Use Mac in a Windows Environment

[Fooj]

Right my work Thinkpad is getting close to needing renewal, anyway I want to ask them for a new macbook instead.

Currently the network is very much all windows, what are the issues with putting a new macbook on the network, connecting to all shared drives, printers and email.

I have looked round the net and cannot find anything? any ideas?

Thanks

 

[Eidorian]

Lets start off somewhere simple first.

1. Windows software

 

[BobZune]

You can run msWindows in a virtual machine (Parallels, VMware) and let them manage the virtual machine for you. You can manage the OS X side. This may be more palatable for your IT people.

 

[nadyne]

It depends on how your work network is set up. It's pretty much impossible to answer this question without knowing what servers your office is using for everything.

At worst, you can always run VMWare or Boot Camp on your machine to run the Windows apps that you need.

Start off by seeing if you can find another Mac user and asking them how well they're dealing with being on your network. If there isn't another Mac user around, then you'll need to figure out what kind of servers and other things that you'll be connecting to with a new computer.