 

[eyup]

Apple are selling it cheap today! Quick!

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Apple are selling it cheap today! Quick!

Yeah... I saw that, I'm probably going to get me that (and another application that I've used a bit newer version than I actually have a license for... ).

I'm going to talk to my main employer about this in a couple of hours, and if he doesn't order them for me I'll fork out myself... NOK 478 (382,50 + VAT) is just too good a price to miss...

 

[Westside guy]

I used an obscure little web tool called "Google" to find Parallels for significantly less money than $79.99.

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

I used an obscure little web tool called "Google" to find Parallels for significantly less money than $79.99.

Yes, but when you want a downloadable version, from an Norwegian address/debet card things start to get a bit more complicated than a Google search...

Now if you showed me which Google search where you actually found this, or - even better - the resulting link, before I actually ordered it, that would have been been great...

Now, if I were a slightly ruder person I might have told you a direction and a possessive pronoun™

 

[Nuc]

Parallels offers a student discount, for what it's worth.

I tried finding the student discount but didn't see it on their website. Do you have to call them or something.

Nuc

 

[guspub]

Parallels discounted for students

Yes you can get Parallels Desktop cheaper than $79.99

Checkout their student pack http://www.parallels.com/landingpage/studentpack/ is offered as a download only for $39.99

 

[rick3000]

It was $10 on Black Friday, so you maybe able to score a deal like that if you can wait. The student discount isn't a bad deal though.

 

[Freyqq]

My Parallels trial key is about to expire, and no matter how much I loath having anything Windows on my MacBook, it's better than having to maintain a dedicated PC just to check web pages in MSIE, so I need Parallels.

Boot Camp is not an option. At all.

So, anybody know anywhere to get a Parallels Desktop for Mac license cheaper than the $79.99 Parallels are charging on their pages?

virtualbox = free

 

[J&JPolangin]

I think the OP got it already, the thread was from 2006...

 

[Eidorian]

I'm using Virtual Box on my Mac but more often on my AMD machine. Nested paging makes my VMs a lot more responsive. You need Nehalem for that on the Intel side.