Apple MAC compatible with ABS or Revit

[bbambu]

Just curious is there are many MAC users out there that work with ABS or Revit. I remember seeing at least one person that used an Apple. I wanted to know how well Autodesk products performed with Virtual PC.

[hand471037]

Just curious is there are many MAC users out there that work with ABS or Revit. I remember seeing at least one person that used an Apple. I wanted to know how well Autodesk products performed with Virtual PC.

I can't say anything about Virtual PC. However, if you buy a recent (Intel-based) Mac and install Parallels so that you can run Windows and OS X side-by-side it works very well. I just got my MacBookPro, and am running Revit this way, and it's working surprisingly well. It doesn't run quite as fast as it would on Windows XP alone, but the Core 2 Duo is so fast that so far I haven't even noticed the difference (unless I run out of memory, then it bogs, so I wouldn't use it on a big project).

Also, with the new Intel-based Macs, you can also use something called Boot Camp to simply boot into Windows XP. Then running Revit is no different than on my old Dell M90 (and actually seems to be faster, but I think this might be due to the Core 2 Duo and better drivers from Apple...)

From one deranged robot dressed up like a dog to another...

[bbambu]

Thanks for the input. My boss was thinking about purchasing me a business tool (lap top) for when I start traveling and I was hoping I might be able to persuade him into buying a MacBook rather than a Dell. Cost may be an issue, and Pro is a little expensive. Is it necessary to have a MacBook Pro in order to run the above mentioned programs?


"It's not stupid... It's advanced!" -Almighty Tallest

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

The following thread may also be of some interest...

Revit running on a macbook pro

Have a good one, Mike

[bbambu]

Clicking on links is like falling down a rabbit hole.
Looked at Parallels, turns out in addition to being able to run Windows I could also run Linux along with a few other OSes. That's freakin' awesome!

[powermarc]

Just remember that to run Boot Camp or Parallels with Windows, you need an Intel-based Mac. If your boss is tempted to buy an older PowerBook that uses the G4 chip, you won't be able to run Windows. (Not quickly, anyway.)