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Is this Mac App Bundle a good deal for the MacBook Air?

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keystothecity

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Hi Guys,

I was browsing another forum and came across what seems like a pretty good deal on a Mac Bundle that includes Parallels 8 for only $50. I'll copy and paste the info below:

http://ez.com/SummerBundle

The Summer 2013 Mac Bundle Ft. Parallels Desktop 8 For ONLY $49.99 RETAIL $482.

Includes the following programs:
-Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac
-Snagit For Mac
-Typinator
-WinZip Mac Edition 2.0
-xPlan
-Jump Desktop
-Boom for Mac
-Leap
-Make Photos Pop w/ ColorStrokes
-Digital Photography Course for Beginners

This seems like a pretty good deal to me since Parallels 8 alone costs $80. Will this Parallels work on my MacBook Air though, since it says Desktop 8? I'm confused so if anyone could help me out that would be great.

Also, I'm wondering if any of the other apps are good? Is it worth the money? Thanks for your help guys!
 
ZBoater said:
Parallels alone is a good deal at $50.
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Totally. I picked this up last night just based on the parallels price. I've been thinking about picking up Boom so it made even more sense. Boom did make a noticeable difference in output with the MBA speakers. We've also been thinking of buying Snagit at the office, so this was a great way to demo it to see if it fits our needs.
 
I got Boom with a similar software bundle, but I never understood its purpose. Just increasing the volume ?
 
I just pulled the trigger and bought this. Boom seems to help with the volume fluctuations I was having on my MacBook Air. Parallels 8 is also seems really good, haven't set it up yet though.
 
keystothecity said:
I just pulled the trigger and bought this. Boom seems to help with the volume fluctuations I was having on my MacBook Air. Parallels 8 is also seems really good, haven't set it up yet though.
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Parallels is a hoot. I have way too much time on my hands...
 

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Typinator is actually turning out to be a pretty good app too! I'm really impressed by how well it works! It auto fills in phrases that you commonly type. I thought it would be junk when I bought it but it works really well.
 
I passed on this one since I use VMware/Fusion, and didn't need the other stuff.
 
Does anyone know what the best way to run Windows using Parallels is? I'm referring to how can I obtain a license key for a Windows OS? The license in most retail stores seems to be $200 +. Any advice guys?
 
Woyzeck said:
I got Boom with a similar software bundle, but I never understood its purpose. Just increasing the volume ?
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It does that but you can also adjust the equalizer which makes music sound amazing . Even with crappy earbuds music sounds 10x better
 
In case anyone is looking for Parallels I just thought I'd mention that this deal ends in just over 1 day!
 
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