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Their customer service is also outstanding. I had to reach out for an issue and I received a reply and a recommended course of action the very same day, just a few hours later.
I lost a lot of time troubleshooting a converted VM that had more than one hard disk configured.
Parallels is overall very good software for running virtual machines on your Mac. Emulation is top notch and the feature set is pretty powerful and flexible.
Caused some settings to be lost or changed for scanner and other peripherals.
I love the integrated view... being able to launch a Windows program from the System Dock on the Mac is wonderful. Instead of having to switch windows or spaces.
I tried hard to think of a con, but am coming up blank.
The ability to have the Windows OS right on your Mac laptop just like any other app on your laptop and to have multiple versions of the OS. It is truly like having another laptop with you.
It got laggy sometimes and crashed for no reason (as mac user you dont get that a lot with apple software.
Great way to have a powerful workstation with outstanding network speed for remote workers.
The only bad things I experienced integrating to/using soft drive were user error.
Very easy to implement; excellent value for money and its incredibly reliable even when the internet connection isn't great.
That's really the biggest inconvenience though so to me Softdrive is more than worth that short term inconvenience.
I like working with people that a fun to work with, and [SENSITIVE CONTENT] has been wonderful to work with. He has helped us every step of the way.
If the internet is slow, it can make using the virtual machine difficult and cause it to lag.
Integration was super easy, and it felt like I was working on a local machine pretty much right away. I really enjoyed using soft drive and I would recommend it to anyone.
At the moment Softdrive does not have support for microphone or webcam which makes meeting a little bit of a hassle, but they have said that these features will be coming within the next few months.
Joe: Hi, my name is Joe. I am an independent music producer and I give Parallels Remote Desktop a five out of five. And for more reviews like this, just click below. I used an awful lot of products, including Splashtop, and actually even tried the Windows Remote Desktop and Remote PC. All of them were a bit more wonky than Parallels, and Parallels won me over. I chose Parallels because it worked very seamlessly. In the music industry, there are two conflicting worlds, which are Mac and PC, and it really helps to work together. And it feels to me when I'm working with a colleague, that we're literally working on the same computer together. The setup of Parallels was just really simple. I downloaded it, paid for it, and I was up and running. It was great. If you work in a dual world like Mac and PC, like I do, I can't think of a better software than Parallels. It just makes your life really simple.
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