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ghporter · Dec 3, 2009, 06:45 AM

I've always had better experiences with Parallels than with Fusion, but I haven't spent the money to stay up to date with it. I still have v2, which isn't compatible with Snow Leopard. Now Parallels 5 is out, and I can upgrade for $49.99. I think this is a reasonable deal-not a "great" deal, but OK. Does anyone have any experience with Parallels Desktop 5 yet? Is it worth getting at all? Is it really as fast as Parallels wants us to think it is?

Andy8 · Dec 3, 2009, 07:46 AM

I got the upgrade for Fusion 3 for $27.99 (USD) - I thought that was a good deal on Monday.

BLAZE_MkIV · Dec 3, 2009, 09:06 AM

How much do you use it? Have you tried VirtualBox?

ibook_steve · Dec 3, 2009, 05:34 PM

Still at v2? v5 is a *huge* improvement. Better performance, better features and finally true multi-monitor support. I've tried both Parallels and Fusion (and have both installed), but I just keep coming back to Parallels.

Steve