Cinema 4D on MBP 13''

[Shahidkapoor]

Hello,

Can the current MBP 13'' base model handle Cinema4D modelling (architectural) and renderings smoothly? (Without dedicated VRAM)

 

[jgz]

well from your question I can read, that you would like to buy a new Macbook Pro! Take the 15"!!!

I am an architecture student, which uses Cinema4d, I installed it, but I never used it on my new 13" machine, because I didnt need it in the past weeks.

But generally i feel very unhappy with the 13". I should have bought the 15" and preferably the highend one.

I upgraded mine with an SSD and 8GB RAM, but using CAD everything is not as smooth as I wished before...

I think, I will use my macbook pro 13 until Ivy Bridge, then I will substitute it with a high end 15"..... Or buy a PC Workstation... Dunno...

 

[Shahidkapoor]

well from your question I can read, that you would like to buy a new Macbook Pro! Take the 15"!!!

I am an architecture student, which uses Cinema4d, I installed it, but I never used it on my new 13" machine, because I didnt need it in the past weeks.

But generally i feel very unhappy with the 13". I should have bought the 15" and preferably the highend one.

I upgraded mine with an SSD and 8GB RAM, but using CAD everything is not as smooth as I wished before...

I think, I will use my macbook pro 13 until Ivy Bridge, then I will substitute it with a high end 15"..... Or buy a PC Workstation... Dunno...

Oh.. So, CAD doesn't run smoothly..Can you explain a bit more? Like it's not smooth while navigating or rendering is not fast enough? Even I use CAD so was curious. And what are other problems?

I see in your signature that you have the 13'' i7 one with an SSD then too there is a lag?

yes I wan't to buy one, but won't be able to afford the high end 15''. May be 15'' base model if the 13'' doesn't suit my needs.

thanks in advance

 

[jgz]

Oh.. So, CAD doesn't run smoothly..Can you explain a bit more? Like it's not smooth while navigating or rendering is not fast enough? Even I use CAD so was curious. And what are other problems?

I see in your signature that you have the 13'' i7 one with an SSD then too there is a lag?

yes I wan't to buy one, but won't be able to afford the high end 15''. May be 15'' base model if the 13'' doesn't suit my needs.

thanks in advance

take the base 15"! Quadcore processor + discrete GPU make a big (and I mean huge) difference in speed, when rendering (13" has dual core and integrated GPU) or modelling

Autocad (Mac Version) is not as snappy (mouse is a little bit jumpy) as I'm used to on my windows machine. When Autocad is running, the whole system seems to be laggy (Mission Control, Desktop switching). I never thought that Autocad could be such a heavy (or bad built... dunno) software. I mean, it "runs", (Cinema 4D runs too) but not pretty well....

If I would have the chance to travel back in time, I would take the 15" machine... Now its too late....

SSD is only for increasing startup-speeds of OSX, Virtual Machines, Software, big files, etc. It doesnt make your Computer faster, when rendering or modelling. An upgrade, which I would recommend are 8gigs of RAM (Dont buy them dircetly from Apple... Go to a reseller or buy it from aftermarket). Especially when rendering or working on heavy CAD files its a huge difference in speed. Generally a machine with 8GBs is faster in everyday working.

Hope this helps...