I don’t want to seem like I’m completely ripping Parallels Desktop 4. There is no doubt that this is a great program feature-wise, and in a few months, when the code is polished, it will be an easily recommendable upgrade. As it stands, though, I just can’t suggest that people make the jump unless they are prepared to deal with some problems. It really is a shame that the bugs are so significant, since the Parallels programmers managed to get quad-core working for non-server Windows clients where VMware couldn’t. But launching too early has obviously come at a steep price.
Ouch.
Since I’m tied to Windows at work for one program (yes, at an Apple-Authorized Service Provider), I have to deal with this. I have a MacBook Pro with Vista on it via BootCamp, but use VMware Fusion to tap into it when needed. It gets the job done, but I know people who swear by Parallels. But from that review alone, I’m glad I’ve stuck with Fusion.