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    any difference in having autodesk maya on mac rather than Windows ?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Kamzan, Aug 29, 2012.

  1. Kamzan

    Kamzan Notebook Deity

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    My roommate who works with maya on her windows PC is thinking on buying a mac, but wonders if there is any sort of difference in having maya on a mac rather than on windows ?
    does the touchpad play any kew rolls with multi functional finger commands ? does it work better ? does the retina display do any sort of actual visual difference on maya ? etc

    thanks
     
    Kamzan, Aug 29, 2012
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    You'll need an external mouse for any actual use of maya in OS X, just like in windows.

    Retina display support isn't added to maya yet afaik
     
    masterchef341, Aug 29, 2012
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  3. doh123

    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    I'd think you'd get better feedback on this question asking in a forum of Maya users.
     
    doh123, Aug 29, 2012
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    from an interface point of view, no 0 difference. From a performance / work feel point of view... id say windows feels a lot more responsive. This of course is purely because windows7 as a system and interface is just a lot faster than OS X is, and you can feel that when working with anything really. In terms of Maya itself, no they are identical on both platforms.
     
    thomaskc.dk, Sep 3, 2012
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    that would be false for the general case, no comment on maya performance
     
    masterchef341, Sep 3, 2012
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    really? Its exactly the opposite for me.
     
    doh123, Sep 3, 2012
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