Will my machine run 2010?

[gusaluphagus]

I have a Mac Book Pro and was thinking about splitting my hard drive with Boot Camp and installing Windows Vista Home Premium and then getting a copy of AutoCAD 2010 to load onto it.

Here are the specs for my machine, will I be able to run AutoCAD 2010?

Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro4,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.5 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz

[Glenn Pope]

That should run it just fine. Only issue by be if your opening large 3D drawing.

[cwade.109269]

Yes it will; however, I would recommend:
Windows XP Professional or the Windows 7 Beta

I would also recommend upgrading the RAM in your computer to at least 4 GB (You can get the specs for the RAM online and easily upgrade it yourself, the slots are under the battery, assuming it's a fairly new model).

I use 2010 on my Macbook (not pro) and I have upgraded it to 4 GB of RAM and it works great on both Windows 7 and XP running through Parallels. I would also recommend the 64-Bit version of the Operating System.

[ccowgill]

I would also recommend the 64-Bit version of the Operating System.
you have to be careful with 64bit os. AutoCAD installation files are configured so you can only install the 64bit version on a 64bit os. Some 3rd party apps dont have support for AutoCAD 64 (Eagle Point is one of them) and may not have any plans to support 64 bit AutoCAD.

[cwade.109269]

We don't use any 3rd Party Applications that don't have 64-Bit Versions, so not an issue for us, but there are ways of installing the 32 Bit versions on a 64 Bit OS (But doing so definitely defeats the purpose of having the 64 Bit OS in the first place).

I recommend 64 BIT OS, simply because it can handle more memory than the 32 BIT OSes can.

[ccowgill]

We don't use any 3rd Party Applications that don't have 64-Bit Versions, so not an issue for us, but there are ways of installing the 32 Bit versions on a 64 Bit OS (But doing so definitely defeats the purpose of having the 64 Bit OS in the first place).

I recommend 64 BIT OS, simply because it can handle more memory than the 32 BIT OSes can.
I'm on your side as well, I have a special 32 bit installation of AutoCAD just for Eagle Point, but for my everyday production work, I'm using my 64bit installation.