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    Help with which mac to buy

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by alex5523, Aug 16, 2010.

  1. alex5523

    alex5523 Notebook Geek

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    Hello everyone i need help on which mac to buy, im looking at their site and im seeing that they only have macs with intel processors, know one of my questions is: is that configuration good for a mac? i remember that they had this G3 G4 processors , are those obsolete? does that intel processors works good with the mac os x ? i just can see that they only have with windows OS and i read that its the same if i just buy a regular computer if i buy a mac with windows OS and i dont want that. My sister needs it to use the latest autocad and edit movies, and some ocasional gaming. Can someone help me out, and she likes the 13 inches screen so it doesnt matter how big she just wants to run those apps with no trouble.
     
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    alex5523 Notebook Geek

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    well now im reading that theres is no autocad for mac is that true? what apps those mac os have?
     
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    2.0 Former NBR Macro-Mod®

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    You can run a virtual machine with Windows as the Guest OS.

    See the sticky thread in this section about running Windows on a Mac.

    Also, the processors in the current gen of the Macbooks will have no trouble running the programs you require.

    I'd suggest a Macbook Pro.
     
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    alex5523 Notebook Geek

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    And is there excel and office and all those apps for a mac? is it possible to exchange files from a mac to windows and be able to open them?like from office from mac to office for windows
     
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    Fishsticks Notebook Geek

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    AutoCad's last Mac release was in mid 90s, but they're releasing a new one in the coming years.

    However, you should have no problem running AutoCad under parallels desktop.

    If you need a 3D editing program, Maya is fully Mac-friendly.

    And yes, there's MSOffice for Mac, and is fuly compatible. You might rarely get some strange artefacts when you convert version to version, but this is true for all versions, not just Macs
     
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    Is there a particular reason you are looking at a Mac instead of a Windows PC? If she needs the latest auto CAD she may be better off with a PC. There are work arounds if she insists on a Mac though. I suggest posting in the "what notebook should I buy" section to get a full range of choices.
     
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    crazycanuk Notebook Virtuoso

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    newer A-cads dont work worth a darn in paralels need to bootcamp it and if shes working it hard ... not always so nice to use especially for larger renders
     
    crazycanuk, Aug 16, 2010
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