Like Fusion, Parallels promises full support for Windows 7′s Aero desktop effects, assuming you’ve got the video horsepower to handle it. Parallels is also touting performance three times as fast, a virtual machine that automatically pauses when no apps ar running, and a “Crystal mode” that makes Windows windows seamless and native-feeling, with support for multi-touch trackpad gesture and Windows apps dropped right in the Dock.
Also like Fusion? It’s not free, or all that cheap: Parallels 5 runs $US80 for a full version, or $US50 for an upgrade from previous Parallels. Gizmodo promises a side-by-side comparison of the two virtualisation apps in the near future, and we’d be eager to see which does a better job of fitting Windows inside a Mac.