Can base 13'' Air handle CAD?

iannella · Jun 14, 2012, 05:16 AM

Hi,
I was wondering, how would the 13'' base model go running CAD through bootcamp? Would the processor be able to handle it? Or would I be better off getting the 13'' Pro?
Thanks

bogatyr · Jun 14, 2012, 08:37 AM

Shouldn't be any different on the MBP 13" except less screen real-estate - both use the HD 3000 iGPU. If you need a dGPU you'll need to go to a higher end laptop.

If you want a less generic response, you'll need to post which CAD applications you're speaking of.

dona83 · Jun 14, 2012, 09:12 AM

AutoCAD for Mac works great in my 2006 iMac for 2D drawings. Revit/Architectural/MEP in Windows would probably work fine as well but I wouldn't do any rendering on the MBA. We have a couple of workstations that are powerful enough for this task.

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iannella macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Australia	Can base 13'' Air handle CAD? Hi, I was wondering, how would the 13'' base model go running CAD through bootcamp? Would the processor be able to handle it? Or would I be better off getting the 13'' Pro? Thanks __________________ 24" Aluminum iMac, 3.06 Ghz, 4Gb Ram, 1Tb HDD
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Jun 14, 2012, 08:37 AM	#2
bogatyr macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2012	Shouldn't be any different on the MBP 13" except less screen real-estate - both use the HD 3000 iGPU. If you need a dGPU you'll need to go to a higher end laptop. If you want a less generic response, you'll need to post which CAD applications you're speaking of.
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Jun 14, 2012, 09:12 AM	#3
dona83 macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Coquitlam, BC	AutoCAD for Mac works great in my 2006 iMac for 2D drawings. Revit/Architectural/MEP in Windows would probably work fine as well but I wouldn't do any rendering on the MBA. We have a couple of workstations that are powerful enough for this task.
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