Personally I find the whole Mac/PC argument tedious in the extreme; I’m a Mac user who’s quite happy to run Windows as well, but doing so can be a costly exercise in hardware and virtualisation software. The latest in the seemingly never-ending stream of budget application bundles takes some of the cost sting out, offering up Parallels Desktop 7 along with nine other Mac apps for $US49. [Mac SuperBundle via OzBargain]
Random
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 12:19 PMLooks like a good deal. Parallels is definitely good and I have been using it since version 5. However, does anyone know about the other products in the bundle? Are they any good?
Spikey8D
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 12:52 PMiStat is a good system monitor, although I stopped using it a fair while ago because I was using an old laptop and I suspected it had a noticeable footprint
Uncle Bobq
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 12:59 PMwouldn’t iStat tell you that? Is that its job?
WAXT
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 2:26 PMWow, this looks pretty decent. Has anyone here actually purchased this yet? How are the files downloaded, as executable installs (.dmg) or as pre-installed compressed files/folders? I noticed that customers only have one month access to the downloads.
Matt
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 3:10 PMI purchased it, its invidual keys with download links emailed to you, you have an option to extend to a 2 year download option for $5.95
WAXT
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 3:15 PMSo basically, what you are purhcasing are serials/keys to the programs and then being provided with a link to the software? How are the programs provided though? Are they install files? I’d like to be able to create install discs for the programs so I don’t have to worry about re-downloading or missing out (when the download period expires).
sm
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 4:33 PMHalf of them are zip files with the .app file in it, the other half are dmg files.
Matt
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 6:42 PMAnd you can also order discs for an extra $10 if needed :)
MotorMouth
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 10:23 AMThis all seems like a helluva lot of effort and tends to show why Mac is such a stupid choice. No Windoze user has to go through krap like that because everything you need is available. It is why everyone who doesn’t need Logic or FCP who uses a Mac has made the wrong decision. i.e. They have chosen an OS, when they should have been choosing applications first, then selecting the OS that supports those. It is like having a family of 5 and buying a 4 seat family car.