Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)
Parallels | Parallels RAS - v20.2.1Windows, Windows Server 2016 Base win2019 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Great for Mac
What do you like best about the product?
I enjoy being able to use Windows on my Mac. It allows me to work on projects that require Visual Studio without the need to use a VM on Azure.
What do you dislike about the product?
The only thing I dislike is the amount of resources running Windows tends to use. I have a MacBook Pro Retina 15" w/16 GB of RAM and it runs high.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Mainly that I can work on code in Windows while still being able to use my Mac. Half of the team is on Mac and the other half is on Windows, but we all still need to work in the same environment.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Solve issues with high CPU usage on MacBook Pros.
Best Visualization tool for MAC users.
What do you like best about the product?
It is highly recommended this application if you are a developer or even if you just need to make virtual machines in you MAC. It is very fast and the virtualization in windows is very very smooth. It share desktops between your host and the guest.
What do you dislike about the product?
It is only for MAC and they take su much time making updates when Apple releases a new operating system. I had a lot of problems when Apple update to Yosemite,
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I had the need to work on a virtual machine in my IMac. So, I decided to use parallels instead of another virtualization manager. Because the compatibility of the hardware from the host to the guest was better than other virtualization managers.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you want to create virtual machines in iMacs, this is the best option for you.
Good but needs work
What do you like best about the product?
That I can use windows products when I need it.
What do you dislike about the product?
How easy it is for the environment to be corrupted or disrupted.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Running visual studio to review code.
Great if you need different versions of OS
What do you like best about the product?
You can install many types and versions of OS on a single machine (I use Mac) in order to use different software that is not available on your main OS or test for cross platform compatibility. You can switch easily between different instances of those OS.
The UI is beautiful and dummy-proof.
The UI is beautiful and dummy-proof.
What do you dislike about the product?
The speed to launch Windows is a little slow. But Windows launches slowly by itself.
Sometimes Parallels quits itself unexpectedly.
Sometimes I like the feature of launching a Windows application in its own window instead of in the Windows desktop. But other times I find it's annoying because I sometimes mistakenly launch Windows apps from the spotlight, and it takes a while to quit Parallel which is launching.
Sometimes Parallels quits itself unexpectedly.
Sometimes I like the feature of launching a Windows application in its own window instead of in the Windows desktop. But other times I find it's annoying because I sometimes mistakenly launch Windows apps from the spotlight, and it takes a while to quit Parallel which is launching.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
To use different software that is not available on your main OS or test for cross platform compatibility
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Parallel isn't free, and they release new versions frequently. Unfortunately you can't upgrade your purchased Parallel for free. Its main competitor, VirtualBox, is free. But in my opinion Parallel is easier to use than VirtualBox.
A test environment, when you cannot afford a test environment
What do you like best about the product?
As a systems person I appreciate how quickly I can mock up a test environment. It's a test environment totally self contained on my mac. It works great for testing upgrades, major changes, and evaluating products.
It has also done a great job providing me a windows desktop. The integration, like shared home folders, has made it very simple to operate in a hybrid environment. I use a three year old, dual core macbook pro, and I have plenty of power to run a few guests OS's, though it will run through battery pretty quickly.
It has also done a great job providing me a windows desktop. The integration, like shared home folders, has made it very simple to operate in a hybrid environment. I use a three year old, dual core macbook pro, and I have plenty of power to run a few guests OS's, though it will run through battery pretty quickly.
What do you dislike about the product?
The way they force an upgrade, when the new mac OS version is released. Because of this I anticipate needing to upgrade at least once every couple of years.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
1. Continue using windows only applications, while owning a mac.
2. Deploy test VM's in an isolated environment, separate from our production VMWare infrastructure.
2. Deploy test VM's in an isolated environment, separate from our production VMWare infrastructure.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It's a quality product that requires very little hassle. It doesn't have a lot of configurability, but can provide all the customary virtual settings, for example running networking in bridging mode, or sharing host IP. It's not free, but it's a quality product for a small price.
