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Macbook pro i5 windows 7 options?????

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hastyle

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Hey guys gonna purchase a macbook pro i5, but i will also need it to do some design stuff, 3d rendering and 2d graphics, So i will need to install windows 7 on it, what are my options? i know there is bootcamp but there is also the parallel route, and a few others that are similar, I care more about performance and if bootcamp is faster then i don't have a problem restarting the computer to switch os.
thanks.
 
Bootcamp is the only way to go for any graphics, cad, or gaming... If you use parallels and want any performance on windows, you basically kill the performance of osx because you give everything to windows. I dont understand this though, on bootcamp with 8gb ram rates at 6.9, on parallels with only 4gb of ram it rates 7.1...
 
ok great, and also since im doing 3d rendering, i wil be utilizing multple cores. not sure if i should get, the i5 and i7 one is 4 core and the other is 8 ?? is that correct? i cant seem to find my answer on google.
thanks.
 
There are a total of zero (0) Macbook Pros that utilize the quad core iX procs. Only dual core with hyperthreading for a total of four "logical" cores for both the i5 and i7. It won't be as fast as a true quad core, i.e. the 4C iMac.

As far as which one to pick, that's not a very exciting question. I mean, it is, but here all you will get is "get the i5, i7 is a waste of money" comments from those who got the i5, and the "i7 is gr8" comments from those who got the i7.

Are you:
making money from your machine?
a spec whore?
feelin' lucky?

Get the i7. Otherwise, go for the i5.
 
You can run windows 7 64bit with parallels and not have to reboot. Also maya is a 3d program and also auto cad . They both run on the mac os. I run auto cad, 3d studio both on windows xp and windows 7 in parallels 6 with no problem at all.
 
I tried to run autocad in parallels using the bootcamp partition but it messed up the activation and I dont feel like calling autodesk again :(
 
Oh ok, i will look into the spec and bench marks i guess,

lol, yes this computer is for work work, no im not a spec whore, if its not worth the money then screw it, i have another pc for rendering too.

Eddyisgreat said:
There are a total of zero (0) Macbook Pros that utilize the quad core iX procs. Only dual core with hyperthreading for a total of four "logical" cores for both the i5 and i7. It won't be as fast as a true quad core, i.e. the 4C iMac.

As far as which one to pick, that's not a very exciting question. I mean, it is, but here all you will get is "get the i5, i7 is a waste of money" comments from those who got the i5, and the "i7 is gr8" comments from those who got the i7.

Are you:
making money from your machine?
a spec whore?
feelin' lucky?

Get the i7. Otherwise, go for the i5.
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I have had bad luck running AutoCAD in virtualization. I would install Windows 7 to your Boot Camp partition. If you want occasional quick access to Windows when you aren't doing anything heavy, use Parallels to access the Boot Camp partition while running OSX.
 
Dont try to access autocad from parallels, it will screw up the license and only problem I had with autocad in parallels was the mouse...I had the mac mouse and the autocad mouse and it lagged but that seems to be fixed in Parallels 6
 
good to know, also, I have a I have an second monitor id like to hook up, What is with this new Mini DisplayPort and mini dvi?!? are they two different connectors?
 
hastyle said:
good to know, also, I have a I have an second monitor id like to hook up, What is with this new Mini DisplayPort and mini dvi?!? are they two different connectors?
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very much so.

At this point in time, you don't need to worry about mini DVI unless you own an older model mac or a Mac Mini. You'll simply need Apple's Mini DP -> DVI adapter, or you can purchase one from monoprice.
 
ok so just mini dvi, thanks.

Eddyisgreat said:
very much so.

At this point in time, you don't need to worry about mini DVI unless you own an older model mac or a Mac Mini. You'll simply need Apple's Mini DP -> DVI adapter, or you can purchase one from monoprice.
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HUH?

Okay I was a Windows user for many years until this year I finally got my first Mac computer + I've been working with Mac at job for 3+ years.

I can tell you don't need Windows to do 2D and 3D.

There are:

Adobe (Windows / OSX)
Maya (Windows / OSX)
And other etc etc.

These major softwares company will support Windows and OSX

Unless you are running some... other 3D program which I haven't use it for a long time. Swift 3D?
 
DJ-R said:
HUH?

Okay I was a Windows user for many years until this year I finally got my first Mac computer + I've been working with Mac at job for 3+ years.

I can tell you don't need Windows to do 2D and 3D.

There are:

Adobe (Windows / OSX)
Maya (Windows / OSX)
And other etc etc.

These major softwares company will support Windows and OSX

Unless you are running some... other 3D program which I haven't use it for a long time. Swift 3D?
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Yeah and Solidworks...AutoCAD...Mastercam arent big? Yes AutoCAD is making a mac version but thats not here yet and Mastercam and Solidworks are pretty big.
 
Yes use autocad, little bit of solidworks, but majority of my work is done in 3d studio max.

tjb1 said:
Yeah and Solidworks...AutoCAD...Mastercam arent big? Yes AutoCAD is making a mac version but thats not here yet and Mastercam and Solidworks are pretty big.
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