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Parallels Desktop 18 (Student and Educator Edition) - $69 Per Year (+7% Cashrewards Cashback) + Free Trial for 30 Days

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Parallels Desktop 18 (Student and Educator Edition) - $69 Per Year (+7% Cashrewards Cashback) + Free Trial for 30 Days
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The Wololo Wombat on 14/12/2022 - 11:09 parallels.com (662 clicks)
Last edited 14/12/2022 - 11:44 by 2 other users

Not sure if this is an 'Ozannouncement' (long running deal?) but seems to be cheaper than in the past. Use Cashrewards for cashback for some extra $$.

I suspect you need a .edu email for it (these can be obtained….)

"Save up to 50% on our latest version with more than 20 powerful new features to boost performance and productivity. Optimized for Intel, Apple M-series chips, and ready for macOS Ventura (when released).
Run more than 200,000 Windows apps on your Mac, without rebooting
Save money and avoid buying a second computer to run PC programs
Convert your existing PC to a virtual machine
Includes Parallels Toolbox: 40+ one-click productivity tools to help take screenshots, minimize distractions, download video and audio from the web, and more!
Includes premium 24/7 support via phone and email for 30 days"

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  • PennyPincher11 on 14/12/2022 - 11:12

    Can someone share how to get edu email please 🙏

    • ChickenDinner123 on 14/12/2022 - 11:14

      Sign up for a FFP masters degree.

      Edit: Alternatively, many uni's are offering free courses that might give you access to an edu email.

      Also alumni emails should still work as long as it ends in an edu.au. I think alumni email accounts last for a couple of years after graduation.

      • twocsies on 14/12/2022 - 12:51

        FFP masters degree

        This is a joke, right? Does FFP mean Full-Fee Paying?

    • The Wololo Wombat on 14/12/2022 - 13:48

      You used to be able to buy them off eBay. I think they put a stop to that now lollll

      EDIT: Just google "buy .edu email"…. I can see stuff come up in the $5 price point lol

  • jjj123 on 14/12/2022 - 11:17

    can i do a
    Parallels Desktop on win 10?

    • ChickenDinner123 on 14/12/2022 - 11:20

      As in run W10 through OSX or do you want to run OSX on W10?

  • 2ky3xp10r3r on 14/12/2022 - 11:20
    +3

    Why not UTM? It's free: https://mac.getutm.app/

    • PainToad on 14/12/2022 - 12:19
      +1

      Looks nice, but it’s really just a QEMU wrapper?

      • xmagic on 14/12/2022 - 14:14

        QEMU without GUI is definitely not for normal users. UTM excels on that regard.

        Biggest problem for UTM now is drivers. Well, you can't expect too much when it compares to Parallels as that's the thing they're making money out of.

    • jayboi on 14/12/2022 - 12:20
      +1

      So this would just serve the same purpose as parallels?

    • The Wololo Wombat on 14/12/2022 - 13:47
      +2

      I've found Parallels worth it for the stability and quality of life features. Chalk and cheese to other options I've tried… that said, I've not tried this!

      Sometimes I feel it's worth paying for quality, then spending hours with, and getting frustrated by, free options (sometimes)

      • jayboi on 14/12/2022 - 17:18

        So will I have to pay $69 a year for parallels as a subscription to keep it working? or just $69 and only get updates for a year?

        • jace88 on 26/12/2022 - 13:59

          This appears to be the subscription version. Buying outright is a lot harder to find, not many discounts, and you’ll only get updates (rather than new versions).

          I’ve bought outright a few times since they offer perpetual licence and discounted upgrades, but if I was to do it all over again I’d probably just go subscription since that’s where all the discounts/promotions are.

    • beardelune on 14/12/2022 - 15:21

      I use both on my M1 Max and it's no competition. Parallels is so much more stable, feature-rich, performs better and is easier to use.

      I highly recommend W11 in Parallels on an M1 Mac, it's snappier than any Surface I've used 🫠

  • Junnyjun on 14/12/2022 - 12:27
    +1

    Nice

  • Magical Sound Shower on 14/12/2022 - 12:55
    +1

    VMWare Fusion Player is still free for personal use if that's more your jam. Deal is for 12 but 13 has the same option

    • [Deactivated] on 14/12/2022 - 13:22

      Very invasive piece of SW. Had to uninstall from my Mac

    • xmagic on 14/12/2022 - 14:16

      VMware Tools on ARM is practically non-exist. The graphics driver provides high-resolution output and that's it. No accelerated graphics at all.

  • qvinto on 14/12/2022 - 14:48

    Note that this version restricts the amount of RAM and CPU cores you can allocate to the VM. The RAM is limited to something crap like 4-8GB i believe. With the restrictions some software can run pretty poorly. You need the full version to have no restrictions.

  • Kewjonson on 14/12/2022 - 16:09

    This licence is per year basis. So the next tome renewal will be full price ?

  • danzster on 14/12/2022 - 23:37

    is there a parallel version that is not subscription based?

    • jace88 on 26/12/2022 - 14:01
      +1

      Yes but the perpetual licence edition is harder to find and other than upgrades/edu, there aren’t discounts/Cashback/etc.

  • sunkcost on 14/12/2022 - 23:40

    Can this thing do x86 emulation on an M1? If so, how does performance compare to qemu?

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