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Take look at what the Activity Monitor shows for the Parallels VM on my Mac, Wow. Is such high usage the norm for Parallels? Is it true of other VM apps as well? <br />
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Take look at what the Activity Monitor shows for the Parallels VM on my Mac, Wow. Is such high usage the norm for Parallels? Is it true of other VM apps as well? 



Energy Requirements for Parallels for Mac

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