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So I've been around on Mac-Forums for the past few years, previously a pretty avid user, but lately been on hiatus. Busy, busy, busy.
I know this is generally not the situation for this forum, to consider the switch to windows after having been a pretty avid Apple user for the last 10-15 years and even a bit back during OS8 and OS9.
So here's the situation, I'm in Architecture school and for the past 4 or so years of it I've been using a series of MacBook Pros. I've been using vectorworks and a couple other more homegrown type modeling applications. The school has in the past had a pretty major push towards Apple Products and we utilize them mostly because in the past they were the better graphic renderers. This is not so much the case anymore, with more products being released that are as good or better than Macs at graphics.
Now we have been slipping away using programs like Autocad, Rhino, Revit, etc...
Now I know Autocad is back to Mac but the the software is incredibly buggy and the plotting methods are horrendous. I never crash on Autocad on my windows side, whereas on the Mac version, a program crash is inevitable almost every hour. Rhino3D for Mac is likewise in development but missing some major components I have to have and not nearly at the stage it needs to be for day to day stability.
I'm thinking since I spend practically 90% of my time on my windows side of my Mac now, its almost useless to have the Mac. The hardware's great, the battery last an amazing amount of time, but how useful is it to me if I can't utilize the potential of OS X.
I think it's still a long time off for both a stable version of Autocad for Mac and Rhino3D.
What is everyone's opinion?
Is it really worth having my Macbook Pro for the hardware alone?
Is it worth it if I'm on windows 90% of the time?
Appreciate your opinions greatly, thank you.
I know this is generally not the situation for this forum, to consider the switch to windows after having been a pretty avid Apple user for the last 10-15 years and even a bit back during OS8 and OS9.
So here's the situation, I'm in Architecture school and for the past 4 or so years of it I've been using a series of MacBook Pros. I've been using vectorworks and a couple other more homegrown type modeling applications. The school has in the past had a pretty major push towards Apple Products and we utilize them mostly because in the past they were the better graphic renderers. This is not so much the case anymore, with more products being released that are as good or better than Macs at graphics.
Now we have been slipping away using programs like Autocad, Rhino, Revit, etc...
Now I know Autocad is back to Mac but the the software is incredibly buggy and the plotting methods are horrendous. I never crash on Autocad on my windows side, whereas on the Mac version, a program crash is inevitable almost every hour. Rhino3D for Mac is likewise in development but missing some major components I have to have and not nearly at the stage it needs to be for day to day stability.
I'm thinking since I spend practically 90% of my time on my windows side of my Mac now, its almost useless to have the Mac. The hardware's great, the battery last an amazing amount of time, but how useful is it to me if I can't utilize the potential of OS X.
I think it's still a long time off for both a stable version of Autocad for Mac and Rhino3D.
What is everyone's opinion?
Is it really worth having my Macbook Pro for the hardware alone?
Is it worth it if I'm on windows 90% of the time?
Appreciate your opinions greatly, thank you.