Please let me know Mac specific software

[ajaygrover]

Hi all,

My organisation are going to upgrade all the computers and laptops and I have been asked to make a choice today. I am very much inclined to buying a macbook but I have to convince the IT department that I will need it to run some scientific or visualisation software thats only mac specific.

The problem is I dont know any

If I cant convince them the I have to suffer with a Dell laptop

Please let me know if you guys come accross any software that does not run on windows...I have my hopes on you....

 

[Eidorian]

I have to convince the IT department that I will need it to run some scientific or visualisation software thats only mac specific.

And most of those run on Windows too, if not all major platforms.

 

[synth3tik]

You do understand that the company will have to purchase that software, and when they find out that you do not use/need the software, you maybe in trouble. I have to bring my own MBP in, but I was finally able to do that when I called them daily about my PC, they finally had enough, set everything up, licensed what they could and made me license everything else.


We all want Macs at work, I just see it adding some rise to your job. Plus as stated previously most of those programs are available for other platforms, mainly Linux/UNIX

 

[siurpeeman]

couldn't you buy a macbook but use all the windows software under bootcamp? if they're covering the cost of the laptop, you could offer to pay for the difference over the dell.

 

[bearbo]

there is not a single scientific program that i know is mac only. most scientific programs are windows only, small part is mac and windows.

if your company uses a lot of scientific programs, there's no reason to use mac hardware. last time i talked to some microscope guy from olympus and another company which i cannot remember the name of at the moment, apparently none of them make software for their microscope that support mac...

 

[ajaygrover]

Thank you

Thank you to all of you for your suggestions. I am going to defend myself by saying that I can run windows on my mac too. I hope I get a MB soon