go use PC dun waste ur money.

im an architecture student too.

personally, i'd run windows under parallels/vmware and install 3dmax/autocad on there.

as for adobe, msoffice, sketchup, all are available for macosx.

sketchup on my white c2d 2.0 w/ x3100 runs fine. just be sure to have enough ram.

also, vectorworks allows you to import and export autocad files just like how iwork does with office files.

hope this helps somehow.

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Added on April 9, 2009, 10:45 amjust read this

http://www.macrumors.com/2009/04/08/autoca...turning-to-mac/

This post has been edited by iglue: Apr 9 2009, 10:45 AM

ya...should get an external keyboard..if not, reli hard for 3d max user..
i found sketchup for mac version, sketchup problem solved.
then which window r u using?XP @ Vista?
i heard that they said use window 7 is better, the heat problem not that bad like XP.

sketchup mac isn't that easy to use .
do take note that things like orbit etc is not so friendly to user when u have the center buttion working as expose.

windows is still the basic for archtiecture in malyaisa. anyway ,GDP uses alot of macs there.

do u face any problem on it?
which mac r u using?

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Added on April 9, 2009, 8:26 pmu tried mac version sketchup?
what is de different?


This post has been edited by blinkblink88: Apr 9 2009, 08:26 PM

it is almost the same .
but now i am using desktop for it, graphic wise , of course mac is the better one. but that is only ifyou got a high end mac.
a laptop is never as good as a desktop .

secnod thing is, macbook is quite compact , heat is going to be insanely high for it . i used to run photoshopat os x and sketch up with parallels(autocad) .

I'm a mechanical engineer and I'm a mac lover, For my work which required extensive use of 3D Modeling, I have to go for pc because I'm using Autodesk 's Inventor. I have tried running a lower version of AuoCad with Parallel Desktop before but found it to be buggy. Why not get a cheap pc laptop for your cad and do the rest with mac?

i do to have a 3 years old pc that stil can run my autocad well..
just sometime i m going to show my work to lecturer so mayb i ned to bring along my laptop...
sketchup do to have mac version so problem is not there anymore...
but next semester i have to learn 3D max but i believe my pc shud not run it well because only 1gb ram...
so i m thinking whether can my 3D max run with macbook well for de 5 months semester...

then install bootcamp and use windows .

ya..thinking that way too..

hai there... im 3d animation student... and i bought mbp around last year..

i tried to use 3ds max in my mbp using bootcamp but it doenst work well..

if u r using maya software, it works well including rendering stage...

not recommended to use 3rd party software.. its really laggy

just my 2cents

I run autoCAD on winxp in parallels on my macbook pro 2.4 Ghz (using the 9400M, so in a way its the same as a macbook 2.4 Ghz) and everything looks good to me only 2GB RAM

i'm automotive student, using CATIA to design vehicle.
so macbook pro running vista business 64bit via bootcamp
still crash sometime.

then how do u solve de problem?
do u still using bootcamp to run 3d max?

but i wil use it for few month only after that i think i wil learn de other better software by my own..
3d max is school requirement oni..

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Added on April 12, 2009, 10:18 pmi stil duno either buying mac o vaio...
still under considering..
will u feel over heat on using win xp?

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Added on April 12, 2009, 10:19 pmis that because of window vista is not that stable in mac and make it crash and lag?

This post has been edited by blinkblink88: Apr 12 2009, 10:19 PM

windows on mac components wont run so smoothly due to the fact that mac is designed in a different way to best suit mac os x .
bootcamp is not the main thing when they design the architecture of the mac machines .
the driver for windows itself is developed by mac. and you cant find it online .

mean that you recommended me to get a vaio better than mac in my case?

I am so sick of softwares appear to incompatible with Macbook. Especially when u pay so much for a MacPro.
So is there any ways that i can do to download windows into my Mac? need help. Your help is very much appreciated. I need to use the software to complete my assignment. I'm doing architecture btw.

Thank you so much!

Off topic for a while..are you working with GDP now?

i am not working with GDP now. but i got contact with people who are closely related to GDP and he told me about that.

I see..

But anyway from most what I know is in architectural field using of Macs to PC is about 40:60. Most renowed firm like Hijjas Kasturi and Senireka are using PC instead or Macs for their tools of trade. And for firm which using Macs they're using Vectorworks instead of AutoCAD for their drafting tools.

This post has been edited by b48753: May 13 2009, 11:11 AM