Paralles for desktop 8 and MacBook Air

Paralles for desktop 8 is better i5 or i7 Macbook Air? and is sufficient i5?

As you have to do a clean install, you need to buy a System Builder or full version. If you want to install Windows 7, you can get a full version at Amazon or NewEgg. The same for Windows 8, but in this case, you have to get a System Builder version.
You need a 64-bit Windows version because you have got a 64-bit processor, so you will get better performance. Also, check that you have enough RAM. To install Windows on a virtual machine, I recommend at least 4 GB, but 8 GB of memory are better

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