• Parallels Switch the Mac bundle lets you switch to Mac

    Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

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    Are you ready for Windows 7? Remember, you need go out and get a really nice computer with a nice monitor and lots of hard drive space – basically you’re going to have to get a Mac. Don’t worry, though. It’s easy to switch.

    Parallels is essentially a virtual machine that can run almost any version of Windows. The $100 software and hardware solution lets you drag everything from your old Windows PC to your Mac and then run almost all your apps natively under OS X. Viola!

    It takes about an hour to move 40GB of data and the product includes a book and training software to teach you how to use your shiny new purchase.

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