I empathize with ArtyP and second what Ryan 1 is requesting. Although there are 3rd party forums where users give great feedback about laptop or practical use and speed limitations, the actual responses from Parallels are pretty insulting. Not knowing with certainty the performance of the most common OS's (which are expensive) and the idea of just toying with installations and purchasing stuff to see it works is pretty BAD. That is exactly what keeps people from trying this product and what keeps it from being more mainstream. Any time I want help with Parallels--which seems like it should be on anyone's machine who has an common sense--I find that we are very few.
Anyway, I too would love to know more about which OS versions can be the most streamlined and efficient for my setup. I don't like the responses from the company asking me to "just be happy: it works." All the other responses I hear/plus my own experience of using and quitting the product point the fact that it bogs down and is more like a novelty and less something I want to work on and depend on every day. But I suspect it doesn't have to be that way. I just haven't found the right formula and the time to make it work.
Last edited: Sep 16, 2018