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Run Windows, Linux, and more side-by-side with Mac OS X on any Intel-powered Mac, without rebooting!

With Parallels’ award-winning virtualization technology, you can run Mac OS X and Windows at the same time. You can even drag-and-drop files between desktops! Just because you need to work with PC programs doesn’t mean you have to do it on a PC. From the company who defined— from the beginning—what it means to run Windows on a Mac, comes the all new Parallels Desktop® 5 for Mac, the most talked-about, award-winning solution to seamlessly run Windows on a Mac.

• Software Requirements:Primary Operating SystemMac OS® X Tiger 10.4 or higher running on an Intel® Mac.Hardware Requirements Mac Computer Support for any 32- or 64-bit Intel®-based Mac:iMac Mac mini MacBook MacBook Pro MacPro Tower  Processors Support for any 32- or 64-bit any Intel® Core Duo processor featured in new Intel® Macs:Intel® Core Solo Intel® Core Duo Intel® Core 2 Duo Intel® Dual-Core Xeon Includes full support for Intel Virtualization Technology (VT) Memory Requirements 512 MB minimum available memory (1 GB recommended). Support for any memory configuration (up to 16 GB), without modifying your host system Disk Space Software Installation – 70 MB of available hard drive space for Parallels Desktop for Mac installation. (Does not include hard drive space for guest virtual machine.)Virtual Machine Installation – Hard drive space allocation for virtual machines is dependent upon the guest operating system. 15 GB of available hard drive space is recommended per virtual machine for Windows and Linux CD-ROM CD-ROM drive for installation (if applicable) Networking Internet connection is required to receive online Parallels Desktop for Mac product updates Display 16-bit or 32-bit display adapter recommended