Is this a good deal?

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macmichaelmacmichael
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
What do you think?



http://www.macmall.com/macmall/shop/...POPUP~TRUE.asp



I'm considering it. I havent had windows in a long time, but it would be nice on occasion to have it and to have it on my mac pro would be awesome. What is everyones take on Parallels? What about running windows on a mac? And what about the price/features of this setup? Could anyone else do any better? Help me out here!!

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    guybrush threepwoodguybrush threepwood Posts: 1,109member
    Why would you need Vista Ultimate then?



    Just buy a refurbed Mac Pro and use boot camp with Vista Home. It would save you hundreds of dollars by not purchasing Parallels and Vista Ultimate.
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    buddhabuddha Posts: 386member
    It's an alright deal I suppose, I would feel more comfortable buying from the apple store and then purchasing Vista separately (hardly a price difference). Parallels will get most of what you need done, however if you are into 3D intensive apps (video editing apps may be included, I'm not sure) you need to use Boot Camp instead of Parallels. Boot camp is also free right now but in a beta stage. If it's important for you to run both operating systems at once than you need parallels, if you want a full power PC experience (lol) go with bootcamp. Also since Vista has a lot of flashy core imaging stuff I'm not sure how well it will run on Parallels (probably okay, anyone tried this?).
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    lfe2211lfe2211 Posts: 507member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by macmichael View Post


    What do you think?



    http://www.macmall.com/macmall/shop/...POPUP~TRUE.asp



    I'm considering it. I havent had windows in a long time, but it would be nice on occasion to have it and to have it on my mac pro would be awesome. What is everyones take on Parallels? What about running windows on a mac? And what about the price/features of this setup? Could anyone else do any better? Help me out here!!



    It looks like a good deal--for them. If I've done the math correctly, there charging you $445 for Parallels and Vista Ultimate. A lot of these shops got free Vsta copies at "Vista Launches" in January. Also, did you click all the way to check out. Their seemed to be a tap dance going on withe the rebates when you get to final checkout. Dom;t do the deal until you click all the way to the end for the computer only. Also the "free" UPS ground shipping is up to $40 wvia rebate, I don't what your cost will be where you live. Apple store is free shipping period. Caveat Emptor.
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    feartecfeartec Posts: 119member
    I also agree, buy from Apple.com or keep checking their refurbished page. I got quite a nice system from there for the same price as that.
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