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The editors liked

  • Runs Windows virtual machines on Macs
  • Interface options make it easy to share files/data between Mac and Windows
  • Shared cloud service data
  • Bundled Stardock add
  • Ons
  • Thunderbolt disk assignment
  • Fast and fluid for Windows and Linux VM guests
  • Good integration for Windows 8 and 8.1
  • Easier installation from disk images
  • Better battery economy

The editors didn't like

  • This is an incrimental upgrade
  • Requires lots of RAM and hard disk space
  • Feels like a slight update
  • Mac OS X as guest machine almost unusable
  • Poor standards of respect for user privacy

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  Published: 2013-12-03, review by: macworld.co.uk

  • fast and fluid for Windows and Linux VM guests; good integration for Windows 8 and 8.1; easier installation from disk images; better battery economy
  • Mac OS X as guest machine almost unusable; poor standards of respect for user privacy
  • Parallels has added some useful new features to its Desktop 9 application, keeping it the highest-performance virtualisation package for OS X. Its support for OS X guests is embarrassingly poor but Windows and Linux both work very well, and with terrific...

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  Published: 2013-10-07, Author: Craig , review by: techradar.com

  • Shared cloud service data, Bundled Stardock add, ons, Thunderbolt disk assignment
  • Feels like a slight update
  • Parallels Desktop 9.0 is a reliable and convenient way to run Windows on Mac. It's not an essential upgrade: despite some useful touches, Desktop 8 users will see little improvement. But newcomers will find Parallels Desktop 9.0 robust, reliable and thoro...

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  Published: 2013-09-30, Author: Cliff , review by: itpro.co.uk

  • Runs Windows virtual machines on Macs; Interface options make it easy to share files/data between Mac and Windows
  • This is an incrimental upgrade; Requires lots of RAM and hard disk space
  • Parallels Desktop 9 is not an essential upgrade. However, it's the most easy-to-use virtualisation tool available for the Mac, and well worth the price for anyone who needs to run Windows software on Apple products....

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  Published: 2013-09-06, Author: Scott , review by: 9to5mac.com

  • Abstract:  With over 90% market share in Mac desktop virtualization software (according to NPD), Parallels is the clear leader in the industry. Now, Parallels has introduced Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac, bringing in new features, improving performance, and preparing ...

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  Published: 2013-08-30, review by: macobserver.com

  • Parallels 9 brings many great new features, as TMO’s John Martellaro discusses in his Quick Look Review, and does indeed offer significantly better performance in certain areas such as DirectX 10 rendering and cold VM boots. But, overall, the performa...

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  Published: 2013-08-29, Author: John , review by: macobserver.com

  • Faster disk, VM and graphics performance, better Windows and Linux integration, cloud support, auto detect OS type in install wizard, Thunderbolt and Firewire device support, many other convenience features.
  • None noted

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  Published: 2013-10-29, review by: macworld.com.au

  • Abstract:  VMware, Pros Easy trial download and use before buying; easy installation of a complex app; speedy start/pause/resume/shut down of virtual machines; drag/drop files to/from OS X virtual machines; use Mavericks’ Dictation feature in Windows virtual mach...

 
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  Published: 2013-10-07, Author: Craig , review by: techradar.com/au/

  • Shared cloud service data, Bundled Stardock addons, Thunderbolt disk assignment
  • Feels like a slight update
  • Parallels Desktop 9.0 is a reliable and convenient way to run Windows on Mac. It's not an essential upgrade: despite some useful touches, Desktop 8 users will see little improvement. But newcomers will find Parallels Desktop 9.0 robust, reliable and thor...

 
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  Published: 2013-11-04, Author: Florian , review by: macwelt.de

  • Abstract:  Alle Jahre wieder grüßt das Virtualisierungs-Murmeltier, denn die beiden Hersteller Parallels und VMware kämpfen auch im Herbst 2013 wieder um die Vorherrschaft unter den virtuellen Windows-PC‘s der Mac-User (und natürlich deren Geldbeutel). Gerade mit Bl...

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  Published: 2013-11-10, Author: Редакция , review by: cheklab.ru

  • Более быстрая работа по сравнению с VMWare (тест), Поддержка DirectX 10, Возможность установить операционные системы из интернета, Возможность запуска Windows 8.1 в стиле Windows 7
  • Более высокая цена по сравнению с VMWare, Поддерживает чуть меньше ОС, чем VMWare
  • Если вам часто приходится использовать специфическое программное обеспечение, аналогов которого под Mac нет, то Parallels Desktop 9 может стать незаменимым помощником. Даже на слабом MacBook Air 11 2012 года основная и виртуальная система хорошо работаю...

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