A very good solution to run windows on MAC
What do you like best about the product?
I've been using Parallels for the last three years. I moved to Parallels from Oracle Virtual Box which was a very basic solution. Parallels works perfectly for running Microsoft Windows on your Mac. The beauty is the convergence of Mac and Windows Apps, i.e the ability to open a file in a Windows based application from within the Mac and switch back and forth. Though I haven't used the coherence mode much, the Coherence mode makes the experience seamless.
What do you dislike about the product?
The only thing I dislike about Parallels is, they compel you to upgrade to the latest version of Parallels which would cost around 50$ to upgrade to the latest version of Windows. We are currently stuck with Windows 7 and unable to upgrade to Windows 10, because of some device driver incompatibility of Parallels v10.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have applications such as SAP MDM, etc, for which there are no Mac clients as well as time to time we have to use Visio which is available only in Windows. Running windows on Mac helps overcome these problems. On a lighter note, Parallels makes the Macbook, the best Windows Laptop :)
LifeSaver for Macs
What do you like best about the product?
How easily it is to get a VM up on a Mac and the versatility with deploying a variety of operating systems.
What do you dislike about the product?
The integration with Windows 8 in coherence mode sometimes is wonky and it is hard to get an application to come to the forefront.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Many of our Macs won't run enterprise system software such as DameWare, and some macros that microsoft office applications need to use.
Control other OS with a single Software
What do you like best about the product?
Parallel Desktop is a single software where you can use and control other OS on Mac. You can use it for Windows, Linux, and even other OS.
You can customize parallel desktop setting such as binding keys. That's for ctrl key on windows to be cmd key on Mac. You can even start multiple window at a time. The best part is that you don't need to restart your mac to run the other OS, not like mac virtual harddrive where you have to restart Mac to load the windows.
You can customize parallel desktop setting such as binding keys. That's for ctrl key on windows to be cmd key on Mac. You can even start multiple window at a time. The best part is that you don't need to restart your mac to run the other OS, not like mac virtual harddrive where you have to restart Mac to load the windows.
What do you dislike about the product?
Although Parallel Desktop is a great software to work with multiple OS on Mac. Some issues on it makes the user need time to make it fully functional, in short, it need time to be studied. and sometimes there's even a bug where mouse freeze and the key binding sometimes not recorded well. and it require a big space.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Parallel Desktop let you install other OS on your Mac. so basically it solve problem where some software didn't have any Mac version. You can easily use Parallel Desktop to use Windows and use windows software that you need. Although there are some software that have both version, sometime, the Windows one are more updated.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I recommend anyone who like to use multiple desktop and multiple OS at once. Although you need time to use this, this is a great software where in the future will help you and your work.
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What do you like best about the product?
Parallel desktop can run multiple OS simultaneously which is good if your Mac want to run for Windows and Linux simultaneously. it also allows us run Mac OS features within other environment
What do you dislike about the product?
Paralles can't run the standard Windows OS installer.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Parallel Desktops help me if my clients have difficulty to operate MacOs which is difficult for some people. By installing Parallel Desktops I can easily switch OS between Maverick and Windows
Recommendations to others considering the product:
even it's 80-100 dollar per year, it worth to buy/subscribe
Best way to Run windows on a Mac
What do you like best about the product?
Coherence Mode is fantastic, the fact that I can run Windows and Mac applications side by side is a great experience. The power saving features in parallels mean that my Macbook battery is not really effected by running windows in a VM.
The windows installation is great, installs quickly and requires little know how, anyone could do it!
The windows installation is great, installs quickly and requires little know how, anyone could do it!
What do you dislike about the product?
I have few dislikes with Parallels desktop, it has frozen up on me once or twice although a recent update seems to have solved this.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I bought a MacBook as I needed a ultra portable laptop with great battery life, the 2015 MacBook was perfect but I did need to run Windows applications. Parallels desktop fitted the bill perfectly and it is now used daily.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Well worth buying!
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