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Sick of windows and thinking about switching to Mac for my laptop
Posted on 10/30/18 at 9:23 am
Posted on 10/30/18 at 9:23 am
Are they worth the crazy price? Do they come with their own pain in the arse issues?
ssd is a must, currently have an Asus that’s served me well but windows updates frick it up every time
Mainly excel, word, outlook is all I do on it, but needs to be AutoCAD capable
ssd is a must, currently have an Asus that’s served me well but windows updates frick it up every time
Mainly excel, word, outlook is all I do on it, but needs to be AutoCAD capable
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Posted on 10/30/18 at 10:02 am to Old Sarge
Can go with a new iPad Pro. Just announced AutoCad is coming to it "with performance as fast as the fastest PCs."
Posted on 10/30/18 at 10:08 am to colorchangintiger
quote:
Just announced AutoCad is coming to it "with performance as fast as the fastest PCs."
Posted on 10/30/18 at 10:20 am to Old Sarge
quote:
Do they come with their own pain in the arse issues?
No.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 3:00 pm to Old Sarge
I haven't had any problems with updates 
Posted on 10/30/18 at 3:41 pm to Old Sarge
Everything you asked is how our office works, only caveat is that we use parallels in order for auto cad and estimating software to work on Windows 10 operating system and cloud based windows 365. These things are to entrenched to change our operating platform. Issues or mostly annoyance due to the constant windows updates, but nothing major.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 3:53 pm to jmon
So why do the $99 a year for the Microsoft office suite right now, if I switch my work laptop to an Apple product but keep my wife and kids pc’s , is there an issue?
Posted on 10/30/18 at 3:58 pm to Old Sarge
why are you sick of Windows. Win10 is pretty great.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 4:06 pm to Old Sarge
Switched to a MacBook Pro when I started grad school and it's been amazing. Have never used AutoCAD though.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 4:23 pm to bad93ex
quote:it is just so innovative!
Switched to a MacBook Pro when I started grad school and it's been amazing.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 4:47 pm to Old Sarge
quote:sort of. Lacks the convenience that makes Windows so great
Do they come with their own pain in the arse issues?
Posted on 10/30/18 at 4:53 pm to CarRamrod
The auto updates always give me the dreaded blue screen :(
Then I have to restore to a point before the update
Major PITA, and always unsure if the pc will completely crash leaving me screwed
Then I have to restore to a point before the update
Major PITA, and always unsure if the pc will completely crash leaving me screwed
Posted on 10/30/18 at 4:55 pm to Old Sarge
If you a toy, buy a Mac.
Want a REAL pc, buy winx.
Want a REAL pc, buy winx.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 6:03 pm to colorchangintiger
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Can go with a new iPad Pro. Just announced AutoCad is coming to it "with performance as fast as the fastest PCs."
Gross
Posted on 10/30/18 at 6:25 pm to Old Sarge
quote:
they come with their own pain in the arse issues
Posted on 10/30/18 at 6:32 pm to Old Sarge
quote:Fewer of them but they exist.
Do they come with their own pain in the arse issues?
Probably the biggest PITA is that Apple controls everything. Windows has lots of little problems because the OS has to work with all these other drivers and apps nobody else ever heard of. Apple doesn't have that problem, but restricts you to using what is Apple-approved and of course makes you pay extra to do so.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 8:29 pm to Old Sarge
Win10 is okay, but I still vastly prefer MacOS.
MacOS works fantastic, as long as you don't go trying to go too far out of the realm of what Apple supports.
That being said, if you use AutoCAD, I'd highly recommend sticking with Windows. AutoCAD for Mac is not nearly up to par with AutoCAD for Windows
MacOS works fantastic, as long as you don't go trying to go too far out of the realm of what Apple supports.
That being said, if you use AutoCAD, I'd highly recommend sticking with Windows. AutoCAD for Mac is not nearly up to par with AutoCAD for Windows
Posted on 11/1/18 at 4:46 am to Old Sarge
Here's a little hint that could save you some cash. Download Linux and install Ubuntu or Linux Mint on it and see how you like it before buying a new one.
EDIT: Autocad doesnt run on it natively.
itsfoss.com/cad-software-linux/
Not sure if one of these alternatives will work for you
EDIT: Autocad doesnt run on it natively.
itsfoss.com/cad-software-linux/
Not sure if one of these alternatives will work for you
This post was edited on 11/1/18 at 4:51 am
Posted on 11/1/18 at 6:21 am to Boatshoes
I’m not sure if this old dog can learn those new tricks 
Will I have compatibility with documents to the office suite clone?
Will I have compatibility with documents to the office suite clone?
This post was edited on 11/1/18 at 6:28 am
Posted on 11/1/18 at 8:37 am to Old Sarge
As soon as the i7's go on sale, I'm switching to a Mac with 16G.
Considering putting my current Win laptop into a VM and running it on the Mac if needed.
